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 2¬speed
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 The driver-over engine layout had been
replaced by a conventional hood, and worm final drive was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 be¬gan 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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