Memphis Fire Dept

[Guest]

E20 - pumpers have been inspected for delivery. Should be sometime in the next couple of days. Photos of this and E14 by David Klockzien with F & S Consulting.

[Guest]

Those are some sweet looking rides!!!!! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[hp1530]

The new engines look great!

[jim kay]

Very nice looking Engines.....They look very well layed out for the job ahead....



But hey!!!! It needs a Q ........ LOL

[Truckman]

Robert, nice pumpers but no Q, say it isn't so!! Who is going to letter them?

[Guest]

[quote name='Kevin Lackey' post='214204' date='May 15 2008, 20:10 ']Truck 16

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That's actually Truck 7

[Guest]

Nive avatar Super Truck!

[Guest]

[quote name='Fireman888' post='216426' date='May 25 2008, 15:07 ']Nive avatar Super Truck![/quote]

Thanks, I take pride in my avatars. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[dano3rescue]

Light Truck 1, not sure on the year but I was told that the guys at the shop built this from scratch.

Sorry about some of the shots being obstructed

[Guest]

[quote name='Truckman' post='216375' date='May 25 2008, 09:43 ']Robert, nice pumpers but no Q, say it isn't so!! Who is going to letter them?[/quote]

You know guys I have been trying to get them to start buying them with Q's for the last 13 years!!! For some reason they don't want to get them. There are 5 mechanical sirens on the entire job - one on each of the 3 Rescues, one on the high pressure truck, and one on my engine - that last one took alot of work to get!!!



All of the new stuff - engines, trucks, ambulances, and chief vehicles are coming in with either the EQ2-B or a Whelen electronic siren with a mechanical tone, but it isn't the same. IN fact, they sound pretty darn bad. Especially the Whelen version.



The manufacturer will be lettering the rigs. The pictures were just taken before that process was complete.

[Guest]

[quote name='MemphisE34a' post='216440' date='May 25 2008, 15:45 ']You know guys I have been trying to get them to start buying them with Q's for the last 13 years!!! For some reason they don't want to get them. There are 5 mechanical sirens on the entire job - one on each of the 3 Rescues, one on the high pressure truck, and one on my engine - that last one took alot of work to get!!!



All of the new stuff - engines, trucks, ambulances, and chief vehicles are coming in with either the EQ2-B or a Whelen electronic siren with a mechanical tone, but it isn't the same. IN fact, they sound pretty darn bad. Especially the Whelen version.



The manufacturer will be lettering the rigs. The pictures were just taken before that process was complete.[/quote]

Arent the real Q's cheaper the the Electrical ones?

[Kevin Lackey]

[quote name='Super Truck' post='216425' date='May 25 2008, 14:59 ']That's actually Truck 7[/quote]



Whoops my bad ! I wasnt paying attention

[Kevin Lackey]

Does anyone have the PDF file of the blueprints for the Pierces ?



They would look even better Black over Red

[GA_Dave]

The Memphis Lighting Unit is a 1936 body mounted on a 1958 Ford C-600 chassis.

[Guest]

[quote name='Kevin Lackey' post='216698' date='May 26 2008, 10:06 ']Does anyone have the PDF file of the blueprints for the Pierces ?



They would look even better Black over Red[/quote]





Like ours !!!! See avatar

[Truckman]

[quote name='dano3rescue' post='216433' date='May 25 2008, 16:24 ']Light Truck 1, not sure on the year but I was told that the guys at the shop built this from scratch.

Sorry about some of the shots being obstructed









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Hate to see this baby leave the fire service. I have seen it in operation many of times. Any plans for a new one or go with the tower lights on the other apparatus??

[Guest]

[quote name='Kevin Lackey' post='216698' date='May 26 2008, 12:06 ']Does anyone have the PDF file of the blueprints for the Pierces ?



They would look even better Black over Red[/quote]



This aint arlington, or chicago dude.

[Guest]

[quote name='MemphisE34a' post='216440' date='May 25 2008, 16:45 ']You know guys I have been trying to get them to start buying them with Q's for the last 13 years!!! For some reason they don't want to get them. There are 5 mechanical sirens on the entire job - one on each of the 3 Rescues, one on the high pressure truck, and one on my engine - that last one took alot of work to get!!!



All of the new stuff - engines, trucks, ambulances, and chief vehicles are coming in with either the EQ2-B or a Whelen electronic siren with a mechanical tone, but it isn't the same. IN fact, they sound pretty darn bad. Especially the Whelen version.



The manufacturer will be lettering the rigs. The pictures were just taken before that process was complete.[/quote]



Yeah, the Whelen "faux Q" is terrible ....the good news is those sirens are also capable of the sexy powercall tone (whelens version), if they are the same sirens I saw in that new EMS buggy. Those sirens are called scan lock series, allowing you guys to set the tones up however you want.

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[quote name='MG3610' post='217050' date='May 27 2008, 19:23 ']Yeah, the Whelen "faux Q" is terrible ....the good news is those sirens are also capable of the sexy powercall tone (whelens version), if they are the same sirens I saw in that new EMS buggy. Those sirens are called scan lock series, allowing you guys to set the tones up however you want.[/quote]

Yeah, I suspect that radio repair will be busy with requests to get rid of the dying animal tone in exchange for some of the other ones. We'll see if they do it or not. If not, I suspect that a bunch of chiefs will NOT be using the siren very often or will have it set on yelp or one of the other tones.



It is really that bad!!

[Kevin Lackey]

[quote name='bfd604' post='216979' date='May 27 2008, 13:46 ']This aint arlington, or chicago dude.[/quote]



What a impressive observation ! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yourock.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />