This from Danny Nelms:
from FB
former oak lawn truck in museum, x-Oak Lawn, IL Truck 22 and Truck 11POSTED BY Raymond Ritchotte
Taking care of the 55 Seagrave quad truck 22. This is one of many Anniversary models built. This truck is re-powered with a V8 Cummin’s diesel.
Raymond Ritchotte
Karl Klotz photo
#1 by Matt on October 7, 2021 - 6:41 PM
Engine 24 was a quint and had a 2 section 55’ ladder
#2 by MABAS 21 on October 7, 2021 - 4:36 PM
Some Oak Lawn facts.
Truck 22, a 1955 Seagrave, originally started off as Quad 8 and was renumbered to Truck 11 after the annexations of Columbus Manor and Grandview Park. Around the early 90’s Chief McCastland had it refurbished and it received it’s current number while serving as the “Academy” truck until sold to the Hall of Flame Museum.
The 1944 Seagrave Engine 5, which was later renumbered to Engine 24, is still owned by the Oak Lawn Park District as a parade piece.
Engine 27, originally Engine 7 prior to the annexations, was a 1963 Seagrave 1000 gpm pumper.
Truck 10, the 1958 Seagrave 85′ midmount quint, was sold with Engine 27 when Oak Lawn purchased the Spartan/Pierce Engine 24 for the new Station 2 on 93rd Pl.
The 1968 Ward LaFrance pumper was originally delivered as Engine 23 and was renumbered to Engine 29 for a short stint before being refurbished in 1985 into Squad 1 with an enclosed cab and new body from Welch-Bertran.
Truck 12 had a twin, Engine 28, which both had Cincinnati cabs and American bodywork. They were purchased in 1974 for their brand new Station 1 at 103rd and Kostner.
Oak lawn had a total of 3 FWD pumpers. Two of these were from the absorbed Columbus Manor FPD and the other was from Grandview Park FPD.
They also owned the imprrssive looking Oshkosh/Howe pumper that was later sold to the former Belmont FPD, now Darien-Woodridge. I believe it originally started at Argonne National Lab.
FYI, a lot of this information can be referenced on dgfd.smugbug.com or the Oak Lawn Public Library website historical photos.
#3 by Matt on October 7, 2021 - 9:26 AM
Oak Lawn currently runs an all E-One Fleet. Oak Lawn had 3 70th Anniversary Series Seagraves, a 3 man coupe cab pumper, the quad above and a mid-mount service aerial. They also had a waterfall grille Seagrave canopy cab pumper purchased in the 1940’s. The first squad I know of was a Ford P Series Step van. The Oshkosh/Howe was originally delivered to Argonne prior to coming to Grandview and Oak Lawn and later on went to Belmont and now is at the Andy Leider collection.
The American/LTI Tower had a matching American pumper. They are in the Iconografix book on American Fire Apparatus (out of print). The Macks had long lives living well into the early 2000’s. Then finally, the Pierce Heavy Rescue which replaced the WLF rescue that ran as Squad 1. All in all, lots of great stuff over the years.
#4 by Mike hellmuth on October 7, 2021 - 7:52 AM
Tim you’re 100% right! OLFD had quite I long list of different kinds of apparatus including unique ones……
#5 by Tim on October 7, 2021 - 6:06 AM
Mike Hellmuth you missed some of the other cool stuff they had.
A 67 Ward LaFrance Ambassador engine they converted into a heavy rescue in 1985 (designed by the late Chief McCastland).
They also had an LTI tower ladder (Truck 12) that is rumored to be the 2nd tower LTI had built.
They ran a 1970 Dodge L-700 tilt cab/Pierce heavy rescue (Squad 16).
They were also one of the first depts. to enclose their Mack CF’s with doors that were the same as the front doors of the cab.
They’ve also had American/Oshkosh, Pierce, Spartan, HME/Luverne and then E-one.
#6 by crabbymilton on October 7, 2021 - 5:57 AM
Oh and I see at some point they added a green light to it. Nice touch. Plus, there’s probably enough room in the engine compartment to repower it with a modern CUMMINS engine and ALLISON. They offered quite a few engines on those besides the SEAGRAVE V12. Just imagine if they stuck with that design platform what they may look like today.
#7 by crabbymilton on October 7, 2021 - 5:52 AM
I always love the SEAGRAVE 70th. They had a nice long production life from 1951 to 1970 and were outwardly pretty much unchanged.
#8 by Mike hellmuth on October 6, 2021 - 10:07 PM
I think the first Seagrave purchased was 1940s engine.supplementing the 3 seagrave were 2 FWD engines and a monster 1949 Oshkosh engine after oaklawn incorporated the Grandview Park and Columbus Manor fire districts
Later on OLFD went with Mack CF engines I think they’re all E-ONE apparatus
now…….
#9 by Tim on October 6, 2021 - 9:31 PM
1 of 3 mid 50’s Seagraves Oak Lawn ran.
#10 by Bill on October 6, 2021 - 9:24 PM
Actually it was re-powered with a 3208 or 3116 CAT diesel