As far as Im concerned, Detroits are about the best engines available to the fire service. We have an engine with an 8V92TA Silver and it hauls! Tranny in HT-741. I wouldnt want any other engine other than a detroit if it was up to me.
I love the noise that a real diesel makes! When we had a housefire nothing is more comforting than hearing (at the time) 4 DD's coming your way! We heard them right after the 911 call and man was that a nice sound hearing them LEAVE the firehouse! Now only 2 remain but they are runnin strong!
We have a 1995 Sutphen and a 1997 Sutphen (Twin to the 1995) but only the 95 still has the ripping diesel. There's a lot of rumors of her going once we get a new Firehouse...it reminds me of the day we got rid of our last CF Engine and Aerialscope :(
Luckily we still have two Detroit's in our fleet. The day those go is going to suck. Fire trucks are going downhill more and more. About the mid 90's is when everything went South. Now we have quiet "environmentally safe" motors in the new rigs, and the new rigs look ugly as hell. Trucks back in the day had character, both with looks and what was under the hood (or cab).
@15rricci No worries. I liked the Mack's of the 70's too! I like anything with a nice loud screamin' Detroit in it, as long as it looks halfway decent.
Thanks for the ride, guys! I watched with the pop out feature.
I sure miss driving our twin Arrow engines with the 6v92!
Very nice rig!
biodome9999 1 month ago
40°53'11.33"N 81°35'12.43"O
It was a good travel in G.Earth ;)
guidelli 1 month ago
As far as Im concerned, Detroits are about the best engines available to the fire service. We have an engine with an 8V92TA Silver and it hauls! Tranny in HT-741. I wouldnt want any other engine other than a detroit if it was up to me.
bobcats330 2 months ago
I love the noise that a real diesel makes! When we had a housefire nothing is more comforting than hearing (at the time) 4 DD's coming your way! We heard them right after the 911 call and man was that a nice sound hearing them LEAVE the firehouse! Now only 2 remain but they are runnin strong!
bigblockz8 4 months ago
One person's like the Cummins ISB.
6V92TA 5 months ago
there's one person who doesn't like real fire trucks
94Carpenter29 10 months ago
We have a 1995 Sutphen and a 1997 Sutphen (Twin to the 1995) but only the 95 still has the ripping diesel. There's a lot of rumors of her going once we get a new Firehouse...it reminds me of the day we got rid of our last CF Engine and Aerialscope :(
301whitehall 10 months ago
Luckily we still have two Detroit's in our fleet. The day those go is going to suck. Fire trucks are going downhill more and more. About the mid 90's is when everything went South. Now we have quiet "environmentally safe" motors in the new rigs, and the new rigs look ugly as hell. Trucks back in the day had character, both with looks and what was under the hood (or cab).
BlueOysterCult87 10 months ago 4
@BlueOysterCult87 70's macks had what other rigs did'nt BALLS! no homo. but its true.
15rricci 7 months ago
@15rricci No worries. I liked the Mack's of the 70's too! I like anything with a nice loud screamin' Detroit in it, as long as it looks halfway decent.
BlueOysterCult87 2 months ago
good old engine 5 best rig in stark county
117ladder 1 year ago
@117ladder its pretty dang close, lol. theres a lot of nice old rigs in stark.
CTFD13 10 months ago
@CTFD13 this thing out pumps engine 3 our 97 pierce saber
117ladder 10 months ago
@117ladder what size pump? our 89 pierce arrow has a 1500 GPM pump on it, and hauls major ass when you floor it.
CTFD13 10 months ago
@CTFD13 1250
117ladder 9 months ago
Wish they still made fire trucks that sound like this
dmspangler44 1 year ago 9
@dmspangler44 my local truck sounds just like that...i love the sound
xxxjordanlentzxxx 1 year ago