[AT] Some ads from the 1.22 Lancaster Farming

[Steve W.]

> Farmall 43.MWF redone $3,400, SM.N.F.P.S. 47.N.P. Fenders $2,100 or
> trade for one med. size skid loader. Leb. Co. (717) 273-8072. [I have
no
> idea what is being offered for sale]

1943 Farmall M Wide Front, Redone $3,400.00
1947 Super M Narrow Front (Tricycle) With Power Steering, New Paint,
Fenders, $2,100 or trade for med. skid loader.

> 100 aerial ladder, diesel truck, outrigger, winch, hydraulic
operated,
> air brakes, side compartments, good for painting, barns, silos, roofs,
> $8000. Blair Co. 814-696-3377. [100'. I would NOT go up a ladder like
that!]

Sounds like an EX fire ladder. Depending on why it was taken out of
service and how long ago would be the big questions.
100 foot is nothing. Ask a NYC Fireman about the ladder test they do as
part of qualification as a fireman.
The test the last I knew was for a ladder team (6 man team) to pull a
75' Bangor ladder off the rig, carry it inside, erect it Vertically,
stabilize it with 5 people and then one at a time to climb to the top,
go over and back down the other side in full gear.  Want to try? Our
department has a 75' foot ladder, Bring your own team and eat your
Wheaties before trying to erect that monster....
Personally I would rather go up on a 100 foot ladder than in a truck
like Ilion NYs 102' Platform. At least with the ladder you have a way
down if the pumps failed.
http://cnyfiretrucks.com/ij/ilion.html  Truck 403


Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown, New York

Pacifism - The theory that if they'd fed
Jeffrey Dahmer enough human flesh,
he'd have become a vegan.

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> Some of the more interesting ads from the (free to subscribers)
Mailbox
> Markets section of the weekly Lancaster (PA) Farming newspaper for
> 1/22/2005. For the full listing, go to <www.lancasterfarming.com>. [my
> comments, if any, are in brackets]
>