[quote name='Dr. Stinebaugh' post='92636' date='Mar 30 2007, 18:48 ']S-374, 1983
Just a couple more from DC...
Truck Co. 1’s 1983 Spartan/ Emergency One 135’ ladder. This 29-ton apparatus was 42’ huge and 11’ 9” high. It had a waterway piped to the 110’ level, equipped with a remote 1000 GPM tip. A powerful 8V-92TA Detroit Diesel (450 hp) powered the $388,500 monster.
According to Curt Elie (Fire Apparatus Journal, and Wagon Pipe renown) of the Friendship Fire Association, this was the third 135 footer built by E\-One, and the second to go in service: No. 1 went to Galveston, Texas, FD and No. 2 was a demo at the time.
Photo: June 1985, multiple Alarm at Bolling Airfield
<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> This nice posed shot of the 83 Spartan/E1 135ft. truck was taken during the 1984 PGFD convention, which was held at Laurel, MD.,VFD. A ballfield was used by a group of photographers, just down the street from Laurel's now former Montgomery ST. station.
How many remember the unique Federal model #174 beacons? (went back and forth, not revolve). As Chief Byrne said , this rig was a beast!
Collection of Warren Jenkins[/quote]
I believe that model Beacon Ray was called the Reverse-o- Ray.
Just a couple more from DC...
Truck Co. 1’s 1983 Spartan/ Emergency One 135’ ladder. This 29-ton apparatus was 42’ huge and 11’ 9” high. It had a waterway piped to the 110’ level, equipped with a remote 1000 GPM tip. A powerful 8V-92TA Detroit Diesel (450 hp) powered the $388,500 monster.
According to Curt Elie (Fire Apparatus Journal, and Wagon Pipe renown) of the Friendship Fire Association, this was the third 135 footer built by E\-One, and the second to go in service: No. 1 went to Galveston, Texas, FD and No. 2 was a demo at the time.
Photo: June 1985, multiple Alarm at Bolling Airfield
<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> This nice posed shot of the 83 Spartan/E1 135ft. truck was taken during the 1984 PGFD convention, which was held at Laurel, MD.,VFD. A ballfield was used by a group of photographers, just down the street from Laurel's now former Montgomery ST. station.
How many remember the unique Federal model #174 beacons? (went back and forth, not revolve). As Chief Byrne said , this rig was a beast!
Collection of Warren Jenkins[/quote]
I believe that model Beacon Ray was called the Reverse-o- Ray.