Illinois

[Guest]

Thomasboro,IL

2008 Spartan Chassic/2010 Alexis body #-2075

1250.1000.40

Bill Fricker photo

[Guest]

Germantown Hills,IL

2010 Pierce Arrow XT PUC #-22701

1500.500.30a120B

Bill Fricker photo

[Guest]

Champaign, IL

Ladder 161

2010 Pierce Arrow XT/ 100ft. Tower

2000 GPM/ 300 gal tank

Job #22847

Went into service last Friday (9/24), their 1998 Dash 105 ft stright stick is suppose to go into reserve replacing a 1988 Grumman Aerial Cat as reserve Ladder 165. This plan may have changed as 161's old rig is running as 164 and their rig is parked in the reserve bay at Station 5.

[DGFD147]

The Champaigm ladder is a stock unit with a steel ladder.

[willman940]

When I was down there, there was speculation over if it would fit under the the railroad underpasses. The word I heard is that it would fit, but it would be very very close. The fear was if it was to hit a bump it could damage the aerial. Is their any word if there was any word done to remedy this?



Thanks,

John

[Guest]

According to the City Council request for the truck it had been brought down and driven under all of the underpasses without a problem. Pierce list the truck at 11’ 9”, that would give it about 1” on the lowest underpass, Springfield Ave at 11’ 10”.

[e290l103]

one inch is not very much. one bounce makes a big repair bill. winter adds a whole other element...



is the max height listed with a full water tank, or empty?

[tntway]

i have to side with Mike on this one.....and i MUST clarify here....i have NEVER driven an engine OR ladder of any type......but still one inch just doesn't give me a whole lot of warm fuzzies.

[Guest]

Not too mention, hopefully there is no train on the bridge when the truck goes under! 45 tons sitting on that bridge might drop it an inch or two!!!!

[willman940]

A few of them, (Springfield Ave not one) have trains on them for prolonged periods of time as their are on both sides of the Amtrak station. I also thought 1 inch was a slim margin for who knows what, which is why I bought it up.



Do we know anymore about this?

Stay Safe.

John

[Ladder 68]

1" is not a great margin...but a couple of things will factor in...the rear end suspension will settle some as it gets broken in, once its loaded up it'll settle some, all of things will allow for an eventual greater margin of clearance...at least some.



Just some thoughts.

[Frank B]

Carpentersville IL 1975 Pirsch #PM-45 Mack CF 686 100'

[Frank B]

Wood Dale IL 1974 Pirsch #3083

[Frank B]

Freeport IL 1976 Pirsch PM-67 Mack CF 686

[Frank B]

Roberts Park IL 72 Mack CF 100'

[firechief14]

strangely enough this truck here just wound up for sale at a small car dealership outside of morris on route 6 i stopped and ttoralked with the guy who didnt even know how to work the thing and he wants 4999 for it. It is still in good working order it popped off like a top and kept running like a champ. It does need some tlc and some rotator attention but otherwise it is in fairly good shape. Rob[quote name='The Commish' date='17 August 2010 - 01:56 PM' timestamp='1282070176' post='397842']

Hudson,IL

1980 Mack/99 Refurb by RPI

1000.500

Ex-Peoria,IL

Bill Fricker photo

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[Frank B]

Antioch IL 1973 Pirsch 86C #3068

Does any one know if the cab & chassis were built from scratch by Pirsch?

[Frank B]

Antioch IL 1973 Pirsch

cab front

[Frank B]

Antioch IL 1973 Pirsch



pump panel

[Frank B]

Antioch IL 73 Pirsch



Scott Air Pacs!