The guy driving is Kevin Casey! For those who may not know who he is, he was one of the background non speaking firefighters in the 1991 movie "Backdraft" He was the firefighter that held back Billy Baldwin in the hospital fight scene with Kurt.
The guy driving in this video is Kevin Casey He was one of the firefighters on Truck #46n in the 1991 movie "Backdraft" He was also a background actor on an episode of "Chicago Fire" He retired form the CFD in 2013.
The rig used in this video, E-252, was in active service until a few months ago (2019) and it is currently on the surplus auction page. Amazing 34 year run for the CFD.
Yes. Kevin was a Chicago firefighter for over thirty years before his retirement earlier this year. Kevin was a mentor to a lot of newer firefighters, and his retirement was a loss to the CFD.
That Engineer is a boss. Note how the traffic is almost completely impervious to the lights, siren, and monster ladder truck that is flying towards them....Welcome to Chicago!
I think it's the 1984 because I remember Boston Fire Department purchased this fire apparatus and Detroit Diesel engine, I believe it's the 6v92. It's kinda old but it feels like going back in the good old days.
I know the guy who was in the bucket/driving Tower 14 well...he's a legend in the CFD...and was in the movie 'Backdraft'. He also just recently retired. Enjoy your retirement, Kevin!!
@@alexandermakrianis I know this post is 11 years old but I remember seeing this used as a spare in the city once in a while lol. They were inefficient in terms of fuel consumption and environmental concerns but they were over built to last for ever !
@@Bse140 oh yeah, these things outlasted newer rigs. Same thing with the FDNY Macks. Those things wouldn't die. The bodies would rust away before anything else quit on them!
@@alexandermakrianis oh yeah the old school FDNY Mack’s were beautiful ! I forgot if they were still using the Mars bar lighting system or switched to federal signal halogens and rotators when those were in service. Both of my departments I worked at also still had the 60s American Lefrances too with Detroit engines.
That is one battle bus with an absolutely divine sounding PROPER engine, you know its proper because when he revved it up at the beginning there was a cloud of black smoke, oh the days of proper engines, pre greenies and enviro worriers. nice video by the way. Can any of you guys on here tell me ,is that same engine that is in a la france..
@FloRider66 Kevin was the driver of T-46, and also had a speaking part in the movie, right after the firefighter was burned, and was taken to a burn unit. Kevin said "None of us should have been there, Brian."
@wwwrescue911de The camera work was, in fact, excellent. It gave us a real sense of being there in the middle of the action. You did a very good job. I really felt like I was there in your place. Keep up the good work!
@generalpuckett No..Kevin is the guy who spoke to Brian in the burn unit. The African American firefighter driving the rig is another Chicago firefighter, Richard Lexsee, who is still on the job today.
Love the sound the engine, the beat up look of the old girl that has too many miles and wear and tear on her, great driving but even a backup or reserve emergency vehicle should be maintained better as far as emergency lights are concerned.
Nice video, the Grover horns sound great compared to the Hadley horns used on a lot of newer CFD units. I'm surprised they're allowed to still use that truck without side-marker flashers, even if it's just a reserve truck. Is that a Detroit Diesel 8V92 motor?
Howdy...Mars light"&888s allthats needed,beacons bulbs out,green flasher out,keep a mechanic on duty for just replacing burnt out warning lamps I chicago
I meant to say that these 4 companies are some of the busiest in the city in terms of fires. Not to mention the 15-20 EMS runs they take in on a 24 hour shift. This is the heart of the west side of Chicago your gear is gonna get dirty. It means they actually work!!
Well this is a very old spare rig and the city cant have the real q siren because of sound regulations and the original rig the 2002 pierce dash has the eq2b which is not a bad sounding siren.
Great driver on the rig, sometimes a bit aggressive but that’s what you need if you want to get somewhere fast. And seconds always count when responding.
@wwwrescue911de Looks like the reserve Tower Ladder 14 has the green lights on the front of the cab not working, Dirk. They appear to be out for some reason, but I'm sure they've been fixed by now.
Daniel Stewart my department has 4 rigs, all of which are over 30 years old, and all of them run and drive just as good as they did back then and every one has less than 30k miles on them. age isnt an issue if a rig is well taken care of. ive seen 10 year old rigs in worse shape than that tower ladder.
colby yurksza That's fine for a suburban or small town fire department, but most big city fire departments keep their rigs on the front line for 10-15 years before replacing them because they simple have the crap beaten out of them and some end up in pretty bad shape.
