lafd55
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They had Q grilles on their '80s Seagrave RMs but still had electrical sirens.CHIEFOPS said:I don't believe FDNY or any NYC agency ever ran Qs, probably due to cost and the lack of need of a dressed siren. My memory is the 28 was the prominent if only mechanical siren outside of the P660 for the NYPD from 1963? to 1972.
Well not every company decides to install a Q or another variant of a mechanical siren. And it's not like they can go to the shops and have them installed.Tristar said:Here's a link to a great site with photos of current and older FDNY equipment. I started looking for photos of a truck with a Q, and the first I found was 1996 Engine 8...I'm sure there are others, although it seems not lots of them.
rettoded said:Courtesy of B&M sirens:
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Courtsey of Peter Stehlik and Wikipedia:
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And some related video I think you will enjoy:
RyanZ71 said:Whatever it is it is music to my ears
Tristar said:I'm no expert when it comes to identifying siren models by sound, but the siren on Rescue 1 didn't sound like a Super-Chief to me, either. With that said, my opinion is based on the Super-Chief sirens I hear on Emergency. So, my comparison is flawed for two reasons: The fact that the siren sounds on Emergency were dubbed in post-production, and the fact that the sirens we allegedly heard on Emergency are from the early 1970s, and the one on FDNY Rescue 1 is no more than a couple of years old...maybe the characteristics of the Super-Chief model have changed over time.
Skip Goulet said:Well, the sound of the Super Chief hasn't changed since they started building them in 1954. The only things that have changed in B&M sirens over the years are things like the differences in coaster clutches and the types/makes of the motors. But that deep-throated roar of a Super Chief is unmistakeable.
Since the posted pictures of the Rescue aren't close up, I'd bet that that's an Eagle on that truck and not a Super Chief. Just from the distance, the siren looks like a Super Chief, whose front end is open. The Eagle resembles the S.C. but has a screen-type grille over the front with an Eagle emblem attached. Unless that truck has more than one siren, that sure isn't a Super Chief we're hearing.
Tristar said:I would agree with you, except if you look at the links rettoded posted above, you can see that the siren doesn't have the screen in front of it, and it does have the center cone. In addition, the B&M website has a photo of Rescue 1 (one of the other links), showing the Super-Chief mounted on the bumper.
In addition, go to the B&M site http://www.siro-driftsirens.com/downloads.html ...there are sound files of their sirens. They do not sound like the old ones on Emergency or Adam 12...they're much higher pitched. Maybe a call to B&M would get us the answer.
lafd55 said:
August Arborists said:Kinda gives a whole new meaning to the term "Ladder truck".
That wrecker behind it is bad azz though.
Torpedo said:Found this on line.
SomeBloke said:
DefianceEngineCompany said:heres some uglys.
DefianceEngineCompany said:heres some uglys.
DefianceEngineCompany said:heres some uglys.
Firefly Berlin said:I'd absolutely love to have that KME?/ Metz aerial in my Station.
Skip Goulet said:I love that rescue, despite the unusual look. But you could almost go camping on that huge bumper. I notice a CP100 type speaker just to the right of the Q. I wonder what electronic siren it has.
lotsofbars said:Looks more like a Luverne to me but I could be wrong.
tsquale said:How about this miserable set-up, courtesy of Woodbury, MN...
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Tristar said:I don't care for this design either...although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, this is ugly! I think it's a case of a marketing gimmick...it isn't much larger than a standard type 2, so why not make it wider (a standard type 3)? Can this thing even have the box remounted on a new chassis when needed?
tsquale said:How about this miserable set-up, courtesy of Woodbury, MN...
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rettoded said:
Engine company for the earlier shown Nash Metro ladder?
Reliant Robin Fire Engine
BBC video of this apparatus and it's creator.
Wailer said:It would look better with a Twin Sonic in place of the dual CP25s. The strobe lights on the roof could go too.