{"id":5316,"date":"2020-04-07T18:39:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=5316"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:46:14","slug":"boone-gets-tiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/boone-gets-tiller\/","title":{"rendered":"Boone Gets a Tiller!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a blog version of a Facebook posting<\/a> from June 10, 2019.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For years, many have heard that the Boone Fire Department in Western North Carolina once had a tiller. And it was parked in the rear of Station 1, in a downstairs bay accessed by an alley.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After years of searching–okay, occasional searching–Mr. History found this story in the March 14, 1976, edition of the Charlotte Observer. That year, Appalachian State University donated a 1942 Seagrave tractor-drawn aerial ladder to the town. The 100-foot ladder formerly served Easton, PA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was purchased for $3,500, and to help the fire department serve the eleven high-rise dormitories on campus. Noted the story, Boone was now only the seventh city in the state with a tiller truck.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s a photo of the truck by Werner Krutein, along with newspaper clippings. Click to enlarge:<\/p>\n

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