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The first trucks produced by this company were called Sanbert, an
abbreviation of the two names of the original company. In 1911/12 there was
only one model, a 1-ton engine-under-seat open truck called the Model J. It
had a 3-cylinder 2-cycle air-cooled engine driving through a 2speed
transmission and double chain final drive. In 1913 this was replaced by a
4-cylinder 1 and 1 ˝ -ton truck with three speeds, and by 1916 there were
five models from 1,500 lbs to 2 tons. The driver-over engine layout had been
replaced by a conventional hood, and worm final drive was adopted.
Continental engines were used throughout the 1920s, when four or five models
per year were usually listed, in the range 1 to 6-tons. The 1923 models
included the 1 ˝ -ton Greyhound which was a 'speed truck', one of several
fast, pneumatic-tired models that were coming onto the market at this time.
Also in 1923 a bus chassis was listed, but it was discontinued. 6-cylinder
engines came in with the 1924 models, and a change to spiral bevel drive was
made in 1926. During the 1920s fire engines began to assume increasing
importance in the Sanford range, and in 1929 there were four models of
pumper, from 350 to 750gpm, as well as other fire engine types.
After dwindling sales, production ceased in 1937, but the name was
revived in 1969, again for fire engines which were now the only product.
Custom chassis were made, with Cincinnati cab and choice of diesel engines,
and Sanford have also built equipment on other chassis such as Duplex.
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