Philadelphia, PA

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awsome philly pics! do the guys like KME , and do they have alot of mechanical problems?

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[quote name='sky' post='98844' date='Apr 17 2007, 18:14 ']awsome philly pics! do the guys like KME , and do they have alot of mechanical problems?[/quote]

The KME engines have been very problematic but then again, so have the newer ALF engines. Lately if you go to a fire you feel like you're in Brooklyn with all of the spare engines, numbered in the 200 series, on the fireground.

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[quote name='BAIN172' post='98836' date='Apr 17 2007, 17:57 ']Ladder 18[/quote]

This photo is of Ladder 8, a 1990 Seagrave 100ft tiller. The picture was taken in the rear of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in the Germantown section of the city during one of the famed Philly bus trips of the '90s.

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[quote name='pfdbuff' post='98907' date='Apr 17 2007, 18:57 ']The KME engines have been very problematic but then again, so have the newer ALF engines. Lately if you go to a fire you feel like you're in Brooklyn with all of the spare engines, numbered in the 200 series, on the fireground.[/quote]



THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. WE HAVE ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH OUT KEEP-MECHANICS-EMPLOYED AS WELL

[Marc]

Holy Crap, the Philly Thrill Show!!!!! I was there! Miss those things at the old JFK Stadium!

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Philadelphia Pipeline 3 still in service with a 1991 Seagrave 2007



Steve

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Squad 72 A Freigtliner MT 55 LDV



Steve

[Frank B]

[color="#FF0000"]For info about the KME Aerial towers, see pg 7 of this thread[/color]



Scanned from the Adelman/Schwartz collection A few Philadelphia rigs



Philadelphia 1927 ALF 1000gpm type119



Jack Robrect photo? photographer unknown.

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Philadelphia 1935 Dodge Light car

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Philadelphia Tower 1 ALF Broad st

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Philadelphia 1941 Autocar US Fire Apparatus 1000gpm Rotary pump

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Philadelphia Pipe Line #3

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Here's some additional information on the previous five posts. The photos in post #308 and post #312 are Robrecht photos.



Post #308 - 1928 ALF, it was reportedly equipped with a 1400 gpm pump. Two were purchased and assigned to companies quartered downtown. The purpose for the bigger pump was to supply standpipes in the new high rise buildings being built.



Post #309 - 1935 Dodge. This piece was originally a police patrol wagon. It was converted to a light wagon by the department shops.



Post #310 - Water Tower 1. 1918 ALF tractor pulling an 1894 Hale tower. The tower was originally 55 feet but was rebuilt in 1902 into a 65 foot version. The photo was taken at the Broad Street Station fire on June 10, 1923.



Post #311 - 1941 Autocar. The photo shows one of thirteen pieces delivered. These rigs also had 100 gallon booster tanks.



Post #312 - Pipeline 3, 1927 ALF. The rig was originally assigned to Pipeline 1. It was reassigned to Pipeline 3 in 1938.

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Philadelphia's New Ladder 22 2007 American LaFrance 100ft tiller,not a great shot but you can see a few changes !!



Steve Skipton Photo

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Does anyone have pictures of the old philadelphia squrts

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[quote name='BAIN172' post='102842' date='Apr 30 2007, 14:54 ']Does anyone have pictures of the old philadelphia squrts[/quote]



Look back through this thread - there are a few Already posted.

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No like the american lafrance squrt and other pictures of it.

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Heres philly's old Pierce/oshkosh, and I think it was 38 squrt.

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This is the 1979 American La France Squrt (originally Squrt 43) in its last assignment as Squrt 9.

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Here is a shot of the same ALF rig when it was at Engine 43 at 2110 Market St.