"The Joker"

Published by the Miles Greenwood Historical Fire Apparatus Society

The Southwest Ohio Chapter of the Society for the Preservation And Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America

David J. Jones, Editor

August 2007

Club News:

The next Miles Greenwood meeting will be held Tuesday, August 21, at 7:30pm at the Wyoming Ohio Fire Station, 600 Grove Avenue near Wyoming Avenue. The fire station is behind Sturkeys Restaurant (now Encore Bistro and Bar). Parking is across the street in the public arts lot. Use the front public entrance to the Safety Service Building.


Central Ohio Muster coins will be available to the first 20 members in attendance at the August meeting in Wyoming. This is the coin that was given out at the 2006 SPAAMFAA National Convention held in Columbus.


The Club welcomes two new members, Gary Kleinfelter from Maineville and Brodie Cianciolo from Norwood. Great to have you along gentlemen!


The 4th Annual 9-11 Memorial Motorcycle Ride takes place on Saturday, September 8th. The event kicks off at the Cincinnati Fire Museum (315 W Court Street) at 11:30am and ends at the Cincinnati Harley Davidson Store (1799 Tennessee Avenue). Once again, the Miles Greenwood Chapter has been invited to display our fire apparatus at the Harley Davidson Dealership from noon until 5pm. There will be food and live music. Please contact Mark Radtke if you can bring your rig. The event benefits The Cincinnati Fire Museum and the Warthogs Police & Fireman Memorial Fund and is always a fun opportunity to share your fire truck with the public. If you dont have a truck or a motorcycle, come on down anyway to visit!


Congratulations to the Miami Valley Chapter for hosting another wonderful muster in Germantown last month. There was a tremendous variety of fire apparatus from around the area on display and plenty of enthusiastic people to talk with.


Save the date! The Miles Greenwood club picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 16th at Chip Lytles place in Middletown (Blueball), Ohio. Chip has a variety of apparatus that we will be on display. The address is 5001 Lefferson Road Middletown, Ohio 45044. Take Exit 32 (Middletown/Route 122) off I-75. Go west on Rt. 122. Turn left onto Dixie Highway (aka Cincinnati-Dayton Rd & Main St). Proceed south on Dixie Hwy. Turn right on to Lefferson. Look for old fire trucks and pull into the driveway. The September business meeting will be held during the picnic. All MG members and their families are invited. Please bring a covered dish, your own beverage, and a chair if you like.


Our webmaster Bill Strite is always looking for material for the club website. Bill can be reached at webmaster@milesgreenwood.org. If you have not already done so, take a look at our site: http://www.milesgreenwood.org.

Wanted:

My husband is restoring a 1929 (rebuilt in 1935) Stutz fire engine that was used in Arnold, Pennsylvania. I would like the patches, badges or whatever decorations would be seen on a uniform for a chief in that town of that era. Any information you can provide will be appreciated. Thanks. Judy Buntin NITNUB007@aol.com.


Vintage fire truck for a wedding. Hello, my name is Jessica Hayes and my fiancé is a firefighter with the City of Cincinnati. We are getting married on May 10, 2008 and we would LOVE to rent a vintage fire truck for our wedding day. Please contact Jessica if you can help. Jessica.Hayes@hamilton-co.org or office:513-946-4729


March 02, 2007 - I am restoring the 1st fire truck our department purchased in 1951. I have located all the parts that have been lost over the last 55 years except for three Hardie nozzle brackets (see attached picture). Is there any chance you could share my search request with you members to assist us with the parts? We are willing to purchase the brackets once they can be located. We have been searching locally for several years without luck. Here is the link to our fire truck web site: http://rides.webshots.com/album/483681592tjBocg. Thank you for your time with this important matter. Sincerely, Bill Bailey ThaliaVolunteerFD@cox.net, TVFD 407 Thalia Road Virginia Beach, Va. 23452-1835,Phone: 757-288-5761


