Tiller vs. rearmount (cul de sac) street view.

Columbia Borough, PA. Fire Department demonstrating why their new aerial should be a tiller and not a rearmount.
The tiller being used is a 1976 Seagrave PT 100' aerial TDA. Overall length is 52'9".
The rearmount is Columbia Borough's current 2000 HME Smeal 75' aerial with an overall length of 37’5”.
If your department is interested in having a demo and/or apparatus spec consultation , visit and DM @76seagravetda on Instagram for more information.

[@Sonic-sh2vh]

Gotta love the sound of that old two stroke Detroit Diesel.

[@smorris281]

That classic Seagrave still in service, cool beans!

[@drewcasner6529]

Stumbled on this video and realized I saw this TDA at the Wawa in Downingtown early morning 3/24/23. I snapped a pic of this sexy beast. That Detroit motor was screaming on rt. 30 as I went by them a few minutes later

[@smiley1914]

That motor a beast TDA ❤

[@joegaito702]

To bad I wasn't there to see this as always they deserve alot of credit tons of it let's honor and appreciate the firemen who proudly serve us your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated thanks great job great team work and great and sweet catches as usual still going strong great team efforts are deeply appreciated thanks it takes real skills talents and efforts to able to drive a beautiful and great looking tiller truck very impressed stay safe and warm out stay strong and healthy as well much love and respect and appreciation job well done you should be amazed and proud love you guys thanks !! Joe

[@owensweetland342]

Nothing beats standing in that Seagrave's jumpseat getting an eyeful of what you're coming into. Unlike that closed cab.

[@joegaito702]

Real skills talents and efforts are deeply appreciated thanks they deserve alot of credit tons of it let's honor and appreciate the firemen who proudly serve us your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated even to be able to drive a tiller truck very impressed stay safe and warm out there stay strong and healthy as well much love and respect and appreciation job well done you should be proud way to go !!! Joe

[@DanielOrtegoUSA]

Seagraves, the Harley-Davidson of fire trucks. ❤️

[@blackspider9561]

Love them old Seagraves

[@Collin9637]

TDAs while cool, are also just another thing to worry about breaking

[@hagerstownredline5274]

That’s a Ferrara not an HME

[@samcaban7229]

Tillers are the way to go

[@blackspider9561]

We don't have Tillers here in Houston

[@wallochdm1]

8V92???

[@NJCommutr]

I'm thinking 8V71N

[@notlisted-cl5ls]

tiller is the only way to go. you can do a u turn in a regular intersection. its not the overall length that is an issue for the tractor trailer rig. it beats everyone else because its only the wheelbase of the tractor that matters. and that is shorter than a pumper too. i tillered in so calif for 3 years. best time of my 32 yrs on the job.

[@solarissv777]

And what about all wheel steering trucks?