DCFD Photos, old or new

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[quote name='RMKDFD' post='332688' date='Aug 28 2009, 10:28 ']Are you sure thats ths same box, the compartment layout is different on the old one.



YUP



Old Squad 2's box was remounted on the Freightliner Chassis.

Old Squad 3's box was PDA'ed, the box was so beat up that the diamond plate on the floor inside the box was worn smooth from members walking/standing on it.

Old Squad 4's box was flipped when it was running as RS3's squad-wagon, then PDA'ed.

Old Haz-Mat 1 box was a hush / walk-through and PDA'ed.



It does look like the 2000 re-mount of the 1993 RS1 box is shorter than when it was new. It may have been shortened when re-mounted on the glider kit. It was not uncommon for the Reese Hitch to hold up the back of the box towards the end of it's life on the 1993 chassis. When it was new, there was about 3 inches of space between the reese hitch for the boat trailer, and when it was replaced the bo rested right on the reese hitch. The department may have instructed E\-One to shorten the box to avoid the problem of extra weight and overhang.



Chief Byrne may be able to correct me if I'm off a little, but that's how I remember it.[/quote]





Thank you for the history and info..... Its interesting to hear what the city did with the old boxes.