[quote name='MatttheEPFDBuff' date='Nov 17 2006, 12:42 ' post='51685']
Many Cities did not have the money needed to replace lots of rigs, please keep this in mind that from 1929 through 1940 we were in the Great Depression where there was no money to buy anything except the essentials and then from 1941 through 1945 you had WWII when the apparatus that was allowed to be manufactured was being carefully doled out based on need by the war production board.
So many places had to make do and rebuild as needed and many places were not able to buy new equipment until the late 40's and early 50's.
The rigs were simpler that is for sure in construction and design but I am sure that they were also kept around out of necessity. Chicago due to financial constraints and shortages ran 1920's vintage Seagrave in some of the outlying companies and as spares up until the early 60's leaving the newer Macks and FWD's with the busier companies.
[/quote I would like to interject a slight correction for you as far as the years go for the 1920's vintage Seagraves in Chicago.The only 1920's vintage Seagrave's that saw service into the 60's was a combination rig (quad) that served at Engine 97 until 1960 and was then reassigned to Engine 10 at O'Hare Field until about 1968/69.There were also two Service Ladders that were in service at Trucks 55 and 56 until 1959 as well.
Chicago's 1920's era Seagrave Engines were taken out of service by the mid 1950's when Chicago received 30, 1954 and 10, 1956 Mack pumpers.
The CFD did have a number of very old 1920's era Aerial Ladder trailers from Seagrave as well as American La France that survived into the 1960's however they had all were using 1942 and 1946 Mack Tractors as well as two 1950 Available and 2 1960 Mack Tractors.Those trailers were so old that the ladders were hooked onto the sides of the "tillered trailer" as they had very small "ladder beds".Some of the 1920's era trailers lasted into 1968. Firepost. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/computer.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Many Cities did not have the money needed to replace lots of rigs, please keep this in mind that from 1929 through 1940 we were in the Great Depression where there was no money to buy anything except the essentials and then from 1941 through 1945 you had WWII when the apparatus that was allowed to be manufactured was being carefully doled out based on need by the war production board.
So many places had to make do and rebuild as needed and many places were not able to buy new equipment until the late 40's and early 50's.
The rigs were simpler that is for sure in construction and design but I am sure that they were also kept around out of necessity. Chicago due to financial constraints and shortages ran 1920's vintage Seagrave in some of the outlying companies and as spares up until the early 60's leaving the newer Macks and FWD's with the busier companies.
[/quote I would like to interject a slight correction for you as far as the years go for the 1920's vintage Seagraves in Chicago.The only 1920's vintage Seagrave's that saw service into the 60's was a combination rig (quad) that served at Engine 97 until 1960 and was then reassigned to Engine 10 at O'Hare Field until about 1968/69.There were also two Service Ladders that were in service at Trucks 55 and 56 until 1959 as well.
Chicago's 1920's era Seagrave Engines were taken out of service by the mid 1950's when Chicago received 30, 1954 and 10, 1956 Mack pumpers.
The CFD did have a number of very old 1920's era Aerial Ladder trailers from Seagrave as well as American La France that survived into the 1960's however they had all were using 1942 and 1946 Mack Tractors as well as two 1950 Available and 2 1960 Mack Tractors.Those trailers were so old that the ladders were hooked onto the sides of the "tillered trailer" as they had very small "ladder beds".Some of the 1920's era trailers lasted into 1968. Firepost. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/computer.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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