Fire Extinguisher

[tinmedic]

Looking for pics of the correct FE mount.

[just me]

There are a series of holes in the right kick panel for the mount. I had one mounted there until I put a hot water heater in the truck. It would no longer fit after that. Posted a picture on the facebook page of it a while back.

[w30bob]

Hi Tin,

I haven't found much on my AF M37 that isn't original...........so I assume this FE mount is. My truck was put together in April of '52. I don't know if the ambulance used a different FE or mount though. Here's what mine looks like.

regards,
bob

[tinmedic]

Thanks Bob. My truck has the same holes so its probably the same mount.

[ashyers]

Is there a nice modern mount and extinguisher that fits in that location? Or a modern extinguisher that fits in the orig. mount? I figure if I mount an extinguisher in the truck, I can happily remove fires from things that will go wrong...

[w30bob]

Something tells me you won't be "happily" about it.

later,
bob

[Carter]

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n62/ ... G_3321.jpg

[ashyers]

Carter,
That is quite the extinguisher! Does it still work? Certainly looks nice, I'd put one in the kitchen just to look at it . Now if I could just figure out Bob's sense of humor...

Andy

[carolinamv]

I got the same one Carter has.

Also they can be found on ebay, expensive but how original do you want your truck. I keep a good new one in the box under the bed.

[isaac_alaska]

an ebay search for "pyrene" turns up quite a few results, lots of which come with the mounting bracket, and seem pretty reasonably priced. may have to get one for my dad, he likes old fire extinguishers!

[Carter]

I bought this one at a yard sale for $15 with mounting bracket, still filled with carbon tet. all I did was polish it then mount. I am aware of the danger the fluid and carry a Co2 5# bottle for truck fires. I have several other brass ones of various manufacture but without bracket so they sit in my parts shelving. Thanks for your comments.

[tinmedic]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm keeping my eyes open for a bracket and a heavy vehicle pyrene fe.