WATCH | Priming and Running the Pump on a 1980 Ford F250 Wildland Brush Fire Truck

The above video was posted by 4spdBernie on YouTube Saturday, Oct. 14.

Here’s the description given: 1980 Ford F250 4×4, 400, C6 engine, wildland brush fire truck; 250-gallon, 16-hp Briggs & Stratton/Hale 20FD-B32 high-pressure pump with in-cab pump controls. Original fire suppression equipment with 3/4-inch booster hose, Hannay reel with electric rewind, 1-inch cross lay, 1.5-inch cross lay, 3/4-inch whip line, front bumper mounted, 3/4-inch whip line. Smith & Wesson light bar. Under 12,500 original mile time capsule, bay stored from new. Still has that new 1980 Ford pickup smell. The Ford dealership in town was owned by the fire chief. He signed the original registration as buyer and seller.

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