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Bomberos Voluntarios Lanus - Argentina
This Mercedes Benz / Metz aerial, 30 meters, enter service in 1954 in the Lanus Volunteer Fire Department, a district close to Buenos Aires City. This vehicle was the first totally electromechanical driven aerial in Argentina. The picture was taken in October, 2004.
This Mercedes Benz / Metz aerial, 30 meters, enter service in 1954 in the Lanus Volunteer Fire Department, a district close to Buenos Aires City. This vehicle was the first totally electromechanical driven aerial in Argentina. The picture was taken in October, 2004.
Hello Bob,
Thank you very much for your comment.
In Argentina there are a few veteran fire trucks, in very good condition. In little fire departments, mostly volunteer, they are still in service. In general, I call veteran vehicles the ones with up to 30 or 40 years old.
I will try to upload scanned photos of more oldtimers. Now, I hope to picture again this kind of vehicles with my digital camera.
Added by Eduardo on 25 March 2010.
Thank you very much for your comment.
In Argentina there are a few veteran fire trucks, in very good condition. In little fire departments, mostly volunteer, they are still in service. In general, I call veteran vehicles the ones with up to 30 or 40 years old.
I will try to upload scanned photos of more oldtimers. Now, I hope to picture again this kind of vehicles with my digital camera.
Added by Eduardo on 25 March 2010.
Hello served the institution that owns the truck, I can tell your story, get them more pictures, and .. yes, still in service.
write to me by e-mail (click on blue name )
PS: use google translator if they write in Spanish be grateful
Added by Javier on 27 August 2012.
write to me by e-mail (click on blue name )
PS: use google translator if they write in Spanish be grateful
Added by Javier on 27 August 2012.
Unusual to see a Mercedes-Metz TL with a full crew cab and especially one with a mid-mounted pump. Certainly a rare 'export job' built to the specification of the Argentine customer.
But it makes sense if you want to stretch your budget, because it can function as a pump if necessary. I wonder if it was originally equipped with one or more hose carts? - some German TLs of this vintage had one, even though none of them had built-in pumps.
Added by Rob Johnson on 10 January 2013.
But it makes sense if you want to stretch your budget, because it can function as a pump if necessary. I wonder if it was originally equipped with one or more hose carts? - some German TLs of this vintage had one, even though none of them had built-in pumps.
Added by Rob Johnson on 10 January 2013.
Thanks for comment this photo. Here in Argentina, when fire departments, whether payed or volunteers, bought new ladder trucks, usually of European origin, they specified with double cabin. Indeed, the aim was that the vehicle can serve to carry a full crew. Furthermore, these trucks not were fitted with hose carts. From the 90s, cab chassis are simple.
Added by Eduardo Martinez on 26 January 2013.
Added by Eduardo Martinez on 26 January 2013.
Mercedes-Benz
Thanks for posting this interesting Mercedes ladder truck; it's a real classic and I'm sure many who like the oldtimers appreciate it. Are there many veteran fire trucks in your country?
What do you call veteran or oldtimer fire trucks?
Added by Bob Graham on 25 March 2010.