1965-1982 FDNY Super Pumper System 1:64th Scale Diecast Mack Fire Truck Set by Code 3 Collectibles

[@thomasfreeman7770]

I buffed the FDNY in the 60s. Later to become a fire fighter ( not in FDNY)The super pumper was awesome to see in operation. The roar of the 2 stroke Diesel engine was deafening. Hearing protection was needed to be any where close. The street could be felt vibrating sometimes if you were close enough. If fed from fire hydrants often conventional engine companies were assigned to relay pump from a hydrant to one of the super pumper intakes. Multiple units would hook up like this from distant hydrants since one hydrant could not supply all the water required. The super pumper would in turn relay water to the fire scene . It’s far as I can remember one of the largest volume pumping incidents was indeed the Morgan station post office fire in 1967 as you mentioned. It was also used to supply water to an area of Jamaica Queens if I remember correctly when the water system failed there.. The longest relay pumping operation occurred in the co-op city development in the south Bronx where the super pumper relayed water for 7000 feet.

[@adolfosalinas3112]

What a way to honor the men and women in red , love the detail in those trucks !!!!!!!!

[@LoganSkeele]

Thank you, yes I am thankful for those brave men and women.

[@ronaldkrurk3424]

Yeah I remember when I was a kid living in Brooklyn I saw the super pumper in action.

[@LoganSkeele]

your so lucky. I would have loved to have seen it work.

[@paulrose7507]

I have the model of this. Its awesome!!!!

[@LoganSkeele]

Yes it is awesome and so is the real system.

[@kylelutz6785]

The super pumper is in Bay City Michigan At a toy and fire truck museum

[@LoganSkeele]

I'm sooo glad it got saved!

[@Squad61]

No offence, but your wrong on several facts. Gibbs already had the plan to make the Super Pumper before the SI fire. But there was no funding. The disaster just showed the need. The original plan was just for two apparatus, the Pumper and the Tender. But since they couldn't get all the hose on the tender, and the big hose reels concept didn't work the plan was altered to adding the three Sattelite units. There were enough hydrants in NY, but they couldn't supply enough water in periods off draught. There for the pumpers had to get water from a river, or Lake. That was the main reason for the pumper. Also the pump capacities you mention are not correct, i could deliver Volume, or Pressure, 8800 gpm at low pressure, or the half on high Pressure. Source: J. Calderone, FDNY Super Pumper

[@peterbustin2683]

We had them in our trains in the UK !

[@LoganSkeele]

I know, i found a clip of one of those UK napier-deltic powered locomotives and did it sound sweet.

[@peterbustin2683]

@@LoganSkeele They were great ! I was a London Bus driver, & spent a lot of time at Kings X watching & listening to them. Lovely building, but V.bad area !! I highly recommend this haunting video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoawZ6yGhpWto7c

[@BMMEC6000]

Sorry I wasn’t there for the premier. It was a long day and I was very tired. I was so close to staying up till 10:00 but I didn’t make it.

[@LoganSkeele]

Aww, We all missed you and everyone asked where you were. But I understand :)😀

[@BMMEC6000]

@@LoganSkeele I know. Rewatching the video was a little sad because not only did I miss it but I looked at the chat and saw the people asking where I had when’t. I wish I could just hop in and been like “hey guys I’m here! Sorry I’m late”

[@yawotton]

The newscast 😆.. you went all out

[@LoganSkeele]

Thank you, I thought it would be a great setup!

[@cristianodomingues8560]

parabens por mais um video muito bom

[@LoganSkeele]

Thank you :)

[@wa7shf]

The Supper Pumper did not have turbos it had 3 Supper Chargers..............

[@LoganSkeele]

You are absolutely right, the Napier-Deltic was a Supercharged engine, not a turbo charged engine

[@tsaffran]

damn SUPPER chargers they must have EATEN a lot of diesel lol

[@johanjohnstone8685]

Where can I obtain such super pumper set?

[@LoganSkeele]

I have a link to buy one in my description. and here it is again www.dcptrucks.com/mack-super-pumper-fdny I only have 1 left and these old pieces are very hard to find today.

[@robertnussberger6449]

I have a collection of them in code 3 diecasts

[@Complex_51]

How much is the set?

[@ianmangham4570]

Deltic engine made in GREAT BRITAIN 🇬🇧👍

[@LoganSkeele]

yes and they are amazing sounding engines with tremendous power for the physical size of the engine.

[@ianmangham4570]

@@LoganSkeele fantastic, I'd be stood next to 4 of these engines on the train platforms in Doncaster home of the flying Scotsman, the heat haze and noise when fully loaded full throttle was earth moving 🌎🙏😁🇬🇧

[@LoganSkeele]

@@ianmangham4570 Id say it was! Id also say it was a really sweet sound listening to those engines