That's actually a ladder tower. The main difference in the tower ladder and the ladder tower is the position of the bucket. Tower ladder is with the bucket in the back, and Ladder tower is what the bucket in the front. I'm a fire explorer for the City of Longview FD, Longview, Tc.
Yeah that’s not how everyone does it my man. Tower ladder is anything with a platform. Go look at Spartan or pierces pages. That may be your city. But that’s not how everyone does it
@loonlaker67 Kevin was the driver of Truck 46, and also had a speaking role in the scene where they had brought the burnt firefighter friend into the burn hospital
Great looking tower like the style your time and efforts are deeply appreciated thanks to everyone who responds keep them safe out there job well done you should be proud appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe
The green lights have been on all Chicago Fire Department apparatus since the 1920s. It is a tradition that is still carried on today. Their new trucks have green lights too. This truck is a spare so that is why its old and some of the lights don't work.
@wwwrescue911de I've done a ride along on two pumpers, but they were done after fire prevention. The first pumper I rode on board was Engine 7 of the Nisbet Volunteer Fire Department, and yes, we are 100% volunteer at Nisbet Volunteer Fire Department, and the second pumper I rode on board was DuBoistown Volunteer Fire Department Engine 8, and yes, DuBoistown is 100% volunteer. Is Chicago FD career or Volunteer? If you HAVE asked the CFD if they were volunteer or career, I would like to know.
All the lights work now and the beacon on top is red now. It has great pickup but once you hit 45 mph it something up fronts starts to rattle, it doesnt sound good.
I actually have one of those bucket trucks for my department, but hate to say, it rarely gets used.....the worst thing I always hate to see is when I go to my local car dealership, let's say ford for instance, and I see one of our ambulances parked in the back lot of it waiting for it to be serviced on, Know that we always have extras on stanby and if worse comes to worse, we can always dispatch a unit from one of our nearby towns, Speaking of this bucket truck we were riding in, if it was a really nice day, nice a warm, and they didnt have any calls, I would give anything to be able to raise that bucket as high up in the air as it would go and just enjoy a real nice lunch while enjoying the scenery........
Driving like a boss!! I bet the FF standing in the jump seat went back to the old days when it was legal to ride in the jump. Probably had a smile on his face.
I know how many seats their are because my dad is with the chicago fire dept and im on the list to get in we were told that they can ride along again and the new crimson fire apparatus has bigger cabs for riders to ride in because i ride along all the time
Most, if not all of the spare rigs are parked outside at the shop yards when not in use. I've found that a lot of people who make negative comments don't fully understand big city departments. Sure, you want the rig to look good, but only if time allows. Depending on the company, these might do 15-20 runs a day, if not more. When it all comes down to it, they are more concerned with functionality over cosmetics.
That old beast has a Detroit Diesel in her, that was a real work horse engine. Most of Chicago's reserve fleet are old trucks, only a few have had any work to them to refurbish them. I am wondering how they made it to that call alive, the driver knew how to handle the truck but with that weak siren and over half of the emergency lights not working, you cannot see the beacons when you are looking at the truck, it had two red lights that were working out of the group of four warning lights between the two headlights, the Mars 888 was burned out and there was a burned out bulb the rotators, so it was a dangerous ride, every department needs to have a reserve fleet, but Chicago does not put anything into the reserve trucks, they do not fix anything on them so they are a hazard. I would if I were the mechanic, or the driver I would not let that truck out of my shop with all the burned out bulbs and honestly the driver shouldn't have accepted the truck in that condition.
+Gary198101 It's a matter of you get what you get, and the airhorn can more than make up for the bad siren and lights in daytime when everyone sees "GIGANTIC FIRE TRUCK GET OUT OF THE WAY" Besides i'd imagine CFD is more concerned with keeping their current/last gen rigs running than the 90's ones in reserve
I can partially agree with you hvymtal. Being someone who works on lighting and warning systems, in my department I always kept the reserve trucks lighting up when I do not have any problems with the main trucks, most of all the new trucks I am changing out to LED, and slowly as budget allows putting them on the spares, mainly to lower the drain on the batteries and alternator, however with a department as big as CFD and I have seen their shops, I can imagine them not being able to keep up with the spare trucks. I have always added more lighting to rear mount towers because of the bucket blocks most of the upper lighting.
