When I was 7 years old my Dad went to a NYC auction and purchased an old NYFD truck and brought it to our farm on Long Island. I became the most popular kid in grade school. It still worked and we hade some of the old fire hose and a nozzle that we connected to it. I won all the water fights! I am 71 now and would do it again in a heartbeat!

Its sad to see these once proud rigs just sitting here without a job. Its nice to know that other departments will buy them, and whenever I'm in NYC and I see a rig with duct tape numbers, it kinda makes me happy that an old rig is getting some use again. I wish I could buy a couple of these things but they're probably way too much money. It would be cool to have a truck and squad rig

When you realize the size of the FDNY fleet...

I guess a lot of these trucks are older than they look. They appear to be in great shape, especially that 84; looks relatively new compared to the others.

Less of a graveyard, more of a retirement home.

Imagine if these trucks talk the stories they could tell.Nice job J.J.!

Just coming across this, Man if trucks could talk. I'm sure they'd all have stories to tell.. especially ol' tiller 147. Great visit and work John!!

I love going to NYC. Seeing everything it has, One World Trade, Empire State Building, University of New York City (I think), Liberty Island. But what I come for mostly is to see New York's Bravest and their trucks. Love them so much.

Here in South Central PA quite a few fire departments have bought used FDNY rigs - mostly engines - over the years and refurbished them, especially during the 80s & 90s. Not sure if thats still cost effective versus buying a new rig. The IAFF labor agreement requires rigs to be replaced after so many years for safety purposes... I believe it's 10 yrs. Since FDNY is "the busiest fire department in the world", even well maintained, heavy duty apparatus, operated by professional takes a beating.

good stuff thanks for posting

Ok thanks John for info

I'd imagine at least some of those were at the towers in 2001 and could be a few 2000 models there?

Wow, this is just amazing. Some of those are very new. Philly's still running around in some 24 year old ladders.

I bet ya most of these rigs were there on 9/11. It's a shame to see them sitting without a job. I know my town recently has been having problems with one of its rigs. And I hear from my friends dad who works on the department we may be getting one of these old rigs to replace it. Would be awesome to have an FDNY engine up in Maine

Great video my friend!

that was an awesome find, at least some of them would have gone onto other stations elsewhere. or retired

Send a few to Tucson Arizona. Hold more hose and equipment space.

Great video John .Thank you for sharing..Whare is this lot located ???

Happy new year as we'll

Fire trucks go on for years due to the strong build and cost, they would prob be marked up and given a new life in a smaller city station across the states. Here in the uk old appliances are sold to other places or they get purchased for private work or even donated to third world countries.

nice footage. it is sad these trucks been through everything but the most sadest video I seen is the FDNY 9/11 graveyard:"(

Everytime I see or hear one of these rigs I get like a little kid in a candy store. It's almost sad how I react lol. Oh well I love fire trucks

Amazing video. I'm guessing these are brought by cities in need and then refurbished? You should go back there one day.

love yore vids

I love the old seagraves. They look good stiii.

Thanks

@CraZe ExoticZ they may be only 10 years old but they get ALOT of use and wear and tear. FDNY is one of if not the worlds busiest fire department. I dont think there has ever been a moment when any if their rigs were not on a call.

These trucks should be given to other fire departments that need them, I'm not american but I've seen some videos on youtube about fire departments is the US struggling to buy equipment. Maybe they could even be given or sold to other countries?

BTW, you should visit Rescue 1 again. The Pierce is back in Service since a couple of days :D

I gotta get me one of those

If i were little again you could keep my occupied for days by letting me run around that lot.....who the hell am i kidding, just watching this makes me want to run around that lot now, i wonder if theres any old equiptment still in the cabinets (likely not)

Nice video John jes sad butt the geef goed time

Any chance you can do an updated version of this video

My department would take 1 a tiller, and 2 of the straight trucks. Then we would not only be water tender happy, but truck happy. xD

Good job, as usual. Do you capture you video with a smart phone or camera?

Those Fire truck should be here any museum or working

You never say that many spares in the same place it’s sad I used to see the old Engine 71 and Ladder 55 I always wished to go inside one of those old trucks

I bet those still can out work the newer pumpers and trucks! The new ones are most of the time hunks of junk, too much electronics on them nowadays!

Nice Great work were is This?

They should send a few of these old rigs to the Grants Pass, Oregon dept. (of the "Worst Fire Dept. In The United States" video fame)!

nice great work Where was This

I bet you want to take one of them home lol

They use them for to rock or training pour poses or to be sold off at auction

i am sure they will just get sold to another country that or probably distribute to another state maybe a small town. after getting furnished

Nice great work where this at ?

3:01 84 looks really new

A lot of those trucks get sold to other cities that need them

Sad R i p engine trucks a shot of the passed .

some of them are spares for when a truck or engine is broken or thad been in a accident

I see the old Ladder 38 in the lot

That is sad! If those old trucks could talk!!!!

Maybe The Shops Are Full And They Put Some Rigs Here. Some Of The Rigs Here Arent Due For Replacement Until 2015 and 2020 (The Engines)

Remember by union contract FDNY rigs can only be 10 years old. That's frontline FDNY Rigs

Only see 2 companies I live next to squad 1 and engine 239

i just wanna buy and old tower or ladder truck and keep the eq2b but also put in a DX5 powercall siren in it oh and put a 6bt cummins turbo diesel in one

The Oldest Truck There Was The Seagrave Rearmount That Was In Red and White That Had No Numbers On It (Thats A 1991 Truck Serving On One Of The Reserves)

I wonder if those are still functional

Is there any way to buy those trucks?

Do you know an email address or a phone number to obtain one of these retired apparatuses?

what is the address? I want to google map it

Some of them don't look that old. Do you know what the average life span for an engine or truck in the FDNY is?

Why don't they just refurbish the trucks.

why don't they keep some truck in case they ever need them?

Is This In Sunnyside? Near The Shops?

where was this

R i p honey bunny

That’s sad that those trucks are just setting there

How do get one

Thats no good retirement for FDNY badass Truck :(

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We're is that in ny

If they don't have a number there done

Adopt a fire truck/engine? I would lol.

Where is that

that is sad

heros hwo just sit there :(

whats wrong with them

What's engine 84's 09 Seagrave doin in here?

;( nyc should make this truck useful like build more departments

good video John what is engine 84's new sea grave doing there from your buddy John

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any from 9/11