Fire Engines Photos

Petros; you've got another unique rig, for the country-side this time.

You must mean, that the forks and rakes, atop the pump compartment, are for pulling burning hay-stacks (piles of dried grass stored out-doors, on farms - for we Readers world-wide, remember) apart, to extinguish the flames.

Not found on many city fire-trucks !

Is that a Tank Water-Level Gauge - the vertical aluminum device, at rear of tank ?

Keep the pics coming !

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 08 January 2010.

Do you know if this particular Water Carrier was stationed at Yaxley south of Peterborough?

Added by Ben on 10 December 2010.

Yes Ben, this Bedford M1120/JDC WrC served from 1987 at Main Street, Yaxley.

Added by Pete Matten on 10 December 2010.

The correct name for the forks above the pump bay are muck hawks.

Added by d. Cruickshank on 11 December 2010.

Thanks alot Pete, yea remember seeing this applaince as a kid at the station, around the early 90's it was stationed along with a Dennis RS if I remember rightly.

Added by Ben on 11 December 2010.

we always called them " Hay Drags, " guess different areas had a different name.

Added by Pete Ashpool on 08 April 2011.

for front view see



Added by Petros on 19 May 2021.

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