Fdny rear amber beacons

[Dingo]

Does anyone know what the brand was of the little amber beacons on the outer rears of the trucks Hose bed On the Mack cf trucks , usually there would be a 184 beacon in the middle , looks like Dietz or Signal stat? We’re they halogen or strobe? Thanks.

 

[dmathieu]

Pics?

 

[Dingo]

I’ll try to send a pic, my phone is old

 

[Dingo]

 

[Dingo]

 

[dmathieu]

Dietz Model 200, and Mosel 220 "BeeHive" lights.

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[Dingo]

Thank you kindly

 

[dmathieu]

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[Dingo]

I’m not on Facebook, someday I’ll join the rest of the world lol

 

[894]

I scored a pair of Federal's BR2S's off a FDNY truck that was shipped over here to Seagrave for restoration and never made it... Simply BR2S's in amber, that was all...

 

[dmathieu]

I have a friend who says these "BeeHive" and "JellyJar" lights are like jewels on a vehicle.

 

[Billy Goldfeder]

Does anyone know what the brand was of the little amber beacons on the outer rears of the trucks Hose bed On the Mack cf trucks , usually there would be a 184 beacon in the middle , looks like Dietz or Signal stat? We’re they halogen or strobe? Thanks.

They may have been McDermott amber beacons with incandescent flashing bulbs:

Vehicle Lights by McDermott

 

[Pete L.]

The light above the back step (middle) looks like an Arrow beacon.

 

[Dingo]

I was wondering about that beacon too, maybe unity?

 

[cmb56]

The amber revolving light is a Unity RV-25.

Michael

 

[Maxim2Eng]

I concur with Michael @cmb56...bulb holders are the giveaway.

 

[Crownfire]

It’s important to remember that FDNY bought hundreds of Mack CFs over the years, in multiple batches, with differing specifications. So the beacons and flashers on a 1970 CF surely were different than those on a 1980 CF. Add to that any modifications, either at the shop or station level, and your question becomes more difficult to answer.

 

[dmathieu]

To answer the original question, the "BeeHives" pictured are as I said above.

 

[Southern5]

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