This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT- Two fire departments side by side who have/had the same type of equipment. Oak Forest Engine 94, a 1971 FWD/Pierce 1250/500 w/54′ Squrt. Midlothian Engine 2, a 1973 Seagrave 1250/300 w/ 54′ Squrt. The Oak Forest engine is gone, but Midlothian had Pierce rehab their unit in 1994 with a Pierce Arrow cab and upgrade its engine into 1500/500. Are there any more Squrts out there?Mike Summa
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Mike Summa photo
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#1 by rich s. on August 15, 2019 - 9:02 PM
A/Cis nice for sure. When it works which in the city is just about never. So much so that fleet has a mechanic tht does nothing but repair A/C everyday
#2 by Crabbymilton on August 15, 2019 - 7:14 PM
Oh but the AC in the cab is almost certainly a welcome feature after an event in the middle of summer 90 plus.
🙂
#3 by rich s. on August 15, 2019 - 6:23 PM
No doubt the new Cummins motors are powerful and quiet. I find that these new rigs are an electrical nightmare. On top of all the other issues that go along with apparatus is all. I guess I’m a purist at heart, just give me a simple motor, pump, and wheels and off we go. I don’t need or want all the extra crap for comfort or ascetics for a calendar shoot. I just want a rough mean fire engine load and dirty to get work done. I just miss the rigs I grew up on.
#4 by Crabbymilton on August 15, 2019 - 4:20 PM
…dagmamn new fangled quiet engines…
Yeah those old DETROIT engines had a sound like no other.
However, these new ones put out a lot more power.
#5 by rich s. on August 15, 2019 - 3:19 PM
These Seagraves are so beautiful!I truly miss the days of real fire apparatus. everything now is electronic crap, filled with NFPA non sense. Just my opinion though. Fire trucks today have no character. No rumbling exhaust that makes your chest pound as it goes by
#6 by CrabbyMilton on August 15, 2019 - 7:37 AM
Very nice PIERCE and SEAGRAVE vintage apparatus.
I always look forward to “Throwback Thursday”.