This Seagrave Fire Truck sounds like that Gillig Phantom City Bus, but this Fire Truck sounds more Powerful than that. So the Fire Truck has a Detroit Diesel 6V92 turbo.
That truck, although it can pass for something more recent is probably a 1996 at the newest. That was the last year that 6V-92's were used in new fire trucks.
We have two sister 1997 trucks (Pierce Lance) that have the older Detroit engines - at least it sounds it to me. Watch my "Child Stuck in Bike" video for the engine I am referring to.
Yeah, that odd spelling was arrived at in 1979, because the company that started life in 1912 as the Flexible Sidecar Company, dropped the first "e" from the proper word to register it as a trademark.
As for a Allison (the make rof below described HT), unless it has a manual, it wou;d have a HT-70. (Many still have manuals.Around 1994 I was in my daily Pomona L.A> County Fair excursion when I got to sit in an exhibit Mack(tm) fire truck (like the one above, not a hook/ladder) and it had a Roadranger (tm) ten-speed manual transmission (they also have a International Rangers truck elsewhere at Pomona, Caligf. fair with Inter.6-speed manul transmission, but this entry is for fire trucks.)
That one time when I was at my House a Fire Truck with that type of noise motor was driven' near my house and on the Levee, and when we heard it, My Sister asked me this, Ohhhhh! Is that a Bus?, And I said this, Noooo! That's a Fire Truck!
The thing about paid departments is that there are just too many guys who are in it just for the job. Though the majority are dedicated people who do a good job there are just too many who are not. The volunteers are ALL dedicated individuals who are willing to go the distance and NOT GET PAID for what they do. They do it because they like it and therefore there is more dedication and trying harder to get it right. COG can go shove it.
No crap, and it's the COG system not the CAD system and it's gay! There is no Engine 705. Engine 705 is a radio ID only. It does not define a Wagon or a Pumper. The COG system totaly removes all the identity and tradiotion of once pround stations and departments. It's one of the first steps in turning the men of the fire service into robots while the public suffers. Call it what you want but I know that is Kensington Engine 51.
Our truck sounds exactly like this!
Dthorn912 1 year ago
This Seagrave Fire Truck sounds like that Gillig Phantom City Bus, but this Fire Truck sounds more Powerful than that. So the Fire Truck has a Detroit Diesel 6V92 turbo.
brianalexi 2 years ago
love that smoke
mmZo6 2 years ago 2
Man this sounds just like WMATA'a Old Flxible New Looks. Awesome!
8v71buses 2 years ago
this fire truck looks new
schemer1991 2 years ago 2
yes it does
schemer1991 2 years ago
It sounds like a 3.1mpfi chevrolet, even 2.8mpfi of a vulcan V6 gasoline engines
mexargable 2 years ago
You call that OLD????
ColonelSamatoshi 3 years ago
That truck, although it can pass for something more recent is probably a 1996 at the newest. That was the last year that 6V-92's were used in new fire trucks.
RDG484 3 years ago
If it's got a full closed cab, it ain't old.
ColonelSamatoshi 3 years ago
Okay.
RDG484 3 years ago
This wagon is a 1991 Seagrave .
juanstor1 3 years ago
We have two sister 1997 trucks (Pierce Lance) that have the older Detroit engines - at least it sounds it to me. Watch my "Child Stuck in Bike" video for the engine I am referring to.
tylerweatherman 2 years ago
WOW!! You're right! Definitely a 2-cycle Detroit in your rig!
RDG484 2 years ago
That truck is a twin.
Out of 5 front-line pumpers in town, 3 have the older engines.
The other front line pumper with an older engine - search "Belgian Way Alarm - Engine 5 - Bristol, Connecticut"
tylerweatherman 2 years ago
This Seagrave Fire Truck with the Detroit Diesel 6V92 sounds like a Bus.
brianalexi 3 years ago 5
It sounds very similar to a Fixable Metro with a VOITH transmission.
tsskiller08 2 years ago
Flxible...I hate typos.
tsskiller08 2 years ago 2
Yeah, that odd spelling was arrived at in 1979, because the company that started life in 1912 as the Flexible Sidecar Company, dropped the first "e" from the proper word to register it as a trademark.
ClassicTVMan81 2 years ago
Actually, it sounds like a T-drive vehicle (an Allison HT).
