Tower Ladders vs Rear Mount straight ladders

[JohnnyGage]

Why would the tightness of the street make a difference with two sections of a ladder company?
If one makes it out of quarters, the second one would also, correct?

Ken refer to post 28.

 

[captaindewey50267021@gm]

I had always heard that when the FDNY ordered new pumpers in the 1960s if the new pumper had NO POWER STEERING the FDNY got a free Partner Saw with each new pumper. I wonder how many extra parked cars were scraped due to no power steering in those Engine Companies.
Knowing the FDNY of the era this indeed may be true. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

 

[Lt. Q]

I had always heard that when the FDNY ordered new pumpers in the 1960s if the new pumper had NO POWER STEERING the FDNY got a free Partner Saw with each new pumper. I wonder how many extra parked cars were scraped due to no power steering in those Engine Companies.
Knowing the FDNY of the era this indeed may be true. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

I don’t know if that’s true or not, but I drove one of those rigs, while I never hit any cars but I did end up with Pop Eye arms

 

[nfd2004]

"Lt. Q" - is this that Popeye guy with those "Popeye Arms" you are talking about?