Not a Schoolie or a Coach

[Meathead]

Whoa! Welcome!

Now put the ladders back on top.

[Ak3Spirit]

Reminds me of the old Gypsy wagons. Nice build!

[Mudhutwarrior]

You seem to have some boatbuilder in you. Nice job!

[demoman]

Isn't that a tilt cab? Might make working on the engine a little difficult.

[Gizmolannigan]

No not a tilt cab mid engine ( I.e. the engine and radiator is entirely behind the cab), I've left access to the engine from the sides and the floor is removable from above, these engines rarely need to be removed entirely, at most it would need an in-frame rebuild but I doubt ill ever put enough mile on it to wear it out. I do start the engine every 2-3 weeks and run it till she's warm.

[Gizmolannigan]

..Oh yeah it is just under 40 feet long and 13'3" tall so she's a big girl. and maybe a little wide I meant for it to be 8'6" wide but there might be some trim that exceeds that

[Yukon Cornelius]

that is an outstanding rig, love the build and as others have mentioned beauty powerplant

[BlackJohn]

I have missed this till now. Nice to see your vision come to reality. Great machine back then and now re-purposed.
Who woulda thought a ladder firetruck?

Love your handywork, all the best,


John

[PNW_Steve]

Originally Posted by Rock-N-Ruth

I have always wanted to do a fire truck. The wife almost got on bird once. I love it. Let us come see it in person someday P L E A S E!

Me too

I am looking forward to seeing your build. You obviously have imagination and skills.

It is from talented people like you that I borrow my best ideas

[crazycal]

Very nice setup but why did you remove the ladder.

[PatrickBaptist]

Man that is awesome, I always wondered about using a fire truck platform.
Now I know for sure it's more work than I would do LOL I'm too lazy for all that.
Thanks so much for showing and keep us updated looks like all of us are in agreement, you def have a real gem there. Really excited for you!

[Tegra1027]

Any updates? I'm excited for this.

[Gizmolannigan]

Update got the wiring done and insulation

[Gizmolannigan]

I used a fire truck because
1. Cost, no one wants old fire trucks
2. Chassis, long double frame
3. Well maintained and most are low mileage
4. No one else has one

[PNW_Steve]

I am still in awe of this rig.

Looking at what has been done so far I expect that we are going to see an amazing build.

[banman]

Originally Posted by Gizmolannigan

I used a fire truck because
1. Cost, no one wants old fire trucks
2. Chassis, long double frame
3. Well maintained and most are low mileage
4. No one else has one

Love it!

Curious about your thoughts on using OSB instead of plywood...?
It looks like you've used both; what makes you select one over the over in different spots of the build?

[Gizmolannigan]

I used plywood at first but I've had a hard time with it not staying straight, so I used OSB on the interior structural bits, I used OSB for part of the roof too, actually it was solar board the stuff with foil on one side. I used plywood for the exterior sheeting because it resist weather better.

[Ronnie]

I like the railroad car theme. We have restored a few railcars. What are you plans for the the walls and trim? Any stained glass planned?