Canada Eh?

[jgroutley]

Quebec City had an older tiller before they received their new one.  I believe there 1975 Kenworth K-100/Thibault was sold to Malbaie Que.  The Halifax rig was in service from 1966 until around late 80's possible early 90's.  It was then sold to Bridgewater Metals who wanted the truck for the body, im pretty sure the body was/is being used as some type of garden/farm tractor.  I am still trying to track it down.

The 1966 Tiller truck replaced a Seagrave tiller truck that dated from somewhere around 1945 (maybe a few years earlier). The older truck was kept as a spare for a few years. Both ran out of the old HFD-HQ on Bedford Row, which is now a restaurant. The street in front was so narrow that the two engines (E1and E4) could barely make the turn coming out of their bays.

The tiller truck could operate in the narrow waterfront streets. I can vividly remember watching it make a virtual U-turn coming out of the station onto Prince Street to get down to Lower Water Street. I didn't believe that it could be done until I watched them do it.