Code 3 release Diamond Plate FDNY 100'

grumpy grizzly · Oct 11, 2008

Went to the Code 3 Open House in Brookfield Illinois last week. Of interest was a proposal for a Diamond Plate ALF 100' aerial lettered for FDNY. There were several pixs of rigs that ran with this type of apparatus, one was Ladder 147. This is just a proposal but it looks promising.

firebuffkevin · May 21, 2009

Do they have any plans to do a diamond plate tower ladder?

grumpy grizzly · May 23, 2009

2 years ago at a Code 3 open house there was a wooden mock-up of a tower ladder so there was a plan for one. But the earthquake that hit China was centered where a lot of code 3 manufacturing occurred. At this years (last year) open house they had the prototype for an ALF tiller. No more news on the TL

firebuffkevin · May 23, 2009

Thanks for the update.

efd274 · Jun 5, 2009

The local code 3 dealer said plans for a 1960 vintage ALF aerial ladder are underway - similar to L103 on Sheffield Avenue in Brooklyn -perhaps will be released by the end of 2009 - Code 3 is still pretty slow so who knows!

firebuffkevin · Jun 5, 2009

We should lobby to have it lettered for L129, sister company to diamond plate E273.

efd274 · Jun 6, 2009

Worst case scenario kitbash the model as 129! They will probably say they have the RM 129 even though it is the smaller scale.

grumpy grizzly · Jun 19, 2009

OK guys here goes. Work is continuing on a ALF Series 900 tiler. It will be lettered for Ladder 103. Several teams from China and USA are working on this. They are using several old photos and a blue-print. This appears to be a work in progress but I think it will be a completed project, maybe near Xmas!NJoy

efd274 · Jun 19, 2009

This is a closed cab - the old L129 (see previous posts) I remember was an open cab (circa early 1950's) - Heard through the grapevine from a local dealer that they plan to retail it for $89 - anybody here anything else. Done right this model should sell very well. At least Code 3 maybe finally getting it - that FDNY is their most popular line.

guitarman314 · Jun 20, 2009

efd274 said:
This is a closed cab - the old L129 (see previous posts) I remember was an open cab (circa early 1950's) -

The model Code 3 is releasing is of a 1968-69 ALF 900 Series closed canopy cab 100 ft. tiller. L129 had a 1953 ALF 700 Series 85 ft. open cab rig from '53 to '62 and then received a 1962 ALF 900 Series open cab 100 ft. model which they ran with until the early 70's. BTW, L129's old '53 ALF rig was reassigned to L44 in 1962 replacing a 1940 Ahrens-Fox 85 ft. wood stick and later on it went to L127 after their '62 ALF was destroyed in the 1967 South Jamaica gas explosion.

grumpy grizzly · Jun 20, 2009

Wheels of the Bravest has a photo of this rig on page 160

efd274 · Jun 20, 2009

Thanks for the history G'man of L129 - that was my favorite ladder company as a kid and my good friend was a Lt. there in the 80's and 90's. Grumpy thanks for the headsup on Wheels of the Bravest.

grumpy grizzly · Jun 21, 2009

I may have made a mistake concerning this product. When I saw the "prototype" 2 years ago it was a large scale mock-up. Yesterday I was at a CFD muster and talking to the local code 3 retailer he was under the impression it was a regular code 3 1/64 release! Also Volume 4 of the History of Chicago Firehouses became available yesterday

firebuffkevin · Jul 11, 2009

efd274 said:
This is a closed cab - the old L129 (see previous posts) I remember was an open cab (circa early 1950's) - Heard through the grapevine from a local dealer that they plan to retail it for $89 - anybody here anything else. Done right this model should sell very well. At least Code 3 maybe finally getting it - that FDNY is their most popular line.

Found a picture of an FDNY 1953 ALF ladder like L129 had:

http://www.harlemhilton.com/L28%20apparatus.htm

efd274 · Jul 11, 2009

That's it - also one in WOB - p130 - L15

firebuffkevin · Aug 16, 2009

grumpy grizzly said:
I may have made a mistake concerning this product. When I saw the "prototype" 2 years ago it was a large scale mock-up. Yesterday I was at a CFD muster and talking to the local code 3 retailer he was under the impression it was a regular code 3 1/64 release! Also Volume 4 of the History of Chicago Firehouses became available yesterday

Yes, just spoke to one of the last four dealers today. It will not be a Diamond Plate, it will be 1/64.