Ten Truck
The Ten Truck: 2001 Seagrave Rear Mount Aerial.
 Ladder 10 is a rear-mount aerial fire truck designed by Seagrave Fire Apparatus to FDNY specifications. It cost about $550,000.
It has two rear down-and-out stabilizers, an 8kw hydraulic generator to
provide A/C power to lights or tools, a 370 horsepower Detroit Series 60
engine and a cab and body of corrosion-resistant steel. It's equipped
with FDNY recessed door handles. Length: 448 inches; Height: 130 inches;
Width: 94; inches; Weight: (without firefighter gear) 60,000 pounds;
Ladder length: 100 feet; Tip load: (safe weight at ladder end) 250
pounds.
On
September 11, 2001, the 1994 Seagrave 100 foot rear-mount aerial
was destroyed. When Ladder Company 10 re-entered service on February 19, 2002,
the rig was a second-hand 1989 Seagrave 100 foot rearmount (SL8905),
that had originally been assigned to Ladder Company 61. This was
replaced on March 28, 2002, by the present apparatus. This particular rearmount is the
only one in the FDNY fleet, with the distinctive murals painted on its
sides. The 23-foot illustrated mural, designed and donated by Seagrave
employees, and similar to the 911 memorial flag-raising image, was
applied to both sides of the body to depict a front view of the flag
raising on the driver side, and the back view on the officer side.
It was one of twenty-five 2001 Seagrave 100 foot rearmounts,
delivered in late 2001 and early 2002. The "Ten Truck" carries FDNY registration number SL01023 and Seagrave
chassis number 75776.
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