My town's department still has a front-line Maxim 100' rear-mount aerial from '79. She's set to be retired next year and replaced with a Sutphen Quint. There aren't many original Maxim's left.
MAXIM was one of the TOP BUILDERS!!! Along with AHRENSFOX, HAHN,I could go on & on. These were truly the claasic,s.When I was akid you cuold tell the make & model form a 1/2 mile away!!
L5s new Smeal tiller is at the dealer...this rig should be a spare in a few weeks. Its the last full Maxim tiller in service in the city. The other two, L2 and a spare are both refurbs with tractors from Spartan and EONE. It will leave only two Maxims, in frontline service, both of which are pumpers. Three more...two S models and one F model, as spares.
this is providence street worcester mass i can walk there from my house and be there in like 3-5 minutes thats how close it is but they dont keep the engines at this one anymore the moved it to sutton
Well, I hope there isn't a serious breach in the locality'r fire protection now! And I hope the local historic society has sprung into action to protect the building from decay and find a new usage!
ive gone to lunch in full turn-out gear. mostly cause it was snowing and i was cold as hell. even funnier was we got tapped just as we paid. i have did eat my big mac :[
That's too bad they closed this station just because it was old. I think they're are better reasons to build a new station than just to keep up with the Jone's....Hopefully the local towns Historic Society and or a concerned citizen will make sure the building is preserved by turning it into something the neighborhood can use!!
Hook and Ladder designation has nothing to do with being a tiller truck...H&L is an old designation for when Ladders first came about they carried hooks and ladders...
Holy shit its a Maxim tiller with an open tiller seat. I think I just filled the cup. Beautiful rig, anyone know where it is currently, my friend collects trucks.
this video takes on new meaning if they are truely gonna close the Rock, its a stupid decision that i think might get overturned because the neighbohood is PISSED and for good reason, fires all the time up there, my neighbor works on Ladder 5 and im on an adjacent town and those two companies dont spend a lot of time in house
I heard that rumor too...i mean it would suck but it might have to be done so ladder 5 can get a new rig and then the rescue is going back to downtown, so that leaves the big firehouse with only engine 15
yo when waz this made. because i can name like, five fire safety violations that the tiller broke by just looking at it. this has to be like, late 80's early 90's. i dont think they even make that kinda ladder truck anymore
The video was made in the last 6 months or so because Engine 1 was disbanded in 2007 and their rig was reassigned to Engine 12. The tiller was delivered brand new in 1989....it has manually operated outriggers too!
That would be a correct assumption as well that they don't make em like that anymore, because Maxim isn't in the business anymore.
I guarantee that that they have more problems with their newest apparatus than they do with that old Maxim beast. They dont make em like they used to.
Yes it is...E22 (former E12) and E27 (former E7, before that E4 and E14) are both S models and currently spares. Those 3 S models were delivered in 1989 and I believe the last ones before that were 1971.
As far as fire load goes they are very busy. There have been 8 serious fires (all hands or multiples) in the past week and I think L5 has made an appearance at every one. The city in general has been quite busy lately. I would estimate around 40 serious fires in the past 3 months or so. I will post L5s 2007 runs when I get them.
Ladders in Worcester are generally fairly slow compared to other cities because they do not respond to car fires, dumpster fires, single family automatic alarms or auto accidents unless filling in or extrication. Id call L5s yearly responses in the low 1000s (in years past only around 700). The run assignments changed a few years ago and they cover a lot more area now.
I think thats a Federal model 28 siren. The rig was delivered in 1989 with an only an electronic siren. Sometime in the past year or so a Lt. assigned to L5 had the mechanical siren and LED warning lights installed. They are 2nd on the list of Ladder Cos to get a new rig behind Ladder 2, which runs a refurbished 1974 Maxim 100' tiller with a 1991 Spartan tractor.
ladder 5s an 89' maxim and engine 12 is a 99 kme...they also used to have a maxim until october of this year when engine 1 was disbanded and they recieved their rig...ladder 5s busy and sees a lot of fire duty because their in the middle of the city
how old is the ladder truck? Open cab on the ladder.Poor guy in the back of tiller.It must suck when it's cold or raining and snowing.
wannabenj 5 months ago
@wannabenj 1989 tractor & tiller. Now a reserve. You just can't kill a Maxim.
