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[quote name='GA_Dave' date='31 January 2010 - 03:09 PM' timestamp='1264970999' post='361418']

Thanks to all for the updated info and to Steve for the pic of Snorkel 7. I still question the correct size of Snorkels 6 and 7. The Iconografix book shows Snorkel 6 as an 85' Strato-Tower, which is where I got that info. You say they were 65' instead. I have compared photos with known 65' and 85' Strato-Towers from other FD's and with the 55' and 75' Pitmans and I believe that the Chicago Strato-Towers may have been 75' units. They appear to be too long to only be 65'. Can anyone verify what size they were, perhaps from an old roster or other document?



I'm still hunting photos of SS-2's 1957/62 IHC/Erlinder and Snorkel 4's 1966 IHC/Pierce.

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Yes Steve Skaar is correct ,in Ken Little's "History of Chicago Fire House's" Snorkels 6 and 7 are listed as 70 footers.That was somewhat surprising as most Snorkel's tended to be built in denominations of 5 such 65,75 and 85 feet.



The International Harvester Erlinders that were assigned to SS-1 and SS-2 were on 1956/62's and not 1957 models. They were originally the cab's and chassis for two of five 1956 model High Pressure Wagons.