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Post by Jupiter27Truck on Jun 5, 2007 11:56:54 GMT -5
I'm in need of information and pictures of any of the 2 1/2 ton brush trucks that have served or are currently in service on LI, specifically those built by Shunk on the early- 50's GMC military chassis. I know that there were a number of them over the years, and I'm looking for what departments had them and which ones currently do (including unit numbers). Please send pictures if you have them or point me to where I can find them (I've already looked at a number of dept. websites).
Here's a partial list of what I can remember off the top of my head:
Holbrook
Sayville
Bayport
Bohemia
Holtsville
North Patchogue
Nesconset
Setauket
Yaphank
Middle Island
Westhampton Beach
I know there's more, please any info and definitely pics would be appreciated, you can also email: ritterpa@aol.com
Thanks
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Post by EXCAPTMFDENG7INE221 on Jun 5, 2007 12:10:17 GMT -5
medford has one but i'm not sure if its built by shunk
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Post by trk6eng2 on Jun 5, 2007 13:19:27 GMT -5
WHB is in the middle of selling thiers. They have a new 5 ton I think by Chivvis. I know us Manorville have Two 2 1/2 but I dont know the make
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Post by riverhead on Jun 5, 2007 14:00:47 GMT -5
A few years ago Cuthcogue(8-5-12) bought our old deuce & a half(6-2-12A) when ourChivvis 5 ton(the new 6-2-12A) arrived.
Our "12B" is a Shunk 5 ton, and our 12 is a 73 "cornbinder" 4X4.
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Post by Ex ChiefJoe on Jun 5, 2007 15:02:29 GMT -5
Medford presently has a Shunk built 5 ton 6x6GI, a 5 ton 6x6 "trail truck", and we used to have a 1954 2 1/2 ton which was sold to sayville, they used the chassis for parts and the tank and pump for their existing 2 1/2 ton GI.
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Post by wqce207a on Jun 5, 2007 15:26:39 GMT -5
I'm in need of information and pictures of any of the 2 1/2 ton brush trucks that have served or are currently in service on LI, specifically those built by Shunk on the early- 50's GMC military chassis. I know that there were a number of them over the years, and I'm looking for what departments had them and which ones currently do (including unit numbers). Please send pictures if you have them or point me to where I can find them (I've already looked at a number of dept. websites). Here's a partial list of what I can remember off the top of my head: Holbrook Sayville Bayport Bohemia Holtsville North Patchogue Nesconset Setauket Yaphank Middle Island Westhampton Beach I know there's more, please any info and definitely pics would be appreciated, you can also email: ritterpa@aol.com Thanks I'll talk to his girlfriend tomorrow and I'll see if he kept any pictures of past projects. As far as I know he's out of the business. |
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Post by XCAPT1 on Jun 5, 2007 16:00:19 GMT -5
ChiefJoe,
I thought 5-14-4 was a 71 deuce and a half built by Shunk? Someone told me it was the same chassis we had for our GI.
I think most of the main players out East had Shunk deuce and halfs years ago.
Coram had two that may fit what your looking for.
There was one sitting in the Brookhaven DPW yard on Old Town Rd in Coram a couple of years ago.
Brookhaven had two of them.
Great River has an old one also. I'm not sure if it fits what your looking for.
Stay Safe
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Post by my2cents on Jun 5, 2007 16:37:56 GMT -5
East Islip 3-5-11
Brookhaven - Now at the Brookhaven town Fireman's museum
Gordon hieghts?
Cutchogue 8-5-12 (formern Riverhead 6-2-12A)
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Post by XCAPT1 on Jun 5, 2007 18:13:37 GMT -5
The Heights first GI was the back of Selden's original homemade GI and the chassis from someone else's.. I know the have another one now. Both of Selden's were homemade.
Stay Safe
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Post by cowboys2005 on Jun 5, 2007 19:46:00 GMT -5
chet,
5-14-4 is a 2 1/2 ton
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Post by Ex ChiefJoe on Jun 6, 2007 5:44:42 GMT -5
Steve are you sure about 4? I swear they were both 5 ton chassis when they got them from Watertown......
