How to make a convertible, Fire Department Style!

AggieMike88

AggieMike88

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The original "I don't know it all" of aviation.
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Local FD came by the auto parts yard to train on a 1998 Avalon we donated to them.

To see all the photos, visit our Facebook page: Denton Truck & Auto Parts. PoA members who like our page will receive a "Get Used" T-shirt once I get them from the screen printer next month.

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We used to do that in our department as well. We'd get to hack through it with everything from a crash axe to the jaws of life.
 
If you want to really see firefighters beat on a car, park it in front of a fire hydrant when it's needed.

They will make VERY quick work of it.
 
Back when I was on a FD, I always had a lot of fun tearing up cars. The line of thinking that goes into the way they open a car up to get a patient out is to "remove the car from the patient, not the other way around."
 
Great pictures and good job on donating....I'm sure the crews appreciated the training oppertunity.
 
I "liked' it. Now tell me, do you have a right side mirror for a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe? :-)
 
We just released a new piercing nozzle for going through cars, fuselages, walls, etc. We went through quite a few hoods testing it out.

I took one home to water the flowers with just because it looks so mean. And it is a LOT of fun to play with.

http://newforce.tft.com/transformer.html
 
...and I just noticed that your local fire truck has a lot of our stuff on it. Nice!
 
Or a labounty, or a genesis shear on an excavator, makes short work of a car or an airliner.
 
Flymeariver said:
Great pictures and good job on donating....I'm sure the crews appreciated the training oppertunity.
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The commander of the crew and I talked about other crews coming out. Evidently we have a new chief who is big on recurring training. And with 8 stations and growing, we will have additional chances to let them wreck havock with our car-casses.

We recently took in a 2003 crown victoria. I might scrounge a light bar and dress it up as a local police cruiser.
 
Speed said:
I "liked' it. Now tell me, do you have a right side mirror for a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe? :-)
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Possibly. Call me in the AM and I'll see what's available. Phone number is in the page.
 
MAKG1 said:
If you want to really see firefighters beat on a car, park it in front of a fire hydrant when it's needed.

They will make VERY quick work of it.
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The FD guys like to explain to the Cub Scouts when they're giving station tours how the best part of the job is they get to break a lot of stuff.

:yes:
 
I particularly like the building lettering.. Sean Starr is good at what he does (from one sign guy to another) and I'll give the page a liking :)
 
MAKG1 said:
If you want to really see firefighters beat on a car, park it in front of a fire hydrant when it's needed.

They will make VERY quick work of it.
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Nahh...just two windows! :goofy:

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