Gary198101 Yeah Denver is a lot better than CFD too, we can actually keep our pars and strobes functioning on nearly all of our reserve rigs even though we have few shops, because we've figured out which bulb types last longest. And our grille-level strobes are set to flash really fast at least on the reserve trucks i've seen so we don't need to put lighting on the bucket until city says so. You'd be surprised how effective alternating single-flash strobes are, even if it wears them a bit more
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The guy driving is Kevin Casey! For those who may not know who he is, he was one of the background non speaking firefighters in the 1991 movie "Backdraft" He was the firefighter that held back Billy Baldwin in the hospital fight scene with Kurt.
My mom had a huge crush on Nightingale back in the day!!
The guy driving in this video is Kevin Casey He was one of the firefighters on Truck #46n in the 1991 movie "Backdraft" He was also a background actor on an episode of "Chicago Fire" He retired form the CFD in 2013.
He's one hell of a driver!
***** every single firefighting video I watch you comment on them being lousy so how about you shut up now
I know I mean he calls firefighters lousy for proposing on a fire truck
***** still at it you sick little man? get some help it is free in the UK.
Does anybody knows in which episode of Chicago Fire was Kevin Casey? I saw all the episodes but I don't remember in which he was.
The rig used in this video, E-252, was in active service until a few months ago (2019) and it is currently on the surplus auction page. Amazing 34 year run for the CFD.
ChicagoSirens incredible... wonder how many engine hours it had
That rig might be 30yrs old, but did you hear how strong that engine sounds; and the driver basically made that old dinosaur dance to the box.
+SuperNytube That's something about E-Ones, they last forever
hvymtal Yup Example Jersey City & Newark still use them This Tower is definitely a beast
hvymtal not new ones though.
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Only a Detroit Diesel can make something so slow sound so fast! Must be even more awesome to hear it in action!
Love The Sound Of Them Detroit Deisel Engines
Yes. Kevin was a Chicago firefighter for over thirty years before his retirement earlier this year. Kevin was a mentor to a lot of newer firefighters, and his retirement was a loss to the CFD.
that FF handles that ladder truck in reverse better than I handle my Ford escort in drive
That Engineer is a boss. Note how the traffic is almost completely impervious to the lights, siren, and monster ladder truck that is flying towards them....Welcome to Chicago!
engineers only do the engines...a regular FF drives the truck. if an engineer crossed the floor for what ever reason them it could happen
Probably because 90% of the lights on that truck dont work/arent bright at all
That's Kevin Casey driving! From Backdraft
@@bobbronk5728 Kevin Casey also made a brief cameo on Chicago Fire.
@@jeromewade4110 what episode ?
The old chicago airhorns...simply orgasmic
Look at that old piece of s***... I absolutely love it!!
+Nick Carpenter lol
Its a 1985 E-One Hurricane 95' Rear-mount Tower Ladder.
I had the honor of being Captain of Tower14 for six years. It was the best Company in the best firehouse in the world.
I think it's the 1984 because I remember Boston Fire Department purchased this fire apparatus and Detroit Diesel engine, I believe it's the 6v92. It's kinda old but it feels like going back in the good old days.
I know the guy who was in the bucket/driving Tower 14 well...he's a legend in the CFD...and was in the movie 'Backdraft'. He also just recently retired. Enjoy your retirement, Kevin!!
Shake & Bake, boys. I think we have a barbecue
listen to that thing roar! she needs to be preserved for future generations to enjoy. get her to a museum on reitrement.
Go Detroit
I can smell that sweet diesel from here! Awesome old school rig
I love Chicago's old E-One rigs, they're awesome. Great video man, I love the variety of stuff you post. Keep up the good work:D
Great video. This appears to be a mid-80s E-One Hurricane, from the looks and sounds of it its seen its better days.
It sounds like it has a Detroit diesel engine ?
@@Bse140 yep, most fire apparatus in those days had Detroits. I'm sure that's what this one is.
@@alexandermakrianis I know this post is 11 years old but I remember seeing this used as a spare in the city once in a while lol. They were inefficient in terms of fuel consumption and environmental concerns but they were over built to last for ever !
@@Bse140 oh yeah, these things outlasted newer rigs. Same thing with the FDNY Macks. Those things wouldn't die. The bodies would rust away before anything else quit on them!
