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L 147 · May 8, 2011

1920's ALF tiller

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L 147 · May 8, 2011

1947 WLF with a 1938 FWD trailer

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L 147 · May 8, 2011

H & L 147's 1956 ALF with plywood roof assigned to H & L 18 new.

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L 147 · May 8, 2011

1941 Seagrave Tiller

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guitarman314 · May 9, 2011

Those '53 and '56 ALF tillers were true workhorses! L17 & L28 had their '53's for 15 years, from 1953 to 1968 which were the toughest of the early "War Years".

L 147 · May 18, 2011

Chief this is 147 pulling up to quarters on Cortelyou Rd the Engine is behind them. The Queen Ann in the background is still there so is the building across from qtrs. 1927 Seagrave there 3rd rig.

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L 147 · May 21, 2011

H & L 114 1960 ALF

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L 147 · May 21, 2011

John here is one of 248's rigs you didn't ride on. Coming out of qtrs on Church Ave

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johnd248 · May 21, 2011

Thanks for the picture of E 248. I worked in that house for 8 years until they moved to Snyder Avenue in 1972. The back room where we ate and watched TV used to be the stalls for the horses.

nfd2004 · May 22, 2011

The pictures are Great H & L. And John remembers when he have house watch, AND stall detail in his day. (my good friend John....really a Great Guy)

L 147 · May 22, 2011

132 coming out of 120's qtrs

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BFD389 · May 20, 2012

fdce54 · May 21, 2012

H & L 147 said:
H & L 114 1960 ALF

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/28/hl1141960alf.jpg/

Does anybody know how many of these 1960 ALF's were purchased by FDNY and how long they stayed in service. I don't recall ever seeing one in service in the Bronx as first line or as a spare.

guitarman314 · May 21, 2012

There were 13 that were originally assigned to: 1, 2, 3, 4, 23, 25, 26, 29 (Bx), 45, 102, 110, 114 & 131. They were in first line service into the 70's when they were replaced by rearmounts or tower ladders. These Bronx ladder co's. had these reassigned to them in the early 70's: L32 (ex-L102), L38 (ex-L1, L8, L125) after a '69 ALF, L50 (ex-L23).

There were also 7 similar 1962 models originally assigned to: ladders: 7, 12, 22, 31, 41, 127(destroyed in Jamaica gas explosion on 1/13/67) & 129. L31's was reassigned in 1969 to L151 and L41's had theirs into the 70's.

fdce54 · May 21, 2012

guitarman314 said:
There were 13 that were originally assigned to: 1, 2, 3, 4, 23, 25, 26, 29 (Bx), 45, 102, 110, 114 & 131. They were in first line service into the 70's when they were replaced by rearmounts or tower ladders. These Bronx ladder co's. had these reassigned to them in the early 70's: L32 (ex-L102), L38 (ex-L1, L8, L125) after a '69 ALF, L50 (ex-L23). There were also 7 similar 1962 models originally assigned to: ladders: 7, 12, 22, 31, 41, 127(destroyed in Jamaica gas explosion on 1/13/67) & 129. L31's was reassigned in 1969 to L151 and L41's had theirs into the 70's.

Thanks Gman. I remember L41 having an ALF tiller before their tower ladder but I thought it was a 68 or 69.

guitarman314 · May 22, 2012

fdce54 said:
guitarman314 said:

There were 13 that were originally assigned to: 1, 2, 3, 4, 23, 25, 26, 29 (Bx), 45, 102, 110, 114 & 131. They were in first line service into the 70's when they were replaced by rearmounts or tower ladders. These Bronx ladder co's. had these reassigned to them in the early 70's: L32 (ex-L102), L38 (ex-L1, L8, L125) after a '69 ALF, L50 (ex-L23). There were also 7 similar 1962 models originally assigned to: ladders: 7, 12, 22, 31, 41, 127(destroyed in Jamaica gas explosion on 1/13/67) & 129. L31's was reassigned in 1969 to L151 and L41's had theirs into the 70's.

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Thanks Gman. I remember L41 having an ALF tiller before their tower ladder but I thought it was a 68 or 69.

L41 had their '62 ALF from 1962 to 1973 when it was replaced with a 1973 Mack CF Tower Ladder. Ladder 29's 1960 ALF was replaced with a 1971 Seagrave rearmount followed by a 1974 Mack Tower Ladder.

fdny1075k · May 23, 2012

H & L 147 said:
Gov Island Super Truck with WTC in background.

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What's the story on the "Super Truck" at Gov.'s Island?

guitarman314 · May 23, 2012

It was sold a few years ago on Ebay (no kidding).

fdny1075k · May 23, 2012

guitarman314 said:
It was sold a few years ago on Ebay (no kidding).

Really. How was it staffed? Was it part of the FDNY?

guitarman314 · May 23, 2012

fdny1075k said:
guitarman314 said:

It was sold a few years ago on Ebay (no kidding).

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Really. How was it staffed? Was it part of the FDNY?

No, it was the Coast Guard's last new rig, purchased shortly before the base was shutdown