Naperville to donate aerial ladder truck (more)

This from Fred McCahey:

The truck in question might be the one in the background of this pic

Fred McCahey photo

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9 Comments

#1 by JOSE on November 14, 2014 - 1:13 PM

HELLO MY NAME IS JOSE PEREZ FROM PUERTO RICO.I WORK IN AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND I’M LOOKING FOR THE VALUE OF THIS FIRE TRUCK LADDER E -ONE 135′ YEAR 1997
I HOPE YOU CAN HELP MY
GRACIAS
Thank you
#2 by Dennis on November 3, 2014 - 9:43 AM

Westmont had a 135′ foot also which at one time the city looked at to buy as a spare but didn’t follow thru.
#3 by RJ on November 2, 2014 - 8:37 PM

Bill,
Thanks for the reply. Actually, I was referring to Chicago’s Aerial Tower 1 which currently runs a 105′ Pierce. Was the former Aerial tower 1 a 135′ E-One too?
- #4 by Admin on November 2, 2014 - 8:54 PM
  
  Chicago has had two 135′ E-ONE aerials – Truck 1 and Truck 3
#5 by Bill Post on November 2, 2014 - 6:10 PM

RJ the rig that predated the current Pierce at Truck 52 in Schaumburg was a 110 foot E/One. The one before that one (during the 1990’s) was the 135 foot Aerial. It was easy to mistake them as they were both E/Ones.
#6 by Rj on November 2, 2014 - 4:10 PM

I think the rig that predated the current Pierce 105′ ladder that runs as Aerial Tower 1 was a 135′ E-one.
#7 by Bill Post on November 2, 2014 - 12:24 PM

Speaking of 135-foot aerial ladders, Naperville wasn’t the only Chicago suburb to have one. Schaumburg had also run with one from about 1990 to 2000. Indianapolis Indiana, as well as Washington DC, and Fort Worth Texas have also used them as well.
Emergency One had taken them off of the market for a while however they are now manufacturing a 137-foot model.
Currently Chicago needs to worry about replacing some of their tower ladders, Snorkel Squads, engines and some trucks. I would suggest that for a few years down the road (after the current fleet has been updated) the Chicago Fire Department considers buying one or two 135-foot elevating platforms, either the 134-foot model built by Bronto Skylift that’s marketed by E-One or the 135-foot Telstar that is built by Gimaex and sold by Sparten/Erv in America.
Forget about buying a 137-foot straight aerial ladder as an aerial platform of the same (or similar length) offers some distinct advantages over a straight stick.
Anyhow that’s just a suggestion for a few years down the road as Chicago couldn’t afford them now anyway.
#8 by rj on October 31, 2014 - 1:07 PM

http://products.bpapparatus.com/image?categid=100&prodid=1002&imgname=E-One-135Ft-Year-1991.jpg

Since people seem to be interested… Here’s a link to a pic of that truck from BP apparatus website. I twas for sale at one time but has since been removed, the image remains as what appears to be a stock image for the “Ladders and Quints ” section of their used apparatus area…. From a reader
#9 by Fartin' Fred on October 31, 2014 - 11:41 AM

Adios, señor Truck.