FerntheFDexplorer 4 months ago
My town's department still has a front-line Maxim 100' rear-mount aerial from '79. She's set to be retired next year and replaced with a Sutphen Quint. There aren't many original Maxim's left.
mamarine81 6 months ago
MAXIM was one of the TOP BUILDERS!!! Along with AHRENSFOX, HAHN,I could go on & on. These were truly the claasic,s.When I was akid you cuold tell the make & model form a 1/2 mile away!!
ahrensfoxhp 7 months ago
L5s new Smeal tiller is at the dealer...this rig should be a spare in a few weeks. Its the last full Maxim tiller in service in the city. The other two, L2 and a spare are both refurbs with tractors from Spartan and EONE. It will leave only two Maxims, in frontline service, both of which are pumpers. Three more...two S models and one F model, as spares.
jeepcj852003 7 months ago
Sweet love the ladder
ayeeyeoooo 11 months ago
i am sorry bu tthe only good part of that ladder is the Q and even the look of the ladder takes a lot away from the nice Q
25Yankeesfan 11 months ago
@25Yankeesfan it's not even a q...
goodwill2ndin 10 months ago
@Thunderbolt505 2 in the grille, that thing on top that looks like one, it an older model Opticom.
rykember11 1 year ago
yeas, this ladder is still front line (as old as it is), and i believe UMass EMS now uses this station
mistermonkeyman32 1 year ago
yes EMS now uses the building and Ladder 5 is getting a new truck soon they just ordered a Smeal tiller
dudleyFF1018 1 year ago
Those bays are a really tight fit. Hope they are drive through and they dont have to back into them.
markgloverville 1 year ago
was that recently taken? I hope that ladder truck wasn't first responder.
wannabenj 1 year ago
this is providence street worcester mass i can walk there from my house and be there in like 3-5 minutes thats how close it is but they dont keep the engines at this one anymore the moved it to sutton
monkeyboi71121 1 year ago
MAXIM!?
51ENGINE51 2 years ago 2
@51ENGINE51
sure as hell looks like one
Tr2u1ck 1 year ago
Well, I hope there isn't a serious breach in the locality'r fire protection now! And I hope the local historic society has sprung into action to protect the building from decay and find a new usage!
narutofightindreamer 2 years ago
Nice ladder truck! thats a classic!
RCcustomPD 2 years ago
ive gone to lunch in full turn-out gear. mostly cause it was snowing and i was cold as hell. even funnier was we got tapped just as we paid. i have did eat my big mac :[
thecatyoukai 2 years ago
what kind of ladder is that
edgelyfire10 2 years ago
Thats an old ladder!
EngulfedSix 2 years ago 2
Wow!! Dont see many of those nowadays! Thats an awesome capture!
treythamanfromptown 2 years ago 3
wow truck used to have a rear mout like that truck with 3 person 2dr cab
fireheadquarters 2 years ago
awsome ladder
52Fire 2 years ago
That's too bad they closed this station just because it was old. I think they're are better reasons to build a new station than just to keep up with the Jone's....Hopefully the local towns Historic Society and or a concerned citizen will make sure the building is preserved by turning it into something the neighborhood can use!!
narutofightindreamer 2 years ago
This station is now closed
bill330 2 years ago
that truck is a classic..
4whelrkd23 2 years ago
It would have been a better video if those two retards would have shut there mouth's
bfdeng4 2 years ago
maxim are the shit
nwbb43 2 years ago
The tiller truck is a Maxim.... a classic truck.
fireenginebuff 2 years ago 3
nice i never have seen a tiller truck in servis with no cab on the back and seen a firefighter on the back thats cool.
WMVFDjrFF 3 years ago
me either!!!!!!!!!!!
BombersFan15 3 years ago
My town has one ladder truck, hence not hook and ladder because it's all on one chassie
FanikII 3 years ago
Hook and Ladder designation has nothing to do with being a tiller truck...H&L is an old designation for when Ladders first came about they carried hooks and ladders...
JRM3607 2 years ago
Holy shit its a Maxim tiller with an open tiller seat. I think I just filled the cup. Beautiful rig, anyone know where it is currently, my friend collects trucks.
barkracing02 3 years ago 2
truck is still in service with the Worcester fire department
Geforce2187 3 years ago
100 Providence St with E12 for the next few months then its moving to McKeon Rd with E15
jeepcj852003 3 years ago
I like the comment the prick in the background about full bunker gear
brad1821 3 years ago
I love the old Maxim tiller. I love my Maxim fire engine. I've driven alot of engines but my Maxim is the best. Even if she is a 65 model.
firefightingcaptain 3 years ago 2
I love the jerkoff in the background with the comment about gettin lunch in bunkers...There's one born every minute.
