The Last Wood Aerial
On February 28, 1930, the Seattle Fire Department
took delivery of this Mack 85-foot tillered
aerial ladder truck, at
a cost of $16,500. Its most unique feature for its day, was
the mechanically
raised heavy wood bed ladder through a power
take-off from the truck's engine. Up until this time
Seattle
Fire Department aerial ladder trucks either had a spring-raised bed
ladder or were completely
hand-operated. The turntable and fly
ladder extension still remained hand-operated. Although the
fly ladder section has been condemned for climbing for many years,
the hoisting mechanism operates
perfectly to this day.
In 1937, its original 60 horsepower Mack engine
was replaced with a new model 177 Hall-Scott
engine, developing 215
horsepower, and an SFD shop-built cab was installed.
Historical Photos
App 117 (Truck 2) 1930
App 117 (reserve) 1962
~ Apparatus 117 Company Assignments
~
1930-1931, Nov. 3
Truck 2 - 615 Columbia St (Station 1)
Nov. 3, 1931-1954, May 18
Truck 4 / Ladder 4 - 2334-4th Ave (Station 2)
May 18, 1954-1969, Dec. 22 Reserve/Museum
Dec. 22, 1969
Sold
~ The Stations ~
SFD Fire Station #1 (1890-1937)
App 117 (Truck 2) 1930-1931
SFD Fire Station #2 (1921-present)
App 117 (Truck 4 / Ladder 4) 1931-1954
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