Seagrave Tiller Fire Truck arrives in Dublin

A fire truck used by the Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department on Long Island in New York for some thirty years arrives in Ireland after being purchased by collector and Dublin native Liam Moore.

[@scottdore8391]

I've always said Europe needs more federal sirens hope she does them well great unit

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

there isn't any siren in the US which isn't used in Europe as well; Also some European apparatus are equipped with a Federal Signal Q

[@jamesdukes597]

@@EnjoyFirefighting us does have sirens and they have signal qs

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@jamesdukes597 but I'm Europe they aren't common

[@notme188]

What a great video. Well done.

[@johnleephotography6283]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@bigman10239]

neat to see. hopefully this serves as a temptation for ireland to purchase some tillers.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Unlikely roads wouldn’t be suitable

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Also Dublin isn’t the whole of Ireland

[@unitedfireybride]

A tiller with a shorter wheelbase would work great in those European cities.

[@YelpBullhorn]

@@oscarosullivan4513 ..... tillers are more manoeuvrable than a rigid chassis aerial.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@unitedfireybride not really ... the tractor unit of those Tiller Ladders alone has a larger and by that worse turning radius than some entire 105' European rigid Tower Ladders do

[@susanallen1100]

No matter what age they are, Love the tillers.

[@mikeysgamingchannel5043]

glen cove 5211 my fire dept she will be missed

[@johnleephotography6283]

Shes a beautiful machine alright 😁

[@mikeysgamingchannel5043]

@@johnleephotography6283 for sure served glen cove for as long as i can remember the past decade or 2. my favorite rig now replaced by a 2018 seagrave td tiller

[@72mossy]

She's a beautiful vehicle alright, Americans have great fire vehicles, but unfortunately they're took big for our streets in Ireland.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Great looking machines but lack the no frills aspect

[@BumberenzoTheFireEngine]

Nice! It’s rare to see those things in Ireland!

[@MR.T..]

excellent video...

[@johnleephotography6283]

Thank you

[@khiggins8733]

Absolutely brilliant …love it!

[@Brummielad2010]

I only came to see the Dennis's 😆

[@adamspencer2218]

How does one quote shipping these for Liam? I'm a firefighter and work in logistics.

[@meconlimited3896]

Love the Dennis trucks

[@chrisclark1761]

I'm not a fan of them, but they are iconic if the British Isles. Do you know, were they built from scratch or did Dennis et al us Scania as a base ?

[@meconlimited3896]

@@chrisclark1761 no they got build from scratch they are still building rubbish trucks I believe. But the rapiers where very stable and low on the ground ideal for urban area

[@grocker5382]

Wow, that has to be a very old one? I am currently building a tiller for d.c.

[@chrisclark1761]

I was liking this video until the damn bagpipes.

[@janusviborgolesen9613]

Can someone tell me why use tiller truck? What's the benefit from using this compared "normal" lifter/ladder trucks. I ask because in Denmark we don't have tillers so I don't know anything about it.

[@NickSiani]

With a Tiller or Tractor Drawn Aerial (TDA), you have a nuts amount of storage and room on the apparatus. Due to the truck being able to turn independently in the rear, maneuverability in tight streets is superb.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@NickSiani "maneuverability in tight streets is superb." that's what we have all-wheel steering for on European Tower Ladders; With all-wheel steering also a 105' Tower Ladder on a rigid truck chassis has a smaller turning radius than the tractor unit of a Tiller Ladder alone

[@Michaelbos]

American ladder trucks and towers carry way more equipment then European trucks, which mostly look like construction lifts.

[@chrisclark1761]

American trucks have roads the size of whole towns.

[@chrisclark1761]

Besides, if it's more equipment you want, a second truck can do that.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

while American Aerials carry more equipment than the European ones, the European Engines carry more equipment than the American ones do. The reason for European ones barely carrying equipment on their Tower Ladders is quite simple: keep it as compact and maneuverable as possible to get it into as many tight spots as possible. That's why they don't have a tank, pump, ground ladders, hydraulic rescue tools etc on the Aerials

[@Badbhoys]

What siren do Dublin Fire Brigade use ? Anyone know

[@oscarosullivan4513]

I think multiple like wail yelp and two tone

[@Badbhoys]

@@oscarosullivan4513 ye i had a feeling

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@Badbhoys Two tone isn’t that common anymore

[@Badbhoys]

@@oscarosullivan4513 ye ino

[@rapstninja]

most of the sirens are whelen betas and some alphas and the ambulance are whelen gamma

[@peterjermyn5785]

Tillers out of America way to go

[@sethcreech1014]

Jesus saves

[@unitedfireybride]

They should fix it up. Let their fire departments use it to show how american fire trucks are better.

[@firejam78]

It would be useless due to Ireland having narrow streets to negotiate that's why we have fire engines that are fit for purpose

[@knoodelhed]

A lot of the geometry of North American East Coast cityscapes was inherited from the Old Country. Get an RHD conversion done right and blue lenses, she'll be pulling her weight no problem.

[@supertrinigamer]

@@knoodelhed Yes but with their own adjustments.. If it really was that simple it would've been done way sooner.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Have you seen the average Irish road or a Dublin side street. This could fit down the quays and main thoroughfares but a side street not a prayer

[@unitedfireybride]

@bamboo An American fire truck could be made to fit in Ireland, by some manufacturers. They would be nice, have the power, and pump more water. European fire trucks are ugly looking.

[@Coldwarrior7781]

Go big or go home