Jul 8
More on the remounting of the CFD small turret wagons:
This from Tyler Tobolt:
Photo of 6-7-6 and 6-7-3. Also at the Location where 4-5-5 was.
CFD 6-7-3 and 6-7-6 with the turrets removed. Tyler Tobolt photo
Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-5. Tyler Tobolt photo
Jun 17
This from Eric Haak:
I continue to drive past the fabrication shops hoping to catch a glimpse of the newly mounted deluge units. When I drove past on Saturday, 6-7-3 was now parked next to the building. It does appear to have had its canons partially removed. It also appears that this will be used to complete the second deluge unit that was reported on earlier.
CFD Turret Wagon 6-7-3 at the city fabrication shops June 16, 2013. Eric Haak photo
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May 18
This from Eric Haak: Just an update on what I spotted at the fabrication shops this weekend.
The plot thickens at the fabrication shops. I drove past during my regular Saturday rounds and now there are 2 new Ford F-350’s outside. One was parked in the front and one in the rear. To address some of the comments that were on the last update, someone had posted a comment about this location only doing lights. I don’t know if that is true or not but, I included a picture of the sign out front which states that they do complete custom fabrication at this location. I also got a better shot of the unit which shows that it is 6-7-6. It does not have anything wrapped around the turret any longer. I wanted to get a better picture of the turret but couldn’t get close enough without actually going on the company’s property, which I did not want to do.
CFD Turret Wagon 6-7-6. Eric Haak photo
CFD Turret Wagon 6-7-6 parked at the fab shop. Eric Haak photo
One of two CFD chassis at the fab shop. Eric Haak photo
The second of two new chassis. Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
May 6
This from Erik Haak:
This is an update to Dennis McGuire’s post from April 20th. The vehicle that Dennis had photographed is no longer parked outside the building and now this was parked behind the fabrication shops when I drove past Sunday afternoon. I don’t know which turret wagon this is, but its location behind the shops would seem to further the idea that the new rig will be some sort of deluge unit.
CFD Turret Wagon 6-7-6 parked at the City of Chicago Fabrication Shops. Erik Haak photo
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