1982 K30 Firetruck Disassembly

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The 40-year old pumps, seals and hoses of the brush pumper rig are no longer serviceable, but the K30 underneath has 14K original miles, so it's moving on to its second life on our ranch. It's a 454 / SM465 / 4.56 geared workhorse.

So, now comes the task of separating the two.

Hoping there was some documentation available on the fire system, I have reached out to the manufacturer (Pierce) and their dealer for my area. They didn't have any information that old that they knew of or would tell me about.

I've removed pickup beds and flat beds before, but nothing this involved. I thought I'd ask the board if anyone here has any experience with such equipment, and might offer any advice or pointers about uninstalling the Pierce bed.

Thanks...Paul