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There is the thread going around with the new Tillers that companies are getting converting over from a rear-mount. This got me curious what was the last company to switch from a rear-mount to a tower ladder? And when?
 
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Might be 21 Truck in 1984. Or 50 Truck went from a RM to a 95ft TL years later.
 

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Didn’t they swap with 29 truck
Yes, TL 29's rig when to Lad 50 & their RM when to Lad 29. Reason - FDNY needed a Lad co without a tower ladder because of the weight of the rig that could cross the bridge leading to Manhattan State Hospital located under the Tri-bro Bridge on Wards Is. The 1st & 2nd due ladders 29 & 14) were both tower ladders at the time.
 
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Ladder 21 was given a Tower Ladder after the 10th Alarm, Box 798, fire that destroyed the old quarters of Rescue 1, in the Mid 1980s. (Photo # 1 below) I was a Lieutenant then Tower Ladder 21 from 1987 till my promotion to Captain in 1991. During those years and after, TL-21 was used a lot for Tower Ladder operations in Midtown. (Photo #2) shows TL-21 operating at my last big fire in Midtown, a 4th Alarm, as Captain of Engine 26, prior to my Retirment. The Lieutenant in TL-21s basket right side of basket is my friend Lt. Mike Fodor TL-21. Sadly, Mike and other members of both E-34 & TL-21 were killed on 9/11/01 at the World Trade Center. Rest in Peace my friends. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired FDNY 10th Alarm Box 7981-23-85 Bldg. Piano Factory 90 X 125.jpgscan0001.jpgscan0001.jpg
 
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Here's a few more Towers....

TL 172. 95'
TL. 18. 75 '
TL. 12. 95'
TL. 53. 75'
TL. 152. 95'
TL. 001. 75'
TL. 009. 95"
TL. 170. 75'
TL. 119. 95'
 
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