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installtech
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 Posted: Tue 19-Aug-2008 11:57 Post subject: 2008 F550 |
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This is a photo from my department's website of the truck I recently outfitted with all Federal Signal lighting. This truck carries Hurst tools, and will eventually get a pump and tank put in the back for brush fires. I will try to get more pics soon.
3 Cuda Trioptics on the back
4 Quadra Flares on box and front bumper
4 Cuda Trioptics in grille
53" Legend Bar
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dynastar666
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| Nice set up, we have a 550 and I love it. |
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pdk9
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| Posted: Tue 19-Aug-2008 12:29 Post subject: |
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| nice set of wheels. maybe a video when u get more pics? |
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Lac Man
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| Posted: Tue 19-Aug-2008 12:53 Post subject: |
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| +1 for the video...nice trucks...means business! |
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PTR-Jason
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| Posted: Tue 19-Aug-2008 15:07 Post subject: |
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Same EXACT box as our F450
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kitn1mcc
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| Posted: Tue 19-Aug-2008 17:38 Post subject: Re: |
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| nice set of wheels. maybe a video when u get more pics? |
looks like simulators to me |
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PTR-Jason
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| Posted: Tue 19-Aug-2008 17:56 Post subject: Re: |
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| nice set of wheels. maybe a video when u get more pics? |
looks like simulators to me |
They are, we have something like those on the truck I posted. That pic was posted a few weeks before final touches were added.
But those trucks look MEAN with those chrome caps on the wheels. |
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SwbcVFD09
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SWEET trucks |
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installtech
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| Posted: Thu 21-Aug-2008 09:05 Post subject: |
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Same EXACT box as our F450
Did your box have problems with the doors coming open by themselves? You have to SLAM the doors on our truck box to get them to stay closed. Will hopefully get some pics and videos this weekend. |
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Pimpala03
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| Posted: Thu 21-Aug-2008 09:09 Post subject: Re: |
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| nice set of wheels. maybe a video when u get more pics? |
looks like simulators to me |
LMAO... Not sure if you were being sarcastic or what but, I think he meant the truck as a whole... not literally the wheels. |
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pdk9
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| Posted: Thu 21-Aug-2008 09:21 Post subject: Re: |
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| Pimpala03 wrote: |
| kitn1mcc wrote: |
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| nice set of wheels. maybe a video when u get more pics? |
looks like simulators to me |
LMAO... Not sure if you were being sarcastic or what but, I think he meant the truck as a whole... not literally the wheels. |
haha. yes pimp, i was actually referring to the whole truck as being nice install.
(but for that matter, the wheels dont look bad either) |
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philyumpshus
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Not trying to be negative, but why would you put your jaws on a brush unit. I realize that the dept. is trying to maximize the usefulness of their new rig, but wouldn't the jaws do more good on a first out engine or rescue?
Just my 2 cents, nice rig tho. |
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PTR-Jason
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| We plan to put Jaw on our squad too, after all it is a Squad and is used for more than brush fires. It is a Brush Rig/Rescue and used to chase the ambu and able to be used when a driver for the engine has not shown up yet, that way you can still do what you need to do without having to wait for an engine. |
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installtech
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installtech
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| Not trying to be negative, but why would you put your jaws on a brush unit. I realize that the dept. is trying to maximize the usefulness of their new rig, but wouldn't the jaws do more good on a first out engine or rescue? |
Prior to the purchase of this truck we did have all the hydraulic tools on the engine, however since this particular engine was never setup to carry hydraulic tools along with everything else we kind of had stuff stuck off in it wherever we could get it. It was not very easy to get to some of the tools and the engine at this station is an 89 model, and it was getting run into the the ground going to all fire calls and rescue calls. While the engine is slated to be replaced soon, we felt it would be better off to go ahead and move the rescue tools to the new truck which will respond as a "light rescue" with brush truck capabilities. My department has another truck very similar to this one used as a light rescue (Rescue 21). We also have our heavy rescue (Rescue 12), and an engine setup (Engine 22) with rescue tools. You can take a look at them if you like.
www.wcfire.com |
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hydrokayak
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| Is it me, or is that red/white striping on the back of the truck to go the other way? I thought the idea was to get vehicles to avoid hitting the truck -- not send them dead-on to the middle of the truck... |
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Mike - NEE, LLC
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| Is it me, or is that red/white striping on the back of the truck to go the other way? I thought the idea was to get vehicles to avoid hitting the truck -- not send them dead-on to the middle of the truck... |
Yeah, I noticed that too. Technically, they are wrong according to the MUTCD.
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installtech
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| Posted: Sun 24-Aug-2008 12:08 Post subject: |
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| Is it me, or is that red/white striping on the back of the truck to go the other way? I thought the idea was to get vehicles to avoid hitting the truck -- not send them dead-on to the middle of the truck... |
I guess the folks we take our trucks to, to get the stripping done are not aware of that. |
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Rofocowboy84
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| The striping looks good to me, makes it look like the motion effect of the white lines moving out to the sides of the truck. The other way would make it look like they were going to the center... |
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J. Duke
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| Posted: Sun 24-Aug-2008 22:19 Post subject: |
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| Nice to see a rig that's all Federal Signal for a change. All-Whelen rigs can get boring after a while. |
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SafetyLighting
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| Posted: Mon 25-Aug-2008 18:22 Post subject: |
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| Nice looking rig. Question, are the QuadraFlares all red or Red/Ambr? It's tough to tell in the video. |
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installtech
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| Nice looking rig. Question, are the QuadraFlares all red or Red/Ambr? It's tough to tell in the video. |
All of the Quadra Flares are red. |
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SBfirefighter08
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| Posted: Tue 26-Aug-2008 15:05 Post subject: |
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| Very nice looking rig! |
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Bigfoot
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| Posted: Sun 31-Aug-2008 10:43 Post subject: Re: |
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| Is it me, or is that red/white striping on the back of the truck to go the other way? I thought the idea was to get vehicles to avoid hitting the truck -- not send them dead-on to the middle of the truck... |
hydrokayak is right. Ouch! The striping has been installed upside-down.
Aside from that its a great looking truck and install. |
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Kevin K.
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| Posted: Sun 31-Aug-2008 23:41 Post subject: Re: |
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Very, very nice truck! What lightbar is that? It looks like the JetSolaris. |
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