Found on the Brindlee Mountain website: Algonquin-Lake in the Hills FPD
This Algonquin-Lake in the Hills 2010 Ferrara tower ladder is for sale.
2010 Ferrara 100′ platform
Ferrara Inferno chassis
Cummins ISM 500 HP engine
Allison HD4000 automatic transmission
Hale 2,000-GPM pump
300-gallon polypropylene tank
6 KW diesel generator
Engine hours: 804
Mileage: 20,970
thanks AL
#1 by Frank on November 11, 2015 - 12:51 AM
In the district minutes it says that
#2 by Tyler Tobolt on November 10, 2015 - 9:02 PM
@Jim. They don’t staff Tower 181. It is cross – manned with Engine 142 / Ambulance 152’s crew.
#3 by Sebastian on November 10, 2015 - 8:29 PM
Where on their website does it say that frank?
#4 by Frank on November 10, 2015 - 10:44 AM
On their website it says that they are getting a new quint and a new ambulance
#5 by grumpy grizzly on November 10, 2015 - 7:39 AM
Why did Cicero unload their E-One tower and then wait almost a year for the Pierce replacement that is due soon? Problems with viaducts or narrow streets?
#6 by Larry on November 8, 2015 - 9:11 PM
This truck is a beautiful truck. When they ordered it it had just about every option that Ferrara had to offer at the time. Whomever buys it will get a good truck for years to come. It reminds me of Oak Lawn when they changed fire chiefs and philosophies their 100ft Straight Truck with no pump was traded off and replaced with a 75ft Quint.
#7 by Chuck on November 8, 2015 - 5:17 PM
Somebody call and ask for the Chief, Pete Van Dorpe. he’s an old Chicago hand. I’m sure he’d be happy to tell you. Or not.
#8 by Jim on November 8, 2015 - 12:46 PM
Do they regularly staff the tower? Or is it just an out of town vehicle?
#9 by Marty Coyne on November 8, 2015 - 12:35 PM
Bill, I don’t see Chicago buying a used one off. I know they bought a one off demo from ALF that’s now TL5 but that wasn’t used and this isn’t the crisis it was then. Close though.
#10 by Crabby Milton on November 8, 2015 - 11:50 AM
Looks very sharp.
#11 by Bill Post on November 8, 2015 - 11:00 AM
Yes you can’t help but wonder why they are selling a relatively new Tower Ladder. For example are they having any mechanical issues with the Truck ,because if they are not perhaps Chicago could purchase it?
#12 by Sebastian on November 8, 2015 - 10:02 AM
Still doesn’t explain why algonquin is selling their tower!!
#13 by harry on November 8, 2015 - 12:07 AM
plus sometimes one time pierce may be low bidder or eone or seagrave or so on like look at chicago back in 93-96 they had seagrave ladders 00 eone 02-07 pierce then in 09-11 i belive spartan and now it appears they are back to eone a lot of time it is preferance and a lot of time it is a good deal
#14 by mike on November 8, 2015 - 7:56 AM
If I remember right the Crimson ladder award was rebid. The original award was to e-one and something happened.
#15 by ffpm571 on November 7, 2015 - 9:05 PM
Sebastian…. Downers Grove’s pierce tower was not a Lemon.. It was 14 years old at the time it was sold off and it was due to be replaced at 15 years anyway. It had almost 100K miles on it and was In need of a replacement due to the stress of being used to chase ambulance calls and run village wide on every AFA. Smeal had a Demo on the line that was within budget and would be delivered in 90 days. Pierce could not meet that. As a matter of fact it was refurbished and is currently still in service in Tigerville NC.
#16 by Sebastian on November 7, 2015 - 3:38 PM
Explain hoffman estates going with ferrara or bloomingdale going with e-one or downers grove going with a smeal tower cause their pierce was a lemon??
#17 by Michael M on November 7, 2015 - 2:13 PM
Why are they selling a 5 year old ladder truck? Are they going to replace it? Did they decide they did not need it? Did this truck turn out to be a lemon?