Tower Ladder 43
(Retired July 18, 2010)
Tower Ladder 43 was a 1971 Mack 75′ Baker Aerialscope, which was the second one ever used in New England and the first in Connecticut. Some of the main features of this truck were:
- Mack E6-237 engine
- Mack 5 speed manual transmission
- 218″ wheelbase
- Custom aluminum ground plates
- Stang brand deck gun
- 7.5kw diesel generator
- Super Vac 20″ PPV
- 1000 lb bucket capacity at full horizontal extension (while flowing 1000 GPM through the monitor)
- Full boom control from the bucket
A major overhaul was done in 1998 to modernize many of the truck’s features. The truck is being replaced by Seagrave Fire Apparatus. News on the replacement can be found here.