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The 70th Anniversary Series was a custom chassis produced by Seagrave. 1600 trucks were produced from 1951 to 1970, with the first 5 units (4 pumpers and 1 aerial) being delivered to Seagrave's then-hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

Production[]

Seagrave offered several different configurations of engines, ladder trucks, rescue squads, and special units to choose from, including:

Specifications[]

  • Pumps - 750, 1000, or 1250 GPM quintuple or quadruple combination
  • Aerials - 65, 75, 85, and 100-foot mid-mount or tractor-drawn
  • Cabs - Completely open, doorless; Semi-open with doors, 3-person closed cab, 7-person rear entrance canopy cab, side entrance canopy, and fully enclosed "Safety Sedan" models
  • Wheelbase - 165" for standard trucks, 174" for 900 Models
  • Model Designations - A for aerial, B for pumper, S for city service ladder or special unit, and T for tractor-drawn aerial
  • Powerplants - 5 different Seagrave V-12 engines, 3 Waukesha engines, and 2 Hall-Scott six-cylinder engines:
    • Model 400 - 202HP, 462 cubic inch Seagrave V-12
    • Model 500 - 215HP, 530 cubic inch Seagrave V-12
    • Model 530 - 215HP, 530 cubic inch Seagrave V-12
    • Model 531 - 251HP, 462 cubic inch Seagrave V-12
    • Model 550 - 250HP, 554 cubic inch Waukesha
    • Model 590 - 590 cubic inch Hall-Scott six-cylinder
    • Model 700 - 289HP, 775 cubic inch Waukesha
    • Model 800 - 300HP, 817 cubic inch Waukesha
    • Model 900 - 300HP, 906 cubic inch Seagrave V-12
    • Model HS935 - Hall-Scott 615FE six-cylinder

Source[]

  • McCall, Walter M.P. Seagrave 70th Anniversary Series Photo Archive. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 1999. ISBN 9781583880012
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