Haven't been here in a while and was pleasantly surprised to see one of my hometown fire department rigs posted here. That would be the Clarks Summit, PA aerial. The original post had no rig specifics, nor did I find any throughout the thread. I know I'm probably stirring up more than I need to but I found a few discrepancies on their website. I'm hoping one you more knowledgable than I could sort it out.
There is a link on the CSFD homepage about this rig being for sale and it lists the truck as a 1972 model while the apparatus page lists the rig as a 1974. It has a 50' or 55' foot aerial, again depending on which website page you're reading. I assume the height difference is because the 50' measurement is just the aerial device and the 55' is the total height of the rig with the ladder extended. It also has a 500 gallon booster tank and 1250 gpm pump. A paragraph on the apparatus page talks about the cut-down cab but it's hard to tell, from reading this, if this rig was delivered this way or if they sent it back to WLF. If this sentence wasn't printed I'd believe this rig was delivered with the Senator-style cab:
That word 'current' could throw that sentence into a whole new light. To me it reads as if they had the truck cut down at some point after they took delivery.
I tend to believe that the rig is a 1974 model. We moved away in April of 1973 and the rigs at that time were a classic Ward LaFrance (50's-vintage?) pumper, a Ford C-chassied pumper, and a Dodge/Young rescue that is pictured in the Iconografix Young Fire Apparatus book. The apparatus page also states that this one of supposedly 1 of only 6 rigs with this style of cab and bodywork and that it's only 1 of 2 still left in active service.
As of 3/5/08 the website states that this rig is now up for sale. It has been replaced by a 1993 E\-One 75' aerial purchased from the Kirkwood FD.
If anyone can shed a little more light on this I'd appreciate it. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Credit to the original photographer..I reposted his pic from my computer because I couldn't remember what page of the thread the rig was originally pictured on.
There is a link on the CSFD homepage about this rig being for sale and it lists the truck as a 1972 model while the apparatus page lists the rig as a 1974. It has a 50' or 55' foot aerial, again depending on which website page you're reading. I assume the height difference is because the 50' measurement is just the aerial device and the 55' is the total height of the rig with the ladder extended. It also has a 500 gallon booster tank and 1250 gpm pump. A paragraph on the apparatus page talks about the cut-down cab but it's hard to tell, from reading this, if this rig was delivered this way or if they sent it back to WLF. If this sentence wasn't printed I'd believe this rig was delivered with the Senator-style cab:
Quote:The cab and body were then lowered on the chassis, giving Ladder 4 its current wide and low profile
That word 'current' could throw that sentence into a whole new light. To me it reads as if they had the truck cut down at some point after they took delivery.
I tend to believe that the rig is a 1974 model. We moved away in April of 1973 and the rigs at that time were a classic Ward LaFrance (50's-vintage?) pumper, a Ford C-chassied pumper, and a Dodge/Young rescue that is pictured in the Iconografix Young Fire Apparatus book. The apparatus page also states that this one of supposedly 1 of only 6 rigs with this style of cab and bodywork and that it's only 1 of 2 still left in active service.
As of 3/5/08 the website states that this rig is now up for sale. It has been replaced by a 1993 E\-One 75' aerial purchased from the Kirkwood FD.
If anyone can shed a little more light on this I'd appreciate it. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Credit to the original photographer..I reposted his pic from my computer because I couldn't remember what page of the thread the rig was originally pictured on.
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