Fire Engines Photos

This beautifully preserved pumper was built when American fire truck builders were just changing over to left hand drive and adding windshields.

Placing the pump under the seat had become commonplace, now that most were the more compact centrifugal designs, and this chassis also had a "modern" worm drive rear axle, while some other firms were still selling chain drive pumpers.

The front suction inlet was rather innovative at this time, and became a popular option on many later series of Seagraves.

This pumper had a rather small capacity booster tank, so it did not need twin rear wheels and tires, but these too became the norm a few years later.

Now deservedly at leisure after a long service life on the front line and in reserve, and much to be admired as an excellent example of an interesting transitional design...

Added by Rob Johnson on 30 April 2018.

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