DCFD Photos, old or new

[dcfireman]

[quote name='Cota1992' post='94516' date='Apr 4 2007, 21:27 ']Anyone have a clue what happened to E-31 yesterday? I came home from work in the evening and there was the big wrecker out front of E-31 and they were pulling everything off and putting it on E-32 (another Seagrave)

Of course I didn't have a camera with me and was pressed for time, I would have liked to have got one of the wrecker for the collection.

Normally I would bother asking about something like this but living a block away, E-31 was the engine that got me interested in taking fire truck photos, so I am wondering just a little more than normal.

Here's a shot of it July 22, 2006 working a apartment fire at 36th and Ellicott St NW.



Thanks in advance

Art[/quote]

I believe the symptom was oil leaking from a front hub seal. Seals around axle spindles on the inside of wheels are typically the ones that fail. Oil-lubricated bearings will seize/overheat when there is not enough oil to keep them lubricated/cooled, so towing to the Shops would be the better option. Take this with a grain of salt – I was never a mechanic, just a fireman (and the jury is still out on THAT).