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The 2nd Engine 51 is a 1000gpm triple combination P-80 Ambassador model powered by a
Cummins NH855 250hp naturally aspirated diesel engine driving through an Allison HT-70 power-shift transmission. The LACoFD rigs were 1250 gpm triples powered by Cummins NHCT295 turbocharged Diesels driving through
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Yosemite National Park, where it had the concession contract. That contract required them to have a
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Allison HT-70 5 speed manual transmissions. They had 500-gallon booster tanks, as did Engine 51. In their outward appearance both E-51 and the LACoFD rigs were identical. All the County Ward rigs plus E-51 had
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