Antique Fire Trucks For Sale

One thing that a lot of people have never considered to own is an fire truck. Over the years they have changed quite a bit. Fire trucks started out as hand drawn carts that were used for many years.  Eventually fire fighting equipment was mounted on a chassis and the fire truck, or fire engine, was born. Through the years the quality of the equipment has gotten better. The capacity of the engines became such that more men and equipment could be rushed to fires in a shorter amount of time than in the past. On top of this, water was able to be taken along with the truck to help fight fires. Because firetrucks take a lot of punishment in their daily duties, their useful service life is what a lot of fire departments observe.

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Big city, and county Fire departments, typically purchase new equipment every one to six years, or roughly 100,000 miles, which ever comes first. Most of the time they have a fairly good budget that allows this turnover of equipment. Read More

Why Used Fire Trucks for Sale Can Be Best For Non-Profits

Why non-profits sometimes look at Used Fire  Trucks For Sale

In this day and age when nonprofit organization wants to raise money they need to find a certain niche that appeals to a large segment of the population. The committee for a non profit organization I know of went in circles trying to find such an item. Ideas came and went until a certain idea was put forth. There is one such item that appeals to both children and adults alike. That item is a well used fire truck. They are big and red and practically yell"I'm here to help". The organization I know of wanted to raise money on a consistent basis to fund children's programs. It was the consensus of everyone in this organization that a fire truck of some sort should be purchased to be included in their fund raising efforts. One problem was locating Used Fire Trucks For Sale. Another concern was what type of fire truck should be purchased.

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It was finally decided that the nonprofit organization would purchase either a hand drawn fire truck or a horse drawn fire truck. This decision was reached after much debate.The reason for this was both cost and of the minimal upkeep requirements. The nonprofit finally decided upon a horse drawn fire engine. That decision now dictated committee members finding manufacturers of this type of horse drawn antique fire trucks. The name that kept coming up was Seagrave fire engines. Other company names were mentioned; however Seagrave was the manufacturer that the nonprofit wanted to go with.

Then came the daunting task of trying to locate  used fire trucks for sale. At one point a classified ad was placed in two local newspapers. The ad essentially asked if anyone was willing to sell a horse drawn fire engine if they had one. Also everybody involved with the organization went on the Internet to see if they could locate used fire trucks in this fashion. Eventually they found a used fire truck for sale. It was found in the state of Ohio and it was in very good condition. The only problem was that it had to be transported to the state of Arizona. This turned out to be okay because of some of the arrangements the organization had with a nationwide moving company.