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Philadelphia FD L-5; 1967 IHC VCO 190 tilt-cab

Published: 14-02-2014 photo #37308 4 comments 5 votes

Category:Aerial Vehicles    Manufacturer:International    Country:United States of America    Year:1980 Contributor:Warren W. Jenkins

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IHC chassis with Bruco (Brumbaugh) body, and 85ft. HI-Ranger boom
PFD bought 2 of these huge Elevating platforms, both stayed in service until the early 1980's
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  To complete the unit's title, this is a IHC chassis with Bruco(Brumbaugh) body, and 85ft. HI-Ranger boom
  
  Editor: Sorry Warren, for some reason the system cuts of titles... my apologies, we're looking into fixing it.

  Warren Jenkins 15:38, 15-02-2014

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  Unusual engine, in France Marseilles and Bordeaux (photo 18918) had similar rigs.

  Jacques Peter 20:02, 10-06-2014

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  Forgot to say : Bordeaux FD had a Hi Ranger 25m on a UNIC chassis and Marseille FD had a Hi Ranger 25m on a Mercedes chassis

  Jacques Peter 20:07, 10-06-2014

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  I grew up in Philly and remember the 60s well, including this unusual vehicle. During the 60s, PFD was buying mostly International cab-forward commercial chassis for pumpers and special vehicles like this. (Tillers were mostly on custom chassis like ALF and Seagrave.) In recent years, the vast majority of PFD's apparatus has been on custom chassis like KME. Thanks for posting this elevating arm -- I haven't seen one of those Internationals in many years.

  Michael Feldman 07:36, 20-06-2014

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