More photos from Steve Redick of past CFD apparatus
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#1 by David on June 3, 2019 - 9:38 AM
Truck 54 was used as Truck 46 during the opening scenes of “Backdraft”.
#2 by danny on May 14, 2019 - 12:39 PM
a couple of those Mack MBs did not fare well… E-125 was damaged and repaired in an accident at Oak park and Addison in 1990, E-116 totaled in an accident
#3 by David on May 14, 2019 - 4:53 AM
Bill, thanks for the additional info. Interesting story with the old FWD trailers rehabbed for the IHC tractors. 35 years of frontline service, looks like they really paid for themselves.
#4 by Bill Post on May 13, 2019 - 2:34 PM
Chuck, the IHC tractor-drawn aerials for Trucks 32 and 41 were replaced by 1988 Ford/Pirsch rear mounts that were originally delivered in 1966. Truck 53’s tillered aerial was replaced by a 1974 American LaFrance rear mount that was a hand-me-down in 1987. In 1993 they got one of six new Seagrave Patriot aerial ladders. Two more of the of those were delivered in 1995 and another six in 1996. Those were the last Seagrave aerials that Chicago purchased. Some are still being used as spares.
#5 by Bill Post on May 13, 2019 - 2:14 PM
David several of the rebuilt MB600 engines were in service until early 1997. Engine 43 and Engine 121 had theirs until mid January 1997 and Engine 70 until mid March 2017.
As far as the 1975 International Harvester Cargo Stars, the last company was Truck 54 until March 8th 1989. They were then reassigned a 1982 Hendrickson/E-One 110-foot aerial. In the information that Danny sent regarding the out of service dates, E-214 was taken out of service at Truck 32 in September of 1988.
An interesting note is that the 1975 IHC tillered truck companies were hybrids. The 1975 IHC tractors pulled 1976 Seagrave ladders on trailers which were rehabbed 1954 FWDs originally delivered with 85-foot wooden aerial ladders.
#6 by David on May 13, 2019 - 1:41 PM
Danny and Chuck, thanks a lot!
#7 by DANNY on May 13, 2019 - 1:14 PM
THE MACK MB REBUILD WENT OOS AND LAST ASSIGNMENT
D-396 E-104 (SPET 1995)
D-397 E-82 (OCT 1994)
D-398 E- 116 (SEPT 1992)
D-399 E-43 (JAN 1997)
D-400 E-60 (UNKNOWN)
D-401 E-71 (JULY 1996)
D-402 E-125 (JULY 1996)
D-403 E-70 (MARCH 1997)
D-404 E-121 (JAN 1997)
D-405 E-78 (SEPT 1994)
#8 by DANNY on May 13, 2019 - 1:00 PM
THE IH cargostar tillers went OOS… LAST ASSIGNMENT
E-211 T-41 (JAN 1989)
E-212 T-54 (MARCH 1989)
E-213 T-32 (MAY 1986)
E-214 T-32 (SEPT 1989)
E-215 T-32 (NOV 1988)
E-25 WAS TH UNIT USED TO TOW THE LOWBOY TRAILER TO HAUL THE STEAMER TO EVENTS AND PARADES.
#9 by Chuck on May 13, 2019 - 10:50 AM
David, I think those tillers were taken out somewhere around ’84-’85, because that was when the City bought the E-One/ Hendricksons and the first tower ladders – Truck 14 got a tower, and Truck 42 got one of the others. Somebody help me – what did Trucks 32, 41 and 53 get for rigs when their tillers disappeared? The Ford Pirschs?
#10 by David on May 13, 2019 - 4:19 AM
Bill, do you remember when the last one of these was taken out of service? I think sometime around 1994 or even later?
Btw: also someone knows the exact year when the last IHC Cargostar/Seagrave tiller was taken out of service? Were some of them still around in 1990 at least as spares?
#11 by Bill Post on May 12, 2019 - 6:40 PM
Yes Chuck Engine 71 did have an identical 1974 Mack MB600 rig that was rebuilt by E-One in 1987. It wasn’t the same rig that they were using in 1974.
The original 10 were assigned to Engines 78, 82, 109, 108, 60, 25, 125, 71, 88, and 129. When they were rebuilt they were assigned to Engines 104, 82, 116, 43, 109, 71, 125, 70, 121, and 78.
Only Engine 82 was given the same rig they were originally assigned in 1974. The engines were rebuilt between 1986 and 1988, with most done in 1987.
#12 by Chuck on May 12, 2019 - 4:35 PM
116 had theirs wrecked in a rollover accident at 63rd and Damen if I remember right. 71 had one too, I think.
#13 by Chris S on May 12, 2019 - 11:57 AM
Also E70, 109 &125. 70 was a little unique in that “Engine Company” was spelled out instead of “Engine Co”
#14 by Tim on May 12, 2019 - 7:54 AM
The city had 10 of those Macks. They were 1974 models.
#15 by rich S. on May 11, 2019 - 9:01 PM
These are really nice pics Steve. Back when fire trucks were just that no electronic bs. They would still be running and pumping today.
#16 by David on May 11, 2019 - 4:27 PM
I think E-One rehabbed these Macks sometime around 1987/88, not sure. I just love the different look with the (then) new masks, looks almost like some another unknown type Mack.
#17 by John Antkowski on May 11, 2019 - 7:29 AM
Yes, there were quite a few. I can think of Engine 78,116 and 104. I’m not sure of the years of the Mack’s. I think they looked cool!
#18 by crabbymilton on May 11, 2019 - 7:15 AM
Nice pictures there.
I never saw a MACK MB with a rehabbed front end like that before.
They did a nice job.