@@alexandermakrianis oh yeah the old school FDNY Mack’s were beautiful ! I forgot if they were still using the Mars bar lighting system or switched to federal signal halogens and rotators when those were in service. Both of my departments I worked at also still had the 60s American Lefrances too with Detroit engines.
That is one battle bus with an absolutely divine sounding PROPER engine, you know its proper because when he revved it up at the beginning there was a cloud of black smoke, oh the days of proper engines, pre greenies and enviro worriers. nice video by the way. Can any of you guys on here tell me ,is that same engine that is in a la france..
That was a spare from the CFD Shops. TL 14 must've been in for repairs at North & Throop.
@FloRider66 Kevin was the driver of T-46, and also had a speaking part in the movie, right after the firefighter was burned, and was taken to a burn unit. Kevin said "None of us should have been there, Brian."
But the Driver of T-46 was Black
love that air horn... sounds a tad bit like the fire truck air horns in that movie Backdraft
horn reminds me of backdraft
Nice Catch!
I love the older E-One Tower Ladders.
Atlantic City Fire Department used to have Seagrave Rear Aerial Tower with the 8V92TA with the HT740 Allison Transmission a few years ago
That sounds like a proper engine roar! Great video!
@wwwrescue911de The camera work was, in fact, excellent. It gave us a real sense of being there in the middle of the action. You did a very good job. I really felt like I was there in your place. Keep up the good work!
I'm sure I saw this truck new in 1986
Probably in much better condition too
MrBonafida CFD first acquired it in 1985.
@generalpuckett No..Kevin is the guy who spoke to Brian in the burn unit. The African American firefighter driving the rig is another Chicago firefighter, Richard Lexsee, who is still on the job today.
@kurtdog119 It's a 1984, Chicago had some fire engines that had the same cab as the tower ladder in the video.
1985, and that is correct, Chicago bought 3 Towers and 6 Engines in 1985 with the same motor, and did the same in 1988.
That guy drives that truck like a boss
Really cool intro :)
I love the sound of the horn and the motor :D
Nice work Dirk :)
I love the backup alarm on this truck
Chicago used to have those "warble" ones on a lot of their trucks in the late 80s to the early 2000s.
Love the sound the engine, the beat up look of the old girl that has too many miles and wear and tear on her, great driving but even a backup or reserve emergency vehicle should be maintained better as far as emergency lights are concerned.
that unit was on scene of the 5-11 ice palace warehouse fire
Yes , i think, L14 was there? So it could have been this
I believe it was Tower 37 that day, they blew a hydraulic line and went out of service around 4AM.
You got to remember this battle wagon is a 1984 piece, it's had a long hard life.
The Spare Of it, it an old unit from CFD.
Love that quint. The city I live in has an older quint with an awesome horn and siren
The driver of the truck is a stud! Drives the rig like a rock star! And the hair!!!! He can engineer for me any day.
You may also know him from the movie Backdraft.
Yea I'm currently enrolled in a fire science class in Addison. I just need to get my Instructor approval. Good Luck are you done with training?
Anyone know the type of back up alarm on this?
Owen Sprague Preco 300 Series Model 1059
They are used on a lot of the Spartan Rescue 1 Built unit’s loud and effective
Love that sound.
ouh yes love it
I love that airhorn! What kind is it ??
Haha love it, 'Hop on'! That's how you ride along ;)
Great vid mate.
Is that a Detroit Diesel i hear? :D
What else could you hear?
Not much of anything.
Yes. Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
great video of this ride along to this small fire on this tower ladder truck
Nice video, the Grover horns sound great compared to the Hadley horns used on a lot of newer CFD units. I'm surprised they're allowed to still use that truck without side-marker flashers, even if it's just a reserve truck. Is that a Detroit Diesel 8V92 motor?
Very nice truck! some more lights would really make it shine
Howdy...Mars light"&888s allthats needed,beacons bulbs out,green flasher out,keep a mechanic on duty for just replacing burnt out warning lamps I chicago
Nice old firetruck. Very rare in todays fire department fleets
Did you get to meet Booker, their crazy ass Rottweiler?
I sure did. He was a crazy dog; he passed away recently of old age. Bit several people in his day...