AEMoreira81 2 years ago
@brianalexi Yeah it sure does.
88mroux 1 year ago
As for a Allison (the make rof below described HT), unless it has a manual, it wou;d have a HT-70. (Many still have manuals.Around 1994 I was in my daily Pomona L.A> County Fair excursion when I got to sit in an exhibit Mack(tm) fire truck (like the one above, not a hook/ladder) and it had a Roadranger (tm) ten-speed manual transmission (they also have a International Rangers truck elsewhere at Pomona, Caligf. fair with Inter.6-speed manul transmission, but this entry is for fire trucks.)
SteveCarras 3 years ago
That one time when I was at my House a Fire Truck with that type of noise motor was driven' near my house and on the Levee, and when we heard it, My Sister asked me this, Ohhhhh! Is that a Bus?, And I said this, Noooo! That's a Fire Truck!
brianalexi 3 years ago
The thing about paid departments is that there are just too many guys who are in it just for the job. Though the majority are dedicated people who do a good job there are just too many who are not. The volunteers are ALL dedicated individuals who are willing to go the distance and NOT GET PAID for what they do. They do it because they like it and therefore there is more dedication and trying harder to get it right. COG can go shove it.
RDG484 3 years ago
fuck cog. its gay. just another inside attempt to kill the volunteers.....stay strong.. dont let em strip you of the pride...
terpsterror 3 years ago 2
Pacjr310, It Has An Allison HT740 Trans.
samgeorgianna 3 years ago
Sure, it does.
ClassicTVMan81 3 years ago
better then that piece of shit crimson they got now
HITMANHITMAN2000 4 years ago 2
GOT THAT RIGHT!!
RDG484 3 years ago
IT seats six....and it is the one and only KVFD Engine 51
Lad5der 4 years ago
What tranny does the truck have? Sounds like a ZF but could be an Allison. I love that 6V92TA sound!!!
pacjr310 4 years ago 2
HT-748 or an HT-740. No fire truck i know of had a ZF tranny in it.
6V92TA 3 years ago
Nor with a Voith DIWA...
ClassicTVMan81 3 years ago
now ive heard a dumpster struck with a Mack engine and a Voith tranny.
6V92TA 3 years ago
A genuine Seagrave with a NICE, LOUD engine!! It doesn't any better!!
NC403Firefighter 4 years ago
how many guys inside the truck did it have?
Firevideoliker01 4 years ago
m i can smell itluv that sound
Tanker2710 4 years ago
looks like engine 705
LeatherN6AHelmet12 4 years ago
You mean Engine 51 right?
SMINERD 4 years ago
no,used to be montgomery along with various other counties went to the CAD system of labeling and identifying and there number is 7.
LeatherN6AHelmet12 4 years ago
No crap, and it's the COG system not the CAD system and it's gay! There is no Engine 705. Engine 705 is a radio ID only. It does not define a Wagon or a Pumper. The COG system totaly removes all the identity and tradiotion of once pround stations and departments. It's one of the first steps in turning the men of the fire service into robots while the public suffers. Call it what you want but I know that is Kensington Engine 51.
SMINERD 4 years ago
cog** sory there webster.
LeatherN6AHelmet12 4 years ago
In Fairfax its called CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch). But I guess they call it a different name in different places.
Engine438 3 years ago
A 6V-53 with a manual trans would sound even better!!!
seagravefan 4 years ago 2
yeah that would sound pretty evil!
gajda1984 4 years ago
Check out the YouTube video "Goshen Boyer Engine" for a VERY nice 6V-53 and a manual trans with a 2-speed rear.
seagravefan 4 years ago 2
DETROIT IS THE BEST!!!! firetrucks should sound like this
b719 4 years ago 14
now this is what all fire trucks should sound like, but I'm afraid they are slowly going away...
kb8zxe 4 years ago 4
i know, when i was a small kid it seemed like 90 percent of fire trucks and city buses had detroits.
gajda1984 4 years ago
nice to hear a Seagrave with a Detroit v6 for a change!
amtrak101 4 years ago 2
That rig doesn't look to be that old. 1990's vintage. VERY nice rig, though. Nice engine sound too.
seagravefan 4 years ago 3
Its actually a 1990.
F01EY 4 years ago
hey thats a good video i was right behind there when u took that thing lol..we should of said hello..keep it cool
imclosetfree 4 years ago