This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Cicero took delivery of two new Sutphen engines. Here are some pictures and the specs.
Engine Co. 1 (Northside Firehouse)2022 Sutphen Monarch2000/1000/30HS7506Engine Co. 2 (Morton Park Firehouse)2022 Sutphen Monarch1500/1000HS7293
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
#1 by thefiremang on September 6, 2023 - 9:38 PM
Mike C could’nt agree more on your post. Ive seen quite a few demos that become very problematic for FDs. The demos are definitely not well cared for. Example with Cicero when they bought the Tower Ladder from E-One. The tires were down on the threads. So E-One charged to replace the tires. Rear end was dragging, so Cicero had to pay for the alignment. Rig went thru 2 sets of rear springs in one year, then bucket hydraulics hoses had to all be replaced. all with a cost. Then all the little things after that, I seen how they beat the crap out of the demos when showing them off. So good luck
#2 by Mike C on September 6, 2023 - 5:25 PM
It’s not always the case, but it always seemed like the demos weren’t well cared for. I’ve done a lot of work on demos over the years and they were always way past their PM’s and had issues that nobody addressed. I know the manufacturers usually go through them before shipping them to their final home but I’m not a fan of demos. Of course, this is a time where you demos might be the only option since you can’t get trucks for years nowadays.
#3 by crabbymilton on September 5, 2023 - 7:51 AM
Nice SUTPHEN’s. Hey if you can get a better deal because they were demos, then by all means go ahead.
#4 by Josh on September 3, 2023 - 2:06 PM
Both of these engines were Sutphen demos that Legacy made minor modifications for them. Cicero is maintaining both E-One engines & the old Seagrave engine as reserves. This was a great addition to the fleet with their E-Ones being 10+ years old in front line service.
#5 by Michael m on September 2, 2023 - 10:44 PM
What happened to one of the E-ones did one of them fall apart?
#6 by Mike on September 2, 2023 - 5:10 PM
One was a demo that had some modifications to it. I was told it was an emergency purchase. They liked this one so much they bought a second with the same spec. The 1000 gallon tank was on the demo so they got the second one with a 1000 gallons to keep consistency. It’s just too bad they could make the tiller work. That would have been nice to see sutphen tiller in the area.
#7 by Localguy on September 2, 2023 - 11:07 AM
Don’t see many city depts going with 1000 gallon tanks. What’s the reason for this in Cicero??
#8 by Evan Davis on September 2, 2023 - 10:49 AM
Were these demos or did they spec them each differently. I see some minor differences between the two. Good looking rigs and congrats to Cicero!
#9 by Big Moe on September 2, 2023 - 9:33 AM
Cool looking rigs. Congrats to Ben Brown and Legacy Fire.
#10 by Michael m on September 1, 2023 - 8:51 PM
Sharp, no nonsense rigs! I am guessing the E-Ones will be reserved now? Another suburb that has replaced it
#11 by Harry on September 1, 2023 - 7:35 PM
I thought the tiller ran out of 2