snorkels vs tower ladders

Georgred,
By stating that the turntable was 5% off, do you mean off the center line, front to back? If so, that explains why the rig appeared to crab walk when seen from behind. It looked like the back end I was trying to curl forward to the front just like a crab. So it wasn't a bent frame as I thought. Same effect All the same. After all these years I find I was not crazy.
Remember Chief Gleason? Ever frequent Gus Kuhn's Up on Tunxiis Hill Road In Fairfield? We should speakto off line.
 
The turntable wasnt aligned correct. After you made a turn only then would you see the
a** end come around. It reminded me of driving a tiller truck and looking in the mirror
for the tillerman to make the turn. Your eyes must of been perfect to spot that. We also had the
shop mount two shock absorbers between the bucket and rear of the truck. We would go down
the street and the bucket would bounce up and down. Years ago i had lunch at that hotdog stand.
Havent been there in years. Moved upstate after i retired, Now i have to listen to air raid sirens
when a fire comes in. lol. Chief gleason was about four feet tall and smoked a big cigar. lol
 
Vollie,  Vollie,  Vollie . . .  you oughta know that, Willie!  Take a a 2 Big Mac penalty!  ;D
 
Atlas said:
That is a very simple question to answer - FDNY Ladder 14 is located at the foot of the Tri-Boro Bridge where the cover Upper Manhattan, the entire Bronx, &  North Queens. Ladder 119 is right off the BQE & the lower East River Bridges.  It would be hard to pick two better locations.
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  Especially with the workload TL14 used to get back then where they responded into many of the major jobs in Harlem and the South Bronx.
 
  I got to witness firefighters having to using the Aerialscope escape ladder back in the winter of 1967. TL14 had been working at a 3rd alarmer in an ice storm directly across the street from E83/L29 firehouse when the boom got stuck. It stayed up for hours (call a doctor  ;D) until the shops mechanics were able to bring it down manually.
 
Only Chicago with 6 bays. A good video, it shows the short wheelbase of the 55' snorkel unit. Best part of the video, on E-42's run three hot chicks getting into the cab!
 
grumpy grizzly said:
Only Chicago with 6 bays. A good video, it shows the short wheelbase of the 55' snorkel unit. Best part of the video, on E-42's run three hot chicks getting into the cab!
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Hey now! At the 05:17 mark! ;D
 
3511 said:
Hey Griz,

Is this what you were saying about CFD having snorkels with the squads?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY-M6K94pi8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Do they respond on all runs or just special calls?

Big house for Engine 42, 6 bays. Never been to that one. How many like that in Chitown?
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It's right inside the Loop. Not too far from the Hard Rock. I don't think there are any others like that. Engine 42, Truck 3, Squad 1, Command Van 2-7-1, and I think a Deputy Chief.
I tried to get a picture of Philly Truck 2, but the guys refused to take it out of the house.
 
Sorry for the delay in answering. The 3 Squads have their own response district, Squad 5 is almost half the city in the southern part. Sq 1 does go south until maybe 39th street. Sq 2 is N of North Ave until city limits, 1600N and 7600N. E/W response, well the lake is always East, West could be 7200/ or 8400W. Respond on all smoke showing calls, a 2 peice unit, yes the snorkel goes no matter what the call is. Squads are also a special call unit, Haz-Mat back up, MVA entrapment, and everything else. Need a 4th Squad, 5 has a huge area. But the mayor wants to cut companies/manpower!!!!!
 
I like the Brontos. I was out on a photo shoot a couple of years ago out in CT. A gentleman that was with us kept asking me why FDNY didn't have a Bronto. For every reason I gave where I thought the city didn't need one, he had a counter point. Turns out he was like an assistant VP for E-One, who had the Bronto contract at the time.
Thought I had one on my photobucket..
 
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