tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post396447713176616955..comments2024-02-25T15:50:47.028-08:00Comments on Report on Conditions: Another Ex-R.F.D. TruckCapt. Schmoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-30610602709839026122013-09-10T05:43:03.940-07:002013-09-10T05:43:03.940-07:00R - I am sure that tradition was a major factor as...R - I am sure that tradition was a major factor as was cost. Old Truck 3 was a Simon Sonrkel mounted on a Crown chassis was built as an open air cab in 1967. (I Think)<br /><br />Understand that we don't get much rain here and it gets pretty hot in the summer - an open cab vehicle wasn't necessarily a bad way to go most of the year.<br /><br />Closed cab engines didn't start to show up in our dept. into the mid '60s. They were built on Ford commercial cab chassis' and didn't have jump seats. The firefighters rode tailboard. I worked on one and though riding tailboard was cool most of the time, I really didn't miss them when they went away.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Capt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-76784295428519374782013-09-08T21:47:39.145-07:002013-09-08T21:47:39.145-07:00I'm curious as to why fire trucks where being ...I'm curious as to why fire trucks where being built with open cabs in to the 1950's? Is there an explanation that you know of or was it just TRADITION? Rnoreply@blogger.com