Ladder 3 tiller Reading Pa Fire Department

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Uploaded by on Jan 20, 2008

short video from the tiller of Ladder 3 while responding to AFA City of Reading PA Fire Department

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  • can the tillers be dissconnected via 5th wheel like a dump trailer

  • Not automatically. most that i know of must be machanically disconected and lifted off with a hoist

  • i didnt know reading had a tiller is this a payed crew

  • 2 tillers, 152 personnel

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  • Very cool, but sad video for me. My Father recently passed away and was a Philadelphia fireman for almost 40 years as a Ladder-11 Tillerman. Funny story - he did the Mumbers Strut one time while tillering to a fire on the Mummers Parade route - he was that good of a driver after 30+ years. The crowd went wild and cheered him as did I....He was a great man, a hero, just like many others who do this job. Thank you for the video!

  • Yeah, I suppose if cross traffic is at a minimum. Which it appears to be. It's just such a large piece of apparatus I would think that one would want the maximum audible warning power all the time. Due to weight and stopping distance of this beast..

    Great video!!

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  • Great use of the Q at the intersection!

  • I've been down this street before. When I took my grandmother to see her sister I drove through this part of town. By the way, Reading, Pa is a beautiful place!

  • @johnanddan Most tiller steering systems have the ability to be pinned, allowing a mechanic, builder to drive the thing with one person.

  • @jsncrso ahh just blare the thing lol

  • you dont need to blare the Q all the time just when you need it

  • Eastern Pennsylvania.

  • You guys are crazy!! You only use the "real siren" for the ocassional intersection?? It's the only siren that actually works to move traffic !!

  • i used to live in pennsylvania wat paret of it is this

  • Strength and Honor

    God Bless

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