irsa76
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Skip Goulet said:If I remember correctly, and it's been more than 30 yrs since I've seen the Easterling trucks....theirs had a Twinsonic over the cab and a 184 on the hightop.
rettoded said:
jph2 said:Little Berning? Is that why the fire truck is so small? :haha:
irsa76 said:VW used them in their plant.
lafd55 said:
DefianceEngineCompany said:i geuss they did this to support a good cause but damn.......... it hurts my eyes
DefianceEngineCompany said:i geuss they did this to support a good cause but damn.......... it hurts my eyes
Tristar said:Is that what people on LSD see when they see firetrucks?
proudfirefighter said:There is no excuse for that hideous colour scheme.. That's honestly very distracting, as a motorist driving by that at an accident.. no. Just no.
Please put back a normal color scheme!
proudfirefighter said:There is no excuse for that hideous colour scheme. Please put back a normal color scheme!
FireEMSPolice said:If I was a taxpayer in their district, I would be mad as hell at that scheme. What a waste of money and multiple apparatus.
Skip Goulet said:I was just gonna say that it looked like a left-over Hippie from the '60s got hold of those trucks. Groovy, man! :haha:
Phillyrube said:Betcha they show up pretty well in the snow.....
Liberty703 said:I think I beat that Ross Corner truck...
lafd55 said:
Wailer said:If it's only temporary, I wouldn't bitch about it.
pdk9 said:It doesn't matter if it's temporary; it only takes one accident to prove why it's not a good idea to have emergency vehicles looking like Ben & Jerry delivery trucks as they respond
pdk9 said:It doesn't matter if it's temporary; it only takes one accident to prove why it's not a good idea to have emergency vehicles looking like Ben & Jerry delivery trucks as they respond
Overseas built chassis, limited (low horsepower) engine choices, hard egress, low bid builds, most painted ugly colors...vonirkinshtine said:Ok, I have to ask...what is wrong with the commercial cab-over chassis? They're smaller than a custom cab, but with the same maneuverability benefits.
JazzDad said:
Skip Goulet said:As big as that damned thing is, I don't think anyone would get in their way....light or no light! I don't see a siren either.
irsa76 said:Tender 1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
See if you can find the lights on my local airport fire tenders. Trust me, seeing one of those brutes coming down the road towards you, even NOT running code, is enough to make you get out of the way real quick! Left wheels on the fog line, right wheels on the OTHER side of the center line!
JazzDad said:Yet they painted "Oversize" on it. :duh:
Skip Goulet said:I spotted one amber and one red beacon and the two little red light in front. Did I miss anything else? I noticed the CP speaker. What does it have for siren?
Wailer said:I notice that airport fire engines typically use electronic sirens.
Liberty703 said:I think I beat that Ross Corner truck...
JennyCop said:1975 Chevrolet Care-o-van by Wayne
This agency needed to learn that sometimes less is more! Talk about the electrical overload this thing must have had. What would you guess the amp draw was on this thing? Using the A/C and headlights must have been forbidden on this rig!
Warning equipment included: dual #184 beacons, the usual perimeter/tunnel lighting,a PA-20A with dual CP25s speakers, a Twinsonic with dual TS-24 speakers, a Twin Beacon ray, a North American electronic siren, a Q2B, and grille lights.
Right!!???rick h. said:Forget the Ambulance ^^^^^^^^^^ ,I would like to have all of the Lights and Sirens for My collection
lol! :hahano: Skip, you and I both know that if I knew where it was I would not be sharing it's location! :weird: I would be ratcheting away at the equipment as quick as possible! :yes: I am sure you'd understand. I don't know where this was taken or if the Ambulance is still around. It is just a pic I found online.Skip Goulet said:Is this still around, Jen? If so, where???
JennyCop said:Right!!???
lol! :hahano: Skip, you and I both know that if I knew where it was I would not be sharing it's location! :weird: I would be ratcheting away at the equipment as quick as possible! :yes: I am sure you'd understand. I don't know where this was taken or if the Ambulance is still around. It is just a pic I found online.
JennyCop said:1975 Chevrolet Care-o-van by Wayne
This agency needed to learn that sometimes less is more! Talk about the electrical overload this thing must have had. What would you guess the amp draw was on this thing? Using the A/C and headlights must have been forbidden on this rig!
Warning equipment included: dual #184 beacons, the usual perimeter/tunnel lighting,a PA-20A with dual CP25s speakers, a Twinsonic with dual TS-24 speakers, a Twin Beacon ray, a North American electronic siren, a Q2B, and grille lights.
irsa76 said:I measured the current draw of a local VW Ambulance a few years ago, MX700 halogen/strobe light bar, halogen grill lights, HLF and a pair of halogen rotators on the rear of the roof, 360amps without the siren! It peaked at over 450amps with the all the emergency gear on, headlights on high beam with the aux driving lights and foglights on and the A/C running!