From Dan McInerney:
Northbrook is having work done on Station 10‘s appartus bay- they had the rigs parked about … E12 A10 A10r. E10 @ sta. 10
Northbrook E12 A10 A10r. E10 @ sta. 10. Dan McInerney photo
Archive for September 23rd, 2012
Northbrook Fire Department
Sep 23
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The following is the third of a 3-part series from Dave Weaver, organizer of the Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show www.EmergencyVehicleShow.com
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Details about the Engine 17 rig developments are being discussed on the Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show Facebook page. Interested potential buyers can send a private message to Facebook.com/ChicagolandEmergencyVehicleShow or to the comments section of this post.
CFD Engine 69 with numbering for both Backdraft Engines 17 and 51. Tom McCarthy photo
Where they went…
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80-287/D-372 E126 – rehabbed to E122 – Crushed in Blue Island in 1994
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80-288/D-373 E73 – to E103 4/2/81 – (not rehabbed) – Crushed at Cicero Iron in 1984
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80-289/D-374 E8 – rehabbed to E17/51/69 – Sold to Erickson Trucks-n-Parts 8/28/96
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80-290/D-375 E106 – rehabbed to E113 – Sold to Erickson Trucks-n-Parts 9/4/96
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80-291/D-376 E22 – rehabbed to E46 – Sold to Erickson Trucks-n-Parts 9/9/96 (crushed)
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80-292/D-377 E113 – this rig then saw a lot of action as a Shop’s spare at T61, O’Hare, E34, E19, E109, and E72 – rehabbed to E14 – Sold to Erickson Trucks-n-Parts 8/29/96
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80-293/D-378 E49 – rehabbed to E34 – Sold to a private party – Sold to PA FD
Engine 17 on 4-4-2004.
E17’s current condition…
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The owner estimates that 75% of the rig is there with 20% of the parts needing to be purchased and 5% of the parts needing fabrication.
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It has a complete Cummins NTF 365 Turbo-Diesel (365hp @ 2300 rpm).
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It is missing an Allison HT70 6-speed overdrive transmission.
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It is missing $1,100 worth of copper radiator cores – originally Mesabi radiator of MN
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It has a Hale Q-2 2,000-GPM pump that is non-functional, but comes with a replacement PTO gear box, some pump valves and pump gauges stripped from E14 that can be rebuilt by SPAN gauges in WI with period correct backings for $30/ea. and a new pump gasket set from Hale.
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It has a 500-gallon water tank and a 140-gallon foam tank that was added during the refurb.
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It has a 50-gallon diesel tank.
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It is 35′ long with a 178” wheelbase.
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The original grille was stripped from the rig but replaced by a top-notch reproduction.
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It has its’ original deck gun.
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It needs diamond plate and steel work but comes with the refurb blueprints from E-ONE.
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It has original Imron paint but could be repainted with a close matching 68-69 Dodge red.
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It includes 500 feet of 5-inch LDH.
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It includes functional lights, sirens, horns, and a period correct Motorola radio.
Engine 17 photographed 9-15-2012.
It’s been a while since our last article in The Color of Fire Trucks series. We are up to MABAS Division 11 this time with only one department to feature which previously ran with apparatus that was not red.
The Cicero Fire Department purchased several units in the 1970s and 1980s that were solid white. They had a Ford/Grove 100′ rear-mount aerial, a Ford/Darly top-mount engine, and a unique squad on a Ford F chassis with a light-weight ladder similar to those used by outdoor sign companies.
Cicero Truck 1 ran with this 1973 100′ rear-mounted Grove aerial ladder mounted on a Ford C-Series chassis. The body was built by American Fire Apparatus. Larry Shapiro photo
Shortly after being delivered to Cicero by the W.S. Darley Company in 1981, Engine 3 was photographed outside the station. Built on a Ford C-8000 chassis with a rear custom canopy cab with a top-mounted control panel, this engine had a 1,000-GPM pump and carried 500 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo
