Has anyone heard of these or seen one? I think this might be my next quest, to own one of these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPq-Oq42rS0&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPq-Oq42rS0&NR=1
Buckey Rotoray
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Are you refering to the old school version like in this video ? There is one for sale on Ebay right now.
There is a modern version that lots of fire departments have... I have the mfg.'s information due to his old school feelings on the world wide web.
There is a modern version that lots of fire departments have... I have the mfg.'s information due to his old school feelings on the world wide web.
Yeah the guy who makes these is in Ohio andhe is using Tomar Led's in them now.
Kinda cool if you got the spare $$ to throw away.
Kinda cool if you got the spare $$ to throw away.
Our city's new pumper has a roto-ray. Sealed beam, not LED. Two reds and one clear. I always thought they were more of a traditional thing, like a bell on the bumper. just something that was more for nostalgia than any real warning capability.
I was WRONG. This new pumper is decked out to the max with latest generation LED lightbar and lightheads all over it. And when you see it responding, day or night, what really catches your eye is the RotoRay. It's really impressive in the daytime, and its unreal at night.
I was WRONG. This new pumper is decked out to the max with latest generation LED lightbar and lightheads all over it. And when you see it responding, day or night, what really catches your eye is the RotoRay. It's really impressive in the daytime, and its unreal at night.
The auction ended with a high bid of $710.00, but didn't meet the reserve. It may be relisted soon, but if it is, they better drop the reserve a bit if they want it to sell, as I doubt anybody has that kind of cheese laying around so soon after Christmas.
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elite907 said:
No, he in fact is NOT in Ohio, and never was (the original manufacturer Buckeye Iron and Brass Works was located in Ohio). As correctly stated, he's located in Virginia, at 722 Park Ave, Herndon and also happens to be my uncle (and a retired career Fairfax County Fire/Rescue Lieutenant) who purchased the patents decades ago when Buckeye's ownership on them lapsed and he began producing them himself from his shop in Herdon.
i dont get em...
I dont understand why the desire to have a propeller on the front of your fire engine? besides... i wouldnt want to be the guy who gets his head bashed in by the violently spinning weights
I dont understand why the desire to have a propeller on the front of your fire engine? besides... i wouldnt want to be the guy who gets his head bashed in by the violently spinning weights
I grew up in Loudoun County, VA, nearly all the fire / rescue apparatus there have roto-rays. They are awesome. I never understood why it didn't catch on in the central states. There's not any danger of getting your head bashed in by one unless you have a habit of placing your head underneath the winshield on the front of your apparatus. Most of the units that had them as I recall were set so they shut off when the vehicle was parked, and only activated while responding to the scene. I miss them. lol
cory y said:
WhiteLite03 said:
Yeah there might be the case that someone tries to run around a newly arrived fire truck an gets his head bashed from the still moving whatever you call it.
SPMRC said:
While I don't doubt there are asshats out there that could pull that off, look at where it is situated on the pumper in that picture above... It'd take a pretty special person to run into that.
WhiteLite03 said:
Or even worse, the driver hits someone with this truck.
Not only does the person gets injuries from the truck, no he gets his had smashed as well.
This is entirely anecdotal evidence, but my uncle is colorblind and for him, red lights aren't particularly visible, but Roto-Rays stick out like a sore thumb for him. They're great warning devices, very effective.
And if you don't want to worry about people getting hit by them, just make a wire cover for it like electric fans usually have.
And if you don't want to worry about people getting hit by them, just make a wire cover for it like electric fans usually have.
I liked the slower speed of the old (original) Rotorays-- You would see three distinct flashes of light as it passed by your point of vision. The new ones just look like a circle of light which, in my opinion, don't do the job that the old ones did... (My wife always accuses me of being born in the wrong century, lol)