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I remember you having to occasionally pull the rescue out to let the engine (behind) get out and vice versa. I also remember Lee’s Great Neck Vigilant Hose buggy parked across the street. I learned so much from all of you during my ride alongs. Thanks
^^^^^ Thank You Hank... that was our brand new 1982 ALF w/ a Saulsbury Body ....it was built on a Cab / Chassis ( single rear axle ) that was often used for Sanitation Trucks in other Cities....it had a great turning radius & was good in Snow.... I just personally liked the older Mack Rescue's having the motor out in front of you while responding.....the picture is of it w/the manufacturers Bulldog R*2 logo & Lettering which not too long after we got it they were removed w/oven cleaner & re logo'd / lettered to our designs by our good friend Dave Smith Grand Rapids Mich FF. & Sign business owner (plus 2 scaling Ladders we added on the Roof) ..... the linked photo https://www.firereplicas.com/fdny-1982-alf-ctc-saulsbury-rescue-2-in-1988-brooklyn/. is of a Model but shows Daves great art work
The ALF CTC (Commercial Truck Chassis) introduced circa 1981, designed for refuse trucks, available in single and tandem axle versions. Very few were made into fire apparatus- about 6, with the FDNY having the most of that number.^^^^^ Thank You Hank... that was our brand new 1982 ALF w/ a Saulsbury Body ....it was built on a Cab / Chassis ( single rear axle ) that was often used for Sanitation Trucks in other Cities....it had a great turning radius & was good in Snow.... I just personally liked the older Mack Rescue's having the motor out in front of you while responding.....the picture is of it w/the manufacturers Bulldog R*2 logo & Lettering which not too long after we got it they were removed w/oven cleaner & re logo'd / lettered to our designs by our good friend Dave Smith Grand Rapids Mich FF. & Sign business owner who did high quality artwork on high dollar Competition Cigarette Speed Boats & Stock Cars on the Professional Racing Circuit.......(plus 2 scaling Ladders we added on the Roof) ..... the linked photo https://www.firereplicas.com/fdny-1982-alf-ctc-saulsbury-rescue-2-in-1988-brooklyn/. is of a Model but shows Daves great art work
Chief, we’re you at the job in January 1985 at the massive fire on Hall street over by the Navy yard?^^^^ Above photo is the 1976 MACK the first Rig I drove in R*2....the Patch on the door was our original designed by FF Jon Thomas RIP a Vietnam Green Beret....Jon also hand painted the Patch on the Doors....the cast metal R*2 on the grill was something I put on after we got them from a an abandoned BKLYN Movie theater we later had a set on the back also.