Open Cab Apparatus

[TL2L31 8]

According to LFD171's photo website, the half doors were there pre-refurb.

Pre:

http://public.fotki.com/lfd171/westchester_county_fire/mamaroneck_village/engine42prerefurb.html

Post:

http://public.fotki.com/lfd171/westchester_county_fire/mamaroneck_village/engine42.html

From what I remember this rig wasnt delivered with doors. It has alot of work done over the years and I thought the half doors were an add on, I could be wrong

[rbuchjr 0]

I may be confusing what you mean but Rowayton in Norwalk, CT had a roof-less Mack CF just like the one Valley Stream used to run. As far as I know they purcahsed it new.

http://firenews.org/ct/RowaytonCTexE3.jpg

There is a link to a picture of Rowayton's old Engine 3, a '72 roof-less Mack CF it looks to me.

[mfc2257 464]

Do you mean Canopy cab, Mack only made 6 open cab CF's and none made it to Conn. unless they bought it used ?

I think there were more than six. See youtube clip below

[Anesti 329]

suffern's tiller open cab and tiller, a 1973/1991 seagrave, beign replaced with a seagrave 100 foot tiller in late 2010.

Edited January 11, 2010 by Anesti

[rbuchjr 0]

suffern's tiller open cab and tiller

Wouldn't that be considered a canopy cab as well?

[jcoppola 52]

My alma mater, Belltown FD in Stamford had a few pretty open cab rigs back in the day, some of which I went to some of my first fires on board. E41 was a 63 Mack C85 and old E43 was a 49 Mack.

[jcoppola 52]

A few more beauties from Norwalk:

[PCFD ENG58 1,085]

I remember the 100ft 700 series Amercain Lafrance tiller in the sta. on the post road up from Stu's ! Joe isn't the 49 L Mack sill there in Belltown ?

Edited January 11, 2010 by PCFD ENG58

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http://firenews.org/ct/RowaytonCTexE3.jpg

There is a link to a picture of Rowayton's old Engine 3, a '72 roof-less Mack CF it looks to me.

Yes your right ! Forgot about that one, I think they also had a C open cab like Springdale's and C canopy in the sta.

[IzzyEng4 427]

Wouldn't that be considered a canopy cab as well?

Yes it would.

I think there were more than six. See youtube clip below

I have the Mack Fire Trucks 1911-2005 book by Harvey Eckart. There was only 1 Mack R semi-open cab truck built and that is the one currently in service at the Vigilant Hose Co. 1 in Port Vue, PA. Its blue and you can't miss it.

As for the CF's it states there was "about a dozen" built. I know for certain Valley Stream and Rowayton, CT both purchased the semi open CF pumpers and Riverdale, Maryland had the only semi open cab CF / Maxim 100' aerial ladder. In the book, one went to Cumberland, MD, Pomona, CA and Connellsviile PA, which was later sold to Dunbar, PA (this rig was white with a think lime-green stripe down the side). The video posted has all of the rigs in it if I am not mistaken.

[jcoppola 52]

I remember the 100ft 700 series Amercain Lafrance tiller in the sta. on the post road up from Stu's ! Joe isn't the 49 L Mack sill there in Belltown ?

Yes it is, they use it for musters and other special events. Its a really beautiful truck, it needs some attention though to make it look better. I think it still runs great though.

[mfc2257 464]

You can think all you want but the definitions have been the same for decades...

Open - No doors no roof

Semi Open - No roof with doors

Canopy - Enclosed chauffer & officer and partially covered jumpseat

Enclosed - Everyone's inside.

Edited January 11, 2010 by mfc2257