Kansas City area fire apparatus

[MFD76]

Ex: Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department KCFD

1st Ex: Truck 7 @ Fire House 19

2nd Ex: Truck 4 @ Fire House 7

KCFD Disposed of 1979

Ex: West Peculiar, Missouri Fire Dist.

Current fourth private owner. Previous owner was a FAO at KCFD Truck 2. This is why it has a KCFD 2 number plate on the jump seat. It never served as Truck 2. 

 

1950

#F-505

Seagrave TDA

85ft Ladder

org V-12 re-powered DD/ Manual

 

Note: This was a unique purchase for a few reasons.

-KCFD had mostly been purchasing ALF and had begun the change to ALF 700 series.

-First TDA purchased since 1941.

-First conventional custom with jump seats. A few 700's had been purchased by this point.

-Also this was the first TDA purchased with a wash tub tiller seat. The 1941 ALF and the 700's were all fixed tiller seats.

-First steel 85ft Ladder all prior ladders had been steel 100ft Ladders.

-Original warning lights, red Cincinnati nose light and red model 30 Sterling Siren Light. KCFD used a the model 30 Sterling Siren Light almost exclusively until the mid 1960's.

 

Note: Truck was damaged during a winter fire in the 1970's. Ice buildup on the ladder caused the trailer frame under the turntable/fifth wheel to bend. The KCFD shop repaired the frame with additional welded steel plate and returned her to service.

 

Note: Windshield A post red flashers were added in 1994 in the final restoration. These flashers were from Olathe, Kansas Ladder 1 a 1950 Seagrave Quad.