The Cape Cod brushbreakers were developed in the 1930s and several departments all claim to have designed the first one. The first brushbreakers were merely trucks with a second bumper mounted up higher than the original bumper. They have developed into what you see here. The higher bar (we'll call it the "A" bar) starts to knock the tree over while the lower bar (the "B" bar at bumper height) continues the push until the tree is completely horizontal and lying on the ground at which point the truck carefully drives over it. The brush bar was scratchbuilt from brass rod and soldered. A resin water tank was added to the bed with a length of fire hose coiled up and stored atop the water tank. All decals were custom made and applied.

Posted November 26, 2005