[quote name='GA_Dave' date='30 May 2010 - 11:33 AM' timestamp='1275232401' post='384444']
I don't mean to talk back to the Teacher, but I have a few corrections and opposing points to make. First off, ALF introduced the Ladder Chief in 1968, at the IAFC Convention in Louisville, KY. The first one, built on a 900 Series chassis, went to Gary, IN. The Ladder Chief was available on 900 and 1000 Series, Pacemaker, Pioneer II and III, and the Century. As mentioned, most were 100' with a smaller number of 85' units delivered. The Water Chief model arrived in 1976. An extension was added to the fly section to house the master stream and it was actually rated at 102'. Most of these had the pre-piped waterways on the sides of the aerial, but some were built without these, the departments choosing to still use a length of 3" running up the rungs. The Water Chief did not replace the Ladder Chief, but instead supplemented it in the line up. I have a picture of an ALF Ladder Chief brochure from 1981. I have collected and shot many photos of Century Ladder Chief apparatus, many built well into the 1980's. The Ladder Chief was even available during the Kersey/ALF years, with a 1989 Century 2000 100' going to East Orange, NJ.
Hope I don't get detention for this......
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Dave, you get a Saturday detention for you! LOL
Class........your teacher apparently has some gaps in his education!
I never knew that the Water Chief was a supplment to the line. I have always been under the thinking that it did re-place the Ladder Chief line.
Thank you for filling in the gaps. I do remember seeing pics of the Pioneer style Ladder Chief. All the Century series I had seen with the exception on the Lynn Truck had the water way, so with my data I thought that the Ladder Chief had been phased out.
All kidding aside Dave, thank you for adding to my education of the ALF lines. I always welcome your input!
Have a great weekend
I don't mean to talk back to the Teacher, but I have a few corrections and opposing points to make. First off, ALF introduced the Ladder Chief in 1968, at the IAFC Convention in Louisville, KY. The first one, built on a 900 Series chassis, went to Gary, IN. The Ladder Chief was available on 900 and 1000 Series, Pacemaker, Pioneer II and III, and the Century. As mentioned, most were 100' with a smaller number of 85' units delivered. The Water Chief model arrived in 1976. An extension was added to the fly section to house the master stream and it was actually rated at 102'. Most of these had the pre-piped waterways on the sides of the aerial, but some were built without these, the departments choosing to still use a length of 3" running up the rungs. The Water Chief did not replace the Ladder Chief, but instead supplemented it in the line up. I have a picture of an ALF Ladder Chief brochure from 1981. I have collected and shot many photos of Century Ladder Chief apparatus, many built well into the 1980's. The Ladder Chief was even available during the Kersey/ALF years, with a 1989 Century 2000 100' going to East Orange, NJ.
Hope I don't get detention for this......
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Dave, you get a Saturday detention for you! LOL
Class........your teacher apparently has some gaps in his education!
I never knew that the Water Chief was a supplment to the line. I have always been under the thinking that it did re-place the Ladder Chief line.
Thank you for filling in the gaps. I do remember seeing pics of the Pioneer style Ladder Chief. All the Century series I had seen with the exception on the Lynn Truck had the water way, so with my data I thought that the Ladder Chief had been phased out.
All kidding aside Dave, thank you for adding to my education of the ALF lines. I always welcome your input!
Have a great weekend
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