Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

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Engine 32 1986 Pierce Dash 1500/500

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Engine 36 1970 American La France 1000-500

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Engine 38 1965 American La France 750/500

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Engine 51 1973 Mack R 1250/500 no serial #

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Engine 58 1972 Mack R 1250/500 no serial #

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Engine 59 1968 American La France 750/500 4x4

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Pumper 60 1977 GMC/ALF 1000/500

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Engine X-1 1962 American La France 750/500

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Engine X-2 1964 Seagrave 1000/500

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Engine X-6 1965 Seagrave 1000/500

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and last for tonight is Squad 33 a 1986 GMC



trucks on Wednesday

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EXCELLENT STUFF. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE SO MUCH FOR SHARING THESE.



What a walk thru history.



Whats the difference between an "Engine" and "Pumper" in the PBF?



Thanks again.

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Mike,



Thanks for posting these. I have quite a few of the same ones in my collection. Most that I saw were taken by John Schmidt with a couple by Tom Bair, and I think I even saw one that was by Denis Gardner. Did Lou Kelter take the unposed rigs? I have seen those photos before, but never could figure out who had taken them.

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First - Thanks to all for sharing. Love the older stuff. Question - Were the 4x4 ALF's just a try and see kind of thing?

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[quote name='OPEN CAB MACK' post='270944' date='Jan 3 2009, 19:42 ']The 1979 was the first tiller Monessen bought from the city. They bought it in 1991 or 1992. This was 24 Truck. The other that is the boat tender is a 1976. This one was 5 Truck and was purchased for parts. They still have the turntable and two ladder sections. The trailer was scrapped. The 79 has a bad aerial and there is a problem with the hydraulics. This truck was supposed to have been on E-Bay with no takers. Plans are for it to be scrapped in the spring.

As fpr the newer one with the American Flag painted in the grill, it is a 1989 and was bought on E-Bay for $13,500 from Malden, Mass. This truck has hydraulic outriggers and a pre-piped waterway. They put all new emergency and scene lights on this truck along with tires, bodywork and a complete new paint job. The ladder was refurbed by Seagrave. This truck is a nice looking truck. The 76 and 79 are available.[/quote]



I know in either January or June 08 (I can't recall on which trip to Pierce I saw it), this unit was at the Pierce factory in Appleton, WI. What caught my attention other than it was a Seagrave sitting at a Pierce facility, was the fact that it didn't have an aerial device on it. I wonder what aerial work they did on it.

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[quote name='FDNYTRUCKS.com' post='271650' date='Jan 5 2009, 23:16 ']Engine 14 1971 American La France 1500/500[/quote]

If you look under the officer side headlights, there is a door. This is where the softsleeve was stored.

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Tonight I will post the trucks



First up is Truck 4, a 1982 Seagrave 100' Midmount

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Truck 5 had a 1955 Seagrave 75' TDA

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Truck 5 later got a 1974 American La France 100' TDA

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Truck 6 had a 1978 American La France 100' TDA