New engine for the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD

The new Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Engine 52 will be going into service in November (1,500-GPM pump and a 750-gallon water tank)

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#1 by rj on November 5, 2025 - 8:11 AM

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If a little giant little ladder makes its way onto a fire apparatus it should only be used on non-emergency service calls i.e. changing old peoples smoke detector batteries but never on the fireground. They have less than a half of the 750 lb weight rating of a fire service ground ladder and the “elbow” joint” makes them a huge liability when used as a straight ladder. Fire service ladder manufacturers make many “jack-knife” or “combination” type ladders that can be used as an A-frame or straight ladder.They have a 750 lb rating, a very short stowed length and would even fit in a HME RAT. We carried a combination A-frame/extension ladder it was a great length for the upper level windows of split levels and raised ranches and handy as a 7′ A-Frame.
#2 by harry on November 4, 2025 - 8:38 PM

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ec darroll

well yes there is some plastic parts but that is a very solid ladder for a couple hundred many fire depts already use it chicago fd in fact has them on the crash rigs at ord and maybe midway if it can work for a big city it can work in a little dept like lincolnshire
#3 by E. C. Darroll on November 4, 2025 - 7:32 AM

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Yep, you are absolutely right Hairy. A Little Giant Ladder (and all of its plastic parts!) is absolutely a replacement for a 35 foot ladder…or a 28 footer…or heck it’ll even do the job of a 16 foot roof ladder! You’re spot on. It’ll save a lot of compartment space on truck company builds, too!
#4 by Rj on November 4, 2025 - 6:25 AM

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Harry does little giant make a pompier ladder maybe they could use that too
#5 by harry on November 3, 2025 - 8:38 PM

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they could have just bought a little giant ladder one of the best ladders out there very heavy and a lot of fd use them already
#6 by Mike on November 3, 2025 - 9:45 AM

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Michael that’s exactly what they were thinking. There are some tight areas in their fire district and the RAT was an idea. The only issues I heard was you couldn’t keep regular sized ladders and it lost the front compartment. It did what it was supposed to do.
#7 by michael m on November 3, 2025 - 9:12 AM

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I wonder what the thinking behind purchasing the HME RAT was. Were they expecting to have to go into narrow driveways? 70K miles for a 10-year-old engine is not bad. I did see the 2012 Engine and the 2003 Squad for sale. Both rigs look like they were well cared for. I agree they tried to copy an FDNY cab.
#8 by harry on November 2, 2025 - 5:19 PM

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rj
they were suppose to sell it its a shame because i have never seen an f 150 be longer than a full size fire engine but last i saw a picture on fb on one of those fire truck broker sites it had almost 70 000 miles for a 10 year old engine
#9 by Rj on November 1, 2025 - 8:40 PM

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Wouldn’t be surprised if they sold the HME RAT. Weird purchase didn’t work out at all.
#10 by Colton Latham on November 1, 2025 - 8:13 PM

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Micheal M, I have seen listings for their old squad, small HME engine, and Arrow XT engine that this is replacing on the new fire apparatus website “Garage”. I want to say I recall seeing one of the dashes for sale too but I can’t say for certain.
#11 by Michael m on November 1, 2025 - 7:44 PM

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Which rig are they going to sell? I am guessing they will keep their memorial engine. Will they sell the Arrow XT? Do they still have both old Pierce Dashes?
#12 by Rj on November 1, 2025 - 12:16 PM

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Looks like they tried to copy an fdny engine cab with the corner mirror, bumper markers, lightbars and decals. I dunno about this one…
#13 by harry on October 31, 2025 - 6:39 PM

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who does there decals for lincolnshire