I meant to say that these 4 companies are some of the busiest in the city in terms of fires. Not to mention the 15-20 EMS runs they take in on a 24 hour shift. This is the heart of the west side of Chicago your gear is gonna get dirty. It means they actually work!!
Well this is a very old spare rig and the city cant have the real q siren because of sound regulations and the original rig the 2002 pierce dash has the eq2b which is not a bad sounding siren.
That's a beautiful truck
Echt ein schönes Fahrzeu!! Danke für den Upload.
Great driver on the rig, sometimes a bit aggressive but that’s what you need if you want to get somewhere fast. And seconds always count when responding.
Trk.26 beat em in Lol
@wwwrescue911de
Looks like the reserve Tower Ladder 14 has the green lights on the front of the cab not working, Dirk. They appear to be out for some reason, but I'm sure they've been fixed by now.
That Detroit is just killing it. Old but strong!
@Rofocowboy84 well...i was sitting on his stuff...so i had to hand him over everything...
Nice vid and Thanks! Good to ride on a "semi classic" piece of apparatus. Yeah, she's a little old and beat but she's still a beauty.
I don't think there's any other fire department that uses 30 year old rigs besides Chicago...
Daniel Stewart well why spend more money on new trucks when the company can use old ones that still work pretty damn good
Daniel Stewart my department has 4 rigs, all of which are over 30 years old, and all of them run and drive just as good as they did back then and every one has less than 30k miles on them. age isnt an issue if a rig is well taken care of. ive seen 10 year old rigs in worse shape than that tower ladder.
colby yurksza That's fine for a suburban or small town fire department, but most big city fire departments keep their rigs on the front line for 10-15 years before replacing them because they simple have the crap beaten out of them and some end up in pretty bad shape.
Daniel Stewart I guess you have never heard of Philadelphia
Expert Fire/EMS Productions. Philly's reserves are the ones that are beaten up.
i got to ride along a couple of times with the FDNY and the FDNY doesn't allow ride alongs at all
That's actually a ladder tower. The main difference in the tower ladder and the ladder tower is the position of the bucket. Tower ladder is with the bucket in the back, and Ladder tower is what the bucket in the front. I'm a fire explorer for the City of Longview FD, Longview, Tc.
Yeah that’s not how everyone does it my man. Tower ladder is anything with a platform. Go look at Spartan or pierces pages. That may be your city. But that’s not how everyone does it
@@lawoftheland5923 I know exactly what it is.
@@keeganklepper1301 Okay dude 🤣🤣 just saying that’s not how everyone does it.
@RenegadeChauffeur yes, absolutely, he is a great guy!
@RenegadeChauffeur Which character was he?
Ya its a reserve truck i dont think we use this anymore back i was at the academy and saw it there and it had parts missing from the bucket
@loonlaker67 Kevin was the driver of Truck 46, and also had a speaking role in the scene where they had brought the burnt firefighter friend into the burn hospital
Great looking tower like the style your time and efforts are deeply appreciated thanks to everyone who responds keep them safe out there job well done you should be proud appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe
The green lights have been on all Chicago Fire Department apparatus since the 1920s. It is a tradition that is still carried on today. Their new trucks have green lights too. This truck is a spare so that is why its old and some of the lights don't work.
Chicago comes right out that house balls out horn blarin!!! I love it!!!!
@RenegadeChauffeur where/who was he in the movie?
Riding standing up on those old 1985 tower rigs was always a treat. I always felt salty AF.
Is that Truck still around?
Sadly no, we don’t use it for frontline but for spares, as we give it a chance to prove to be in the frontline spare,
@wwwrescue911de
I've done a ride along on two pumpers, but they were done after fire prevention. The first pumper I rode on board was Engine 7 of the Nisbet Volunteer Fire Department, and yes, we are 100% volunteer at Nisbet Volunteer Fire Department, and the second pumper I rode on board was DuBoistown Volunteer Fire Department Engine 8, and yes, DuBoistown is 100% volunteer. Is Chicago FD career or Volunteer? If you HAVE asked the CFD if they were volunteer or career, I would like to know.
All the lights work now and the beacon on top is red now. It has great pickup but once you hit 45 mph it something up fronts starts to rattle, it doesnt sound good.
I noticed people don't pull over in this footage. Real sad!!
No blue lights on the front of Chicago rigs, none on the rear either except for a few of the newest trucks.
Did some Googling & found plenty of pics w/ this type but none that specified model name.
