We got a firetruck November 02, 2008, 09:06:12 AM We (my two brothers and I) recently made the highest bid for a retired 1976 Dodge Custom 300 pumper fire truck. It only has 7000km on it, and our bid was only $1500. It has a 360, and I assume a 3-spd auto. Perfect for the farm, anyway. Other than a dent in the front chrome bumper, I can't see anything wrong with the body, since it saw so little use. I guess there weren't very many fires in Liscolm (my brother Troy lives there and is a volunteer fire fighter). The siren still works too. :hick: It's an air horn, like you'd hear for an air raid, or mine collapse. The only thing is the horn is hooked up to a floor switch, just like the high-beam switch three inches to the left. I could see myself hitting the wrong one at night, and blaring an air horn as I bear down on an oncoming car with my high-beams on. We're going to use this for the blueberry fields. The three of us are eventually taking over the farm, and this is the start. We'll use the PTO pump and tank for spraying the fields, and with the tank off we can use the flat deck to haul the berries to the shed, about 5km away. As it is now, my Dad has been renting a brand new truck every summer for harvest. That eats up a lot of profits that are already pretty thin, when you hire a sprayer, mower, harvester, etc. Unless you have your own equipment, it's hard to get anywhere with this industry.So, pictures. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #2 – November 02, 2008, 10:19:41 AM AHEM... Smokin' deal... Congrats... Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #3 – November 02, 2008, 12:59:37 PM Raven, Nice Truck now add a bumper sticker to both ends that says: I brake for all "Thunderbirds & Cougars" :poke: Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #4 – November 02, 2008, 03:49:17 PM Fire vehicles are usually in good shape because the firefighters have nothing to do but take care of them :hick: That's probably the only mid 70's Dodge anything in Nova Scotia with no rustI briefly considered a mid 70's Chevy 1-ton dually with a utility box on it at a fire auction last month, but I reminded myself that I already had one too many trucks. If it had been 4WD I'd probably have gone for it though. I was told it went for under $2500, a very good buy considering the shape it was in and the drivetrain (454, 4-speed, under 20k miles) Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #5 – November 02, 2008, 05:50:38 PM Sweet truck.The cab reminds me of that old TV show "Emergency" from the 70's.Awesome. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #6 – November 02, 2008, 07:35:07 PM I love those old dodge's. Nice score man. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #7 – November 02, 2008, 07:47:32 PM Thanks guys, we're pretty happy with the deal. I pick on my oldest brother Jimmie for always owning Dodges. He's not a Mopar guy, but he always seems to be driving one. He used to have an old '74 Tradesman 200 converted with a bed, full carpet with wood panelling walls, and a sink/fridge/wine rack. The front end looked identical to this truck.And I'm sure you can stretch that out to be one of the only mid 70's ANYTHING without rust in Nova Scotia. Classics just don't live here. Knowing how the GM guys are on the chevy truck boards, we'd probably make a few people cry by using this unmolested cab for spraying chemicals and beating around farm roads. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #8 – November 02, 2008, 08:03:24 PM Wow that is cool! You can tell that the fire dept that owned it definitely took care of it. Plus it still has it's firefighting equipment. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #9 – November 02, 2008, 09:20:40 PM thats gonna be a very useful tool. Its really cool because its coming with all the gear you will need already.I see a good bit of firewood back there,, check out the splitter i just got (video) at http://www.supersplit.com. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #10 – November 03, 2008, 06:33:45 AM Quote from: jcassity;241372thats gonna be a very useful tool. Its really cool because its coming with all the gear you will need already.I see a good bit of firewood back there,, check out the splitter i just got (video) at http://www.supersplit.com.Yeah, Dad's waiting for the weekend. A friend is getting him to keep his splitter for the winter, so he has lots of time to get it done. Then again, we had our first snowfall yesterday. I have all mine cut, but none of it split yet either. I'm glad the price of oil is going down, because we're going to have to fill that up too, with all of these surprise cold snaps. It's amazing that you can wait until two or three weeks past the time you should have it done, just waiting for a splitter, when you can remember it all being done by axe. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #11 – November 03, 2008, 10:39:45 PM Quote from: oldraven;241417. It's amazing that you can wait until two or three weeks past the time you should have it done, just waiting for a splitter, when you can remember it all being done by axe.thats what happened here this year. I would see a mound of wood to split,, only hoping it will actually ship. The sombeyoch got here and now it sits with nothing to do. I litterally used it two afternoons on 4 1/2 chords.I can do about a face chord per evening using the remaining daylight summer hours of the weekdays after work is done ,,ie- three or so + hours. Instead, i piddled around on it and got a bunch done in spurts but mainly I waited for the splitter.As for your truck,, I can think of many uses. Find a nice snow blade for it and perhaps a decent size boom. I know its for the berry farm but still, you never know. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #12 – November 04, 2008, 03:05:34 AM My dads a firefighter so i used to go see the fire trucks a lot when i was little but thats a good price and a great looking truck. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #13 – November 04, 2008, 06:19:43 AM Quote from: jcassity;241543thats what happened here this year. I would see a mound of wood to split,, only hoping it will actually ship. The sombeyoch got here and now it sits with nothing to do. I litterally used it two afternoons on 4 1/2 chords.I can do about a face chord per evening using the remaining daylight summer hours of the weekdays after work is done ,,ie- three or so + hours. Instead, i piddled around on it and got a bunch done in spurts but mainly I waited for the splitter.As for your truck,, I can think of many uses. Find a nice snow blade for it and perhaps a decent size boom. I know its for the berry farm but still, you never know.Well, the truck stays at the farm, which also has two tractors. A Landini with a good sized bucket, and a small Ford with a Snowblower. ;) We're good, as far as clearing snow goes. Since the Fire Dept. won't fill pools anymore (they don't want the liability of a pool bursting and someone getting hurt), we could always step in and offer people a fill for $50-75. Who knows. Even if it only gets used for what we bought it for, it'll be money well spent.And we got the splitter yesterday. I can pick at it over the next week now. Quote Selected
We got a firetruck Reply #14 – December 01, 2008, 11:25:39 AM i hate dodges. but that is in good shape. eastwood or rhino-line the bottom of that thing before rust can even think about it.-570 Quote Selected
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