Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

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[quote name='OPEN CAB MACK' post='270944' date='Jan 3 2009, 19:42 ']The 1979 was the first tiller Monessen bought from the city. They bought it in 1991 or 1992. This was 24 Truck. The other that is the boat tender is a 1976. This one was 5 Truck and was purchased for parts. They still have the turntable and two ladder sections. The trailer was scrapped. The 79 has a bad aerial and there is a problem with the hydraulics. This truck was supposed to have been on E-Bay with no takers. Plans are for it to be scrapped in the spring.

As fpr the newer one with the American Flag painted in the grill, it is a 1989 and was bought on E-Bay for $13,500 from Malden, Mass. This truck has hydraulic outriggers and a pre-piped waterway. They put all new emergency and scene lights on this truck along with tires, bodywork and a complete new paint job. The ladder was refurbed by Seagrave. This truck is a nice looking truck. The 76 and 79 are available.[/quote]



I know in either January or June 08 (I can't recall on which trip to Pierce I saw it), this unit was at the Pierce factory in Appleton, WI. What caught my attention other than it was a Seagrave sitting at a Pierce facility, was the fact that it didn't have an aerial device on it. I wonder what aerial work they did on it.