[AT] Some ads from the 1.22 Lancaster Farming

[Steve W.]

Ilion names their rigs based on NY guidelines.  Trucks lack pumps or
water storage. They can have plumbed lines though. Engines are Pump rigs
with minimal (under 1000 gallons) of water on board. Tankers are rigs
carrying 1000 gallons and up (one outfit in the next county has an ex
fuel tanker converted to haul water). Cars are usually Chief vehicles OR
rapid response for medics. There are about 5 others as well.

Yep that retired truck 1 is LOTS of fun in a breeze. That is a 100'
bucket with a 4" waterline on it. It couldn't be moved when the
waterline was filled, since that was real close to overload. I have been
in it twice. The retired Engine 2 has been resurrected as our Engine
156. Their new chief decided they were all antiques that had too many
lights.

http://cnyfiretrucks.com/uv/vh.html
These are the toys I get to play with. There are two missing though.
Engine 159 and Rescue 507. 159 is a true classic, 1959 Ford Chassis with
a Hale pump on it. That thing is a beast. We have to run it at idle to
pass the pump test, any faster and it runs to high to test at rating.
Rescue 507 is a 1975 Chevy van that we use to haul gear. Rescue 526 is
an ex Ilion ambulance that was replaced with their 626. Nothing wrong
with it but they decided they had lots of spare money. So they sold us
some rigs.

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown, New York

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> I didn't say that it is a bad thing, just that I wouldn't climb it - I
> have enough problem going up my 20' ladder. :-(
>
> Speaking of which, Ilion's retired No. 1 platform lift (Mr. Shaky?)
> doesn't look like it would be much fun to go up in either, especially
on
> a windy day. (Ilion seems to have called half of their fleet "No. 1",
> how do they tell them apart?) Our local volunteer company bought a
used
> 75' lift from the City of Racine, and that is about double the height
> needed for anything around here (but they have it for backup of other
> companies in the area where there are taller buildings).
>
>
> Mike
>
> Steve W. wrote:
>   >>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.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:56 AM
> > Subject: [AT] Some ads from the 1.22 Lancaster Farming
> >
> >
> >
> >>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]
> >>
> >
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