Description

Manufactured by the Davis Sewing Machine Company in Dayton, USA in 1915, the Dayton Tri-Car Chemical was a specialised vehicle that carried a 35-gallon tank, 206 feet of hose pipe and two 7 gallon hand extinguishers. Along with tools like a ladder, pick-head Axe ad regulation lanterns the Dayton Tri-car was fitted with a "locomotive bell".Used as a fire fighting machine it was powered by a twin-cylinder engine that had two speeds and was able to reach 45mph.  It also featured a Splitdorf magneto-generator unit that provide a current for both lighting and ignition.

See below for Harry Kraemer's collection of 3 wheel fire truck pictures on Flickr. You can scroll through the pictures in this window or click on the image to open up a slide show in Flickr. If available, descriptions are found with the image in Flickr.




Website owner, Harry Kraemer has a 1980s Heald Hauler that he is converting into a firetruck. See link below for more information on this vehicle.

Click here for info on Harry's 3 wheel firetruck