Talking Trucks: Aerial Options
from Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Hosted by Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment
In this Talking Trucks episode, Chris McLoone and Ricky Riley walk through practical choices departments face when specifying aerial apparatus. They cover legacy hydraulic controls vs. electronic/multiplexed systems (and tip-mounted controls), prepiped waterways vs. removable/electric nozzles, jack styles and spread, tip-load tradeoffs, weight/axle impacts, and the training and staffing consequences that follow each choice. Ricky stresses on-site familiarization, asking manufacturers for weight and turning-radius data, and planning for the long service life of ladders.
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