I saw this 60's ALF Aero-Chief on the way to work this morning. Just wondering how other retired trucks have been used. (Other than parade pieces)
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One of our old engines spent a year washing off equipment in a gravel pit. When they couldn't get it to pump after sitting outside all winter, they sold it to a well drilling outfit that took the fire body off it and installed a well driller. Not sure if it's still being used as such.Opinions my own. Standard disclaimers apply.
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Originally posted by tree68 View PostWe've got one around here with a garbage compactor on the back.
Any pictures out there?Steve Dragon
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I don't know if I agree that it is sad. Better to be used than left to rot in some farm field or salvage yard.Crazy, but that's how it goes
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A couple years ago a company bought 3 of our old pumpers. Used them for washing bridges and under the overpasses.
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Not to nit pick, but being an apparatus buff......
Although that picture is a LaFrance, it is not an Aero-Chief. The aerial device is a Snorkel brand. An Aero-Chief's top section nested inside the bottom section, which was U-shaped, for a lower travel height. Also, the jacks are scissor type, wheras the ALF had swing-down type jacks. One other difference, the bucket leveling system on the Snorkel is a parallelogram/mechanical type, and the ALF was a slave cylinder set up.Last edited by Leroy140; 03-13-2011, 07:21 PM.Leroy140 Fairfield, CT Local 1426
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Originally posted by Leroy140 View PostNot to nit pick, but being an apparatus buff......
Although that picture is a LaFrance, it is not an Aero-Chief. The aerial device is a Snorkel brand. An Aero-Chief's top section nested inside the botton section, which was U-shaped, for a lower travel height. Also, the jacks are scissor type, wheras the ALF had swing-down type jacks. One other difference, the bucket leveling system on the Snorkel is a parallelogram/mechanical type, and the ALF was a slave cylinder set up.
Company near me had one like this and it said Aero-Chief on it. Sorry to miss the little nuances.Steve Dragon
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