Posted by New Handle on November 12, 2008 at 20:28:59 from (208.81.157.90):
In Reply to: Range land Fire truck posted by TLRich on November 12, 2008 at 06:13:20:
Hard to say. I would be asking why the fire department is getting rid of it. It may have only 12K miles on the odometer, but I would be willing to bet they have been very tough miles. There also may have been hundreds of hours of idling, which would not show on the odometer at all.
On the other hand, the truck has probably been maintained very well, especially if it has recently been taken out of service. Anything that broke or went haywire was probably fixed properly.
I would check it out very carefully for rust. The floors rust on firetrucks as they are often wet and then they sit in nice warm firehouses all the time. I also would very carefully check the water tank and the pump unit. The pump unit probably has its own engine, which also may have lots of hours on it.
The old Cornbinders were tough trucks. But they were and are not nearly as popular as Fords, Chevys, or even Dodges. It is probably worth less than a similar more popular machine, and it would probably be tougher to get parts for. To old in some respects, but too new to really be considered for restoration as a historic fire engine.
You might get it for as little as, say maybe $1000, or it might draw much higher bids if someone else really wants it. I would try to figure out how much I would use it and come up with a number from there. Good luck!
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