[quote name='psjboyz' date='10 May 2010 - 10:41 PM' timestamp='1273544497' post='381187']
Kimberton Fire Company (Chester County) Tower 61
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Info on this rig.
1974 Duplex/American Fire Apparatus/Grove, canopy cab, 85 ft steel rear-mount tandem axle ladder-tower. This was purchased used from the Fairfax City Fire Department in VA were it ran as Tower-3 in 1988. It was first sent to Pierce to have a 4-door Arrow cab installed and have some bodywork done in 1989. It was then sent to LTI to have the ladder worked on. It went into service January of 1991. It went out of service on 5/8/92 when it ran into a telephone pole at Valley Forge's housing. Damage was extensive to the ladder and the bucket had to be replaced and the turntable rebuilt. It was returned to service on 9/3/92. It was sent out for service in 8/98 because one of the fly’s was found to be twisted. It has a 12 KW generator. Sold to Parkesburg in 11/02. Placed into service by them on 4/7/03.
Kimberton Fire Company (Chester County) Tower 61
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Info on this rig.
1974 Duplex/American Fire Apparatus/Grove, canopy cab, 85 ft steel rear-mount tandem axle ladder-tower. This was purchased used from the Fairfax City Fire Department in VA were it ran as Tower-3 in 1988. It was first sent to Pierce to have a 4-door Arrow cab installed and have some bodywork done in 1989. It was then sent to LTI to have the ladder worked on. It went into service January of 1991. It went out of service on 5/8/92 when it ran into a telephone pole at Valley Forge's housing. Damage was extensive to the ladder and the bucket had to be replaced and the turntable rebuilt. It was returned to service on 9/3/92. It was sent out for service in 8/98 because one of the fly’s was found to be twisted. It has a 12 KW generator. Sold to Parkesburg in 11/02. Placed into service by them on 4/7/03.
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region