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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,436 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,436 | I got some numbers off my truck and was wondering if anybody had any books to tell me more about what I have.
1967 GMC
VIN TE 9700AH D2025H
GVW 31,000
Body info;
American Fire Apparatus
s/n 2951-8-67
Battle Creek, Mi.
Pump;
Barton-American Fire Pump
Type DMF500
Gear Ratio 1.81-2.24
s/n A5490
Ladder;
Grove Aerial Ladder
Model 3S-65 (I know this means three sections and 65 ft. long)
s/n 2071-66
Does anyone know if there are shop manuals available for this equipment?
Thanks
Don
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck"The Flag Pole"In the Stovebolt Gallery'46 2-Ton grain truck | '50 2-ton flatbed | '54 Pontiac Straight Eight | '54 Plymouth Belvidere | '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck | '76 Triumph TR-6 Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 164 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 164 | I would try to contact the companies barton, grove, so on and see if they can help you, or check ebay for manuals or sales stuff. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 88 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 88 | Don,
Could your pump be a DMA-500 by chance?
Barton/American pumps became American Pump Company and later American/Godiva and then in the late 80s purchased by the IDEX/Hale stable. Contact Hale and see if they have archival info on the Barton pump. - Bob | | |
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