Virginia apparatus - miscellaneous

[mnsand]

[quote name='hfd376' post='191668' date='Feb 24 2008, 21:52 ']Mike, this is the same truck in the previous post. This was the Division's first aerial ladder truck, and the only mid mount ladder. I believe its the first 100 foot ladder made by Grove, and there was a picture of this ladder with a Volkswagon beetle hanging off it floating around. It was also delivered as a single rear axle truck, and after a traffic crash, it came back as a tandem axle. It was delivered with a 549 cu in V-8 gas motor, and rehabbed in the 1980's with a Detroit Diesel V-6 and auto transmission.[/quote]





I would sure like to see the photo with the VW Beetle hanging from it. Interesting about the single rear axle, then tandem axle. Thanks for the confirmation that they were the same truck.



Mike Sanders

Ashburn, VA