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Post by EXCAPTMFDENG7INE221 on Jun 6, 2007 9:36:56 GMT -5
yea, i'm pretty sure too joe that 5-14-4 is a 2 1/2 ton
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Post by Jupiter27Truck on Jun 6, 2007 11:46:22 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the leads, now if anyone has any pictures they can provide it would be really awesome. It would definitely save me the trouble of driving all over and hoping that there's someone around who can pull the trucks out to snap a couple of pics. I'll end up having to do that anyway, but especially if there are pictures of the ones that are no longer in service or were sold to another dept. it would be very helpful.
Quick question: which ones were damaged/ destroyed in the '95 wildfires? I can't remember for the life of me...
Thanks again!
Pete Ritter
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Post by EXCAPTMFDENG7INE221 on Jun 6, 2007 12:00:59 GMT -5
i can get you a pic of our (medford's) 2 1/2 ton
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Post by thtman on Jun 6, 2007 13:20:46 GMT -5
Pete - I believe Montauk, Melville & the "Boro" lost G.I.'s at the fire in '95 - Might have been one more.
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Post by wqce207a on Jun 6, 2007 15:00:28 GMT -5
Westhampton Beach  Bethpage  |
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Post by XCAPT1 on Jun 6, 2007 16:06:28 GMT -5
Pete Ridge lost theirs in the RCA Property in Rocky Point during the wildfires. I think they built that one themselves. For some reason Dix Hills comes to mind also. I remembered Holtsville had one. I don't know if it's still around. Also Wyandanch had one with a "W" in the front bars that went to CIFD for a short time. Didn't Kings Park have one? East Islip's 1952 GMC 6X6 GI:  Stay Safe |
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Post by EXCAPTMFDENG7INE221 on Jun 6, 2007 21:13:40 GMT -5
nice i just heard about how bethpage was putting out fires in medford during the wildfires when medford was hopping
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Post by Jupiter27Truck on Jun 7, 2007 16:42:27 GMT -5
Whose GI is next to one of the buildings facing RT 25 at Middle Island's HQ? Its been there for some time, I assume it is a parts truck?
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Post by XCAPT1 on Jun 7, 2007 16:50:41 GMT -5
That would be Selden's second homemade GI. I spent many brush seasons driving and yes sometimes unintentionally breaking that truck. Definitely miss it. I heard it was going to be a spare when they first got it, but now I don't know.
Stay Safe
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Post by mccar42 on Sept 21, 2007 17:22:54 GMT -5
sorry if this is too late... Heres a photo of one of Rocky Point's newer 2-1/2 trucks; 5a-7-6 It was built by Chivvis. the photo is kinda large. shorehamcom3ny.com/P5050343.JPGI like how they did the "killer bee" painting. Also have a GI tanker truck (5a-7-20) with matching paint named the "Queen Bee" unsure of who built it though |
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Post by grayrider on Sept 21, 2007 21:07:43 GMT -5
Yeah Melville's burned during the wildfires. They have another one now though. A 5 ton.
N. Babylon, Deer Park, Wyandanch and Dix Hills have them i think.
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Post by FM902 on Oct 1, 2007 14:37:15 GMT -5
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Post by Jupiter27Truck on Oct 1, 2007 15:39:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the additions. If any of the guys out east can help me with pics of any GIs out there, or help me get into the firehouses when someone is around to pull the rigs out, I'd appreciate it. Thanks,
Pete
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Post by trk6eng2 on Oct 1, 2007 17:56:28 GMT -5
Ill find out who built ours and maybe if you want come out on a truck maint night
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Post by bigdog000 on Oct 1, 2007 18:58:48 GMT -5
Just so you know we built both of ours at wyandanch using an old military truck frame and cab , striped everything else and did it from scratch . Alot of welding and work but all chiped in and they both still work great .
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Post by NORTHSIDE4LIFE on Oct 3, 2007 9:10:40 GMT -5
The Danch's 1-10-6 & 1-10-18 are real work horses, Awsome Build by the Members. BIG Thanks to the Members Who pitched in to Build them ! =)
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Post by woi599 on Oct 20, 2007 13:01:07 GMT -5
manorville has 2 2.5 ton brush trucks both are on 1968 chassis 5-16-GI1 and 5-16-GI2 no talk of replacing them anytime soon
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