Anaheimfan 3 years ago 4
this video takes on new meaning if they are truely gonna close the Rock, its a stupid decision that i think might get overturned because the neighbohood is PISSED and for good reason, fires all the time up there, my neighbor works on Ladder 5 and im on an adjacent town and those two companies dont spend a lot of time in house
stevo03lw 3 years ago
I heard that rumor too...i mean it would suck but it might have to be done so ladder 5 can get a new rig and then the rescue is going back to downtown, so that leaves the big firehouse with only engine 15
eddiemo08 3 years ago
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very ugly ladder I'm sorry
mattysmama 3 years ago
thats one of the most classic ladders ever...sorry
jeepcj852003 3 years ago 19
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doesnt make it less ugly
cbjk45 3 years ago
maxim made the best looking trucks period.
RCFD86 3 years ago 10
yo when waz this made. because i can name like, five fire safety violations that the tiller broke by just looking at it. this has to be like, late 80's early 90's. i dont think they even make that kinda ladder truck anymore
mcrking35 3 years ago
1989 maxim
eddiemo08 3 years ago
The video was made in the last 6 months or so because Engine 1 was disbanded in 2007 and their rig was reassigned to Engine 12. The tiller was delivered brand new in 1989....it has manually operated outriggers too!
jeepcj852003 3 years ago
And what "fire safety violations" would those be?
That would be a correct assumption as well that they don't make em like that anymore, because Maxim isn't in the business anymore.
I guarantee that that they have more problems with their newest apparatus than they do with that old Maxim beast. They dont make em like they used to.
RFRDxplorer 3 years ago
lol u have a point there
mcrking35 3 years ago
I think Ladder 5 is the last piece of Maxim S apparatus on the active duty roster for Worcester.
robkb1fjr 3 years ago
Yes it is...E22 (former E12) and E27 (former E7, before that E4 and E14) are both S models and currently spares. Those 3 S models were delivered in 1989 and I believe the last ones before that were 1971.
jeepcj852003 3 years ago
that looks ridiculously dangerous
cougaspatupa 4 years ago
wow, the tillerman has no rollover protection!
Firemedic712 4 years ago
As if one of them little boxs would do much good anyway.
MetalSanke 3 years ago
thats what I was thinking! Im sure he is buckled in too! ;)
jeepcj852003 3 years ago
As far as fire load goes they are very busy. There have been 8 serious fires (all hands or multiples) in the past week and I think L5 has made an appearance at every one. The city in general has been quite busy lately. I would estimate around 40 serious fires in the past 3 months or so. I will post L5s 2007 runs when I get them.
jeepcj852003 4 years ago
Ladders in Worcester are generally fairly slow compared to other cities because they do not respond to car fires, dumpster fires, single family automatic alarms or auto accidents unless filling in or extrication. Id call L5s yearly responses in the low 1000s (in years past only around 700). The run assignments changed a few years ago and they cover a lot more area now.
jeepcj852003 4 years ago
Since Ladder 5 is the busiest in Worcester I'd say they probably get several calls a day.
I've also noticed where the electronic siren is, it's on the front bumper.
HotGirlDater475 4 years ago
ladder 5 is not the busiest truck in the city ladder 3 is
bfdeng4 2 years ago
how many calls does Ladder 5 get a day?
fire904 4 years ago
Love that Maxim's engine! Where's the electronic siren?
HotGirlDater475 4 years ago
Great video! What firehouse in Worcester is that Maxim TDA housed in?
HotGirlDater475 4 years ago
Providence St
jeepcj852003 4 years ago
I think thats a Federal model 28 siren. The rig was delivered in 1989 with an only an electronic siren. Sometime in the past year or so a Lt. assigned to L5 had the mechanical siren and LED warning lights installed. They are 2nd on the list of Ladder Cos to get a new rig behind Ladder 2, which runs a refurbished 1974 Maxim 100' tiller with a 1991 Spartan tractor.
jeepcj852003 4 years ago
yea springfield L-3 is a 71 maxim TDA
edreed24 4 years ago
oh hell yeah the old style Q
firefighterbs 4 years ago
i believe Springfield Mass also has one..
turbolaser92 4 years ago
there on a trunked system you need like a digital scanner to get them..idk what it is
edreed24 4 years ago
anyone know the frequency for worcester?
tfdengine3 4 years ago
ladder 5s an 89' maxim and engine 12 is a 99 kme...they also used to have a maxim until october of this year when engine 1 was disbanded and they recieved their rig...ladder 5s busy and sees a lot of fire duty because their in the middle of the city
edreed24 4 years ago
That ladder front line??
kcmetrofire 4 years ago
Yes and It is always ladding the building at every house fire
fordrollas617 4 years ago 2
what make and year is that tiller
mx86 4 years ago