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Post by toneslider12 on Mar 14, 2008 12:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by FIREMAN392 on Mar 14, 2008 12:40:28 GMT -5
I am just not liking the the Big Mirrors on them?? Whats everyone else think?
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Post by engine2tower on Mar 14, 2008 14:20:00 GMT -5
i think i have to agree. Those mirrors i think are horrible.
I love the new velocitys. But the mirrors like that, i dont.
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Post by toneslider12 on Mar 14, 2008 14:49:49 GMT -5
The mirrors are very different looking... but I've heard that the Engineer's really like the view.
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Post by PUMP on Mar 14, 2008 15:37:49 GMT -5
Very nice Pierce, I like how they went with the square lights.
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Post by toneslider12 on Mar 14, 2008 16:22:24 GMT -5
I like the square lights too. DFD tried to make it blend in well with the rest of the Pierce fleet. Here's a pic of Truck 8 which is a Lance, it has almost the identical light package. In this photo you can see a small white strobe above the grille, DFD transitioned over to a single white strobe in place of Mars lights in the eighties. The Velocity Engines are the first rigs in two decades to not sport the white "traffic clearing" lights.   |
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Post by bullbrauch on Mar 14, 2008 19:07:32 GMT -5
Ya the Engineers that I've talked to love the new mirrors. Tones did you notice that they went to 2 white lights now, so they are still sticking with that old tradition in a way.
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Post by engine922 on Mar 15, 2008 6:36:36 GMT -5
Yea not sure I like the mirrors all that much. But I geuss if the drivers like em', that is what is important.
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Post by toneslider12 on Mar 15, 2008 9:53:27 GMT -5
I did notice that Bull, and no more blue on the front of DFD rigs anymore. And unless the speaker boxes are well hidden it would appear that the new rigs are Q-Siren only. Tower 4 was in the previous big order of rigs (pre black stripes) and had the more traditional light package... www.iaff858.org/single_pic.cfm?PicID=9768&gallery=Main |
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Post by schmidty on Mar 15, 2008 15:59:12 GMT -5
yeah never been a fan of the big miriors or pierce's either but guess i have to get used to it we are getting an arrow xt engine witha referbed squirt on it just awarded the bid so deilverry is at least a year away
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Post by irons on Mar 15, 2008 23:09:47 GMT -5
Those mirrors maybe fugly, but the velocity is an awesome chassis!!!!! I am extatic that we got one, especially without those mirrors!  |
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Post by truckman on Mar 16, 2008 2:28:52 GMT -5
I also do not like the mirrors but hey Im not driving the wagon so if they like them it works. Congrats and good luck with the rigs.
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Post by cooter on Mar 16, 2008 7:56:48 GMT -5
Those mirrors maybe fugly, but the velocity is an awesome chassis!!!!! I am extatic that we got one, especially without those mirrors! The Velocity is a decent chassis... nothing special in my eyes. It's Just an Impel with some glitz & glamor. The crew from 16 must have either reused hose from the previous rig or they don't know how to clean it. * look at the cross lays* Not saying they're not busy, but there's always time to clean and take pride. |
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Post by bullbrauch on Mar 16, 2008 20:56:28 GMT -5
They fight a lot of fire in that part of Denver and they're hoses get reused year after year until they are unservicable.
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Post by toneslider12 on Mar 17, 2008 9:17:13 GMT -5
The 2006 stats which are the most recent I can find show that E16 ran a total of 68 Fires that year with 47 of them being structures. That means that they're likely laying hose once a week or more for something.
This Engine is also due to a portion of Interstate 25, and splash back in the winter time will make hose dirty. I can't see the justification in taking an Engine out of service to pull and clean hose when they average 6-7 calls a day between training and inspections.
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