MACK motor wanted: I am looking for a ENF510A motor in running condition that I can put into my chassis. I would prefer a running motor but will consider one that is not running if it has minor problems and can be repaired quickly. I will also consider other Mack motors such as a 707 or END510 if it is running and it only needs to be installed. Will pay cash and can pick up in the Eastern US, I can also make arrangements to have it picked up if it to far for me to drive. Contact: David at latigo@bellsouth.net. (3/29/2007)


For Sale:

1967 International V200 Ex-Penn Township FD - Vandalia , MI -23907 miles. Standard Transmission. 285 hp motor, believed to be 549-FTV gas. 1967 Bean (FMC-Tipton) Body. Model 5A9H7.520.6-13 Unit HPV 500 Pump B1-114-767. Believed to be rated 500 GPM along with a high-pressure. Test 1-14-67. The rig is fully functional, is very good condition and comes with the loose equipment that you see mounted as well as high pressure hose/nozzles and some other small items. Asking $8,000, price is negotiable. For more information, please contact: Valerie Menefee Home 314-631-2136 Cell 314-560-8739 South St. Louis.


1981 Mack MS200P-11261 -Diesel motor-Automatic transmission 1981 Fire Power Body (Jackson Metals) 1000 GPM pump 500 Gallon tank. This rig was purchased new by the Shrewsbury Fire Department and was in frontline service through 1994. It was later sold to Holloran Contracting who does local road work. They repaired the bodywork and repainted it to match the color of their other work vehicles. It now has the cab painted solid white and body a dark green. Rig runs fine and is fully operational. Asking $8500, but the price is negotiable. Contact Matt Holloran at 314-773-9400. St. Louis, MO.


1978 American LaFrance Century 1500 GPM pumper. Ex-Des Moines, IA. Contact Tom Schneider at 859-283-2676


1967 Ford Fire Truck. Gas Engine, 5-speed, manual transmission. All hoses, ladders, tarp, reels, axe, included. Runs very well, it does 65-70 on the highway. Brakes have just been maintained. Sirens, lights and emergency band radio are operational. No rust. Body is in excellent condition. Make Offer. Being sold on consignment to raise funds for a local grade school, Royalmont Academy in Mason Ohio. Contact: Peg Wiederhold 513-398-7351 studio@go-concepts.com.

Events:

Aug. 8-11, Burnsville, MN. SPAAMFAA Summer Convention and Muster hosted by the Land O'Lakes Chapter. Info: Ken, oldfiretruck@yahoo.com; Nick, nickmodders@integra.net.


August 17, Wadsworth, OH - Fire/EMS parade at 7pm. Line up at Wadsworth Fire Station 2 at 5:30pm. Contact Carl Rommel osfaeditor@yahoo.com, or 330-335-2855.


Aug. 18, Crothersville, IN. 4th Annual Antique Fire Engine Show, 10 AM to 3PM, hosted by Jeff Rider & the Derby City Truck Club at the Uniontown Fire Museum & Jeff Rider home. 1628 S. US Highway 31. Information contact: Jeff 812-523-3305 or 812-498-4777 or Charlie Hatfield 800-999-8972, Email: firetruckjr@yahoo.com.


September 8, Cincinnati OH. 4th Annual 9-11 Memorial Ride to benefit the Cincinnati Fire Museum. Memorial service at the fire Museum at 11:30am. Live music, food, fire apparatus display at Harley-Davidson Cincinnati, 1799 Tennessee Avenue starting at after noon.


September 9, Mt. Healthy, OH. 9-11 Memorial Parade. Contact Nick Placke (513)-931-9397 for details.


September 16, Miles Greenwood club picnic at Chip Lytles place in Middletown (Blueball), Ohio. 5001 Lefferson Road Middletown, Ohio 45044.



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Contact the Miles Greenwood Society at: President: Jeff Placke 7808 Seward Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45231, 513-931-939, jfp081@aol.com

Editor: David J. Jones 1632 Robinson Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45223, 513-541-1318, jonesd332.yahoo.com

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