Is That a spare
Yes
@wwwrescue911de Which Role has he Played in this Movie ? / Welche rolle hat er in Backdraft gespielt ?
I actually have one of those bucket trucks for my department, but hate to say, it rarely gets used.....the worst thing I always hate to see is when I go to my local car dealership, let's say ford for instance, and I see one of our ambulances parked in the back lot of it waiting for it to be serviced on, Know that we always have extras on stanby and if worse comes to worse, we can always dispatch a unit from one of our nearby towns, Speaking of this bucket truck we were riding in, if it was a really nice day, nice a warm, and they didnt have any calls, I would give anything to be able to raise that bucket as high up in the air as it would go and just enjoy a real nice lunch while enjoying the scenery........
if it aint leaking, theres something wrong
colby yurksza Deuce and a half saying right there :)
Driving like a boss!! I bet the FF standing in the jump seat went back to the old days when it was legal to ride in the jump. Probably had a smile on his face.
I know how many seats their are because my dad is with the chicago fire dept and im on the list to get in we were told that they can ride along again and the new crimson fire apparatus has bigger cabs for riders to ride in because i ride along all the time
what is that an 80s/90s LaFrance 100'? looks like one..
lol tht is him!! was a chicago firefighter before Backdraft??
Most, if not all of the spare rigs are parked outside at the shop yards when not in use. I've found that a lot of people who make negative comments don't fully understand big city departments. Sure, you want the rig to look good, but only if time allows. Depending on the company, these might do 15-20 runs a day, if not more. When it all comes down to it, they are more concerned with functionality over cosmetics.
It's a 1984 E-One, not a Pierce.
Would anyone happen to know who is the manufacturer of the air horn?
They have this rig at the CFD fire academy right now I just saw it today.
How do you go for ride alongs? Do you just ask at the house? Or what?
That old beast has a Detroit Diesel in her, that was a real work horse engine. Most of Chicago's reserve fleet are old trucks, only a few have had any work to them to refurbish them. I am wondering how they made it to that call alive, the driver knew how to handle the truck but with that weak siren and over half of the emergency lights not working, you cannot see the beacons when you are looking at the truck, it had two red lights that were working out of the group of four warning lights between the two headlights, the Mars 888 was burned out and there was a burned out bulb the rotators, so it was a dangerous ride, every department needs to have a reserve fleet, but Chicago does not put anything into the reserve trucks, they do not fix anything on them so they are a hazard. I would if I were the mechanic, or the driver I would not let that truck out of my shop with all the burned out bulbs and honestly the driver shouldn't have accepted the truck in that condition.
+Gary198101 It's a matter of you get what you get, and the airhorn can more than make up for the bad siren and lights in daytime when everyone sees "GIGANTIC FIRE TRUCK GET OUT OF THE WAY"
Besides i'd imagine CFD is more concerned with keeping their current/last gen rigs running than the 90's ones in reserve
I can partially agree with you hvymtal. Being someone who works on lighting and warning systems, in my department I always kept the reserve trucks lighting up when I do not have any problems with the main trucks, most of all the new trucks I am changing out to LED, and slowly as budget allows putting them on the spares, mainly to lower the drain on the batteries and alternator, however with a department as big as CFD and I have seen their shops, I can imagine them not being able to keep up with the spare trucks. I have always added more lighting to rear mount towers because of the bucket blocks most of the upper lighting.
Gary198101
Yeah Denver is a lot better than CFD too, we can actually keep our pars and strobes functioning on nearly all of our reserve rigs even though we have few shops, because we've figured out which bulb types last longest. And our grille-level strobes are set to flash really fast at least on the reserve trucks i've seen so we don't need to put lighting on the bucket until city says so. You'd be surprised how effective alternating single-flash strobes are, even if it wears them a bit more
fuckin' aye man you can't kill a 8V92
does anyone know the name of that backup alarm cuse i love the sound of that and would like to put it on my truck?
What is this truck? Never saw it ever
jesus thats an old tower. It actually sounds like a firetruck!
Nice! Do you know hat model it is? I cant seem to find this kind of truck anywere.LoL
The power Detroit engine?
Anyone know what the back up alarm is that is on this truck?
Dirk that looks to be an very old firetruck. btw i love your ride along videos add more please.
How did you get a ride along? Im goin up to chicago soon and i want to see about riding on a call?
What model back up alarm is that