"A majority of the parts are available through secondary sources that could be found with a simple web search," Usdin said. Usdin expects a third-party vendor will meet the market's need, including offering routine parts and serving American LaFrance apparatus. The company will contact customers with that information "in the near future." In a public statement, the company said customers will soon be notified about where to get replacement parts and service from an unspecified third-party vendor. Usdin also spent three years at American LaFrance as president of the used apparatus division when it was owned by Freightliner. Industry insiders say customers have concerns about the availability of replacement parts and how they will maintain their apparatus, said Glenn Usdin, owner of Command Fire Apparatus, a used fire truck company. The new Water-Chief was, in effect, a combination of aerial ladder and water tower.American LaFrance: What does the future hold? In 1976 the company introduced a Century Series rearmount aerial with fixed, piped waterways. The first Century Series apparatus was delivered in late 1974 and early 1975. A new stainless steel booster tank was also standard. Pump capacity ranged from 750 to 2000 gpm. Ten Diesel engines - six Detroits and four Cummins - were available. All diamond-plate panels were made of aluminum. The Century also had a redesigned pump control panel. The rear window glass was curved to give firefighters riding in the extra-wide jump seats forward visibility. The rear portion of the cab swelled out behind the doors to almost entirely envelope the front fenders. The Century Series pumper's 84-inch wide (8-inch wider than 900/1000 Series) had 20 per cent more glass area than the previous series. And so it was that the really-redesigned Century Series American LaFrance was unveiled at the Annual IAFC convention in Baltimore, Maryland, in October 1973. American LaFrance's venerable 900/1000 Series customs had now been in production for fifteen years - longer than any other series in the company's history.
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