Baltimore City Fire Department

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[quote name='firebuff55407' date='Nov 16 2006, 20:22 ' post='51576']

The Baltimore City FD kept its Holloway and Hayes aerial ladders, which had been purchased during the horse-drawn era, in service for many, many years. Baltimore converted many of its older spring hoist aerials to Dahill compressed air hoists. One 1888 Hayes aerial ladder, which had been up-graded with a Dahill compressed air hoist, was in service for 85 years!





Here are two pix from the Md Fire Museum showing the Dahill air-over-oil hoist mechanism.