Brush/Forestry Rigs in New York

[BedfordFire 7]

I was wondering if there are any brush or foresty rigs that are still in service or that existed at one point in westchester or other counties

-Im talking about trucks with offroad tires and oversized bumpers to mow down trees...

http://www.chivvisent.com/

Edited September 6, 2005 by BedfordFire

[CAM502 6]

That's a monster truck...reminds me of my old JEEP.

[houlidsa 76]

Are you talking just about "stump jumpers" as what was shown on that web page or any off road wildland/brush/forestry truck? As for stump jumpers as a further upstate guy I haven't seen any in my travels except on LI. Even those are being down sized because less need and bigger restrictions on usage in protected areas. In my areas of travel (Orange to Montgomery counties) I have seen alot of different styles of vehicles but no deuce and a halfs as brush trucks or stump jumpers. One or two old raised old willy's style rigs, but mostly Ford 450s & 550s to the best of my recollections.

[Pudge3311 5]

those types of rigs are quite common up in new england. Cape Cod had a bunch of them that i know of.

[Guest Steven Glickman]

The only rig I have seen like that around here is Banksvilles MA 11. It's a late 60's GMC that will go anywhere you want

[oilflame 0]

mastic beach long island http://www.masticbeachfiredepartment.com/equipment/51310.htm

and the just about all of the 5th battalion of suffolk county - brookhaven town

Edited September 6, 2005 by oilflame

[stephen morea 1]

I do know that greenville (orange county) has a big one like what are on the web pages we just saw, sorry they don't have a web site no pictures, also west point has a huge roll off body brush truck, international 6x6, it is very impressive. Hope that helps!

[Guest]

Doesn't Yonkers have somthing similar? Some sort of old army surplus rig, no?

[x635 4,066]

The correct term for Brush/Forestry in Westchester County is "Subdevelopment".

[mfc2257 464]

Near where I spent my college years you'll find this brush truck. Adams County Pennsylvania (close to the MD border and the National Fire Academy) Company # 7 (Bendersville FD) Brush Truck 7

http://www.bendersvillefireco.com/army2.JPG

[BedfordFire 7]

The only rig I have seen like that around here is Banksvilles MA 11. It's a late 60's GMC that will go anywhere you want

I happened to stumble across a picture of the rig...really cool looking

http://www.nefirenews.org/ne/BanksvilleGMC.jpg