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Any news on the bumper front?
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I wonder how the crews like the International over the GMC's
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If there were any in service, I might be able to answer that



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None of them are in service. Still no Boston bumpers. I did however take one for a short drive. Awful turning radius and it drives like a truck! You can turn one of the GMC's inside of the turning radius of the International.
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[quote name='fenwayfrankee' timestamp='1319460097' post='461414']

None of them are in service. Still no Boston bumpers. I did however take one for a short drive. Awful turning radius and it drives like a truck! You can turn one of the GMC's inside of the turning radius of the International.

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I guess the larger hood/front overhang makes for a larger turning radius. International should have bought out GMC medium duty trucks when they had the chance IMHO!
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[quote name='JFong' timestamp='1319471414' post='461425']



I guess the larger hood/front overhang makes for a larger turning radius. International should have bought out GMC medium duty trucks when they had the chance IMHO!

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I second that! Missed out on a great oppertunity there.
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[quote name='ffemtwakeman' timestamp='1319479567' post='461434']



I second that! Missed out on a great oppertunity there.

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I don't know why, but the shorter hoods and the higher cab on the C series seems better than the TerraStar (cab position seems lower and the hood is longer overall).
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Any TerraStars in service yet? Or any idea when we might see them on the streets of boston?
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[quote name='bets128' timestamp='1323136582' post='466187']

Any TerraStars in service yet? Or any idea when we might see them on the streets of boston?

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Nope.



The latest is that only certain trucks will be getting them, as they won't fit in many stations.....one would think this would have been addressed when the spec was written.
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must be a Boston thing
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was in dorcester tonight, saw one of the new international / Braun. heard different siren, are they using new frequency siren, more a vibration siren
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was in dorcester tonight, saw one of the new international / Braun. heard different siren, are they using new frequency siren, more a vibration siren

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First two are on the road at A7 in Eastie and A6 in Southie. You probably heard the [url="http://www.swps.com/whelen-howler.html?gclid=CL2opdjBja0CFUTc4Aodvz0FlQ"]"Howler"[/url], which is a low frequency generating attachment for the siren designed to be felt inside the more soundproof vehicles.
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[quote name='edburke' timestamp='1324276461' post='467841']



First two are on the road at A7 in Eastie and A6 in Southie. You probably heard the [url="http://www.swps.com/whelen-howler.html?gclid=CL2opdjBja0CFUTc4Aodvz0FlQ"]"Howler"[/url], which is a low frequency generating attachment for the siren designed to be felt inside the more soundproof vehicles.

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Looks like the same as a "Rumbler". We have one on one of our trucks. The thing never gets used.
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[quote name='Union Medic' timestamp='1324761629' post='468576']

Looks like the same as a "Rumbler". We have one on one of our trucks. The thing never gets used.

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I use it all the time. With today's soundproof cars, it really makes a difference.
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This is a bit off-topic, but since secondary sirens were mentioned here, I'll ask: Our Battalion vehicles have a secondary audible warning device on them that sounds like a low frequency tornado warning horn. It's like a wail that is very low in frequency. Any ideas?
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[quote name='edburke' timestamp='1324276461' post='467841']



First two are on the road at A7 in Eastie and A6 in Southie. You probably heard the [url="http://www.swps.com/whelen-howler.html?gclid=CL2opdjBja0CFUTc4Aodvz0FlQ"]"Howler"[/url], which is a low frequency generating attachment for the siren designed to be felt inside the more soundproof vehicles.

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A18's is in service in Hyde Park. Drove by it today on my way home.
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[quote name='Image7801' timestamp='1326944281' post='471920']

This is a bit off-topic, but since secondary sirens were mentioned here, I'll ask: Our Battalion vehicles have a secondary audible warning device on them that sounds like a low frequency tornado warning horn. It's like a wail that is very low in frequency. Any ideas?

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Probably a Howler or Rumbler. If the siren is on wail, it would have about the same tone as a tornado siren.
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[quote name='Skip Olson BFD L14' timestamp='1326945807' post='471922']

A18's is in service in Hyde Park. Drove by it today on my way home.

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Yes, I helped them unload two patients out of it on Sunday....A14 next to A18 at Boston Medical Center....not something you see every day.
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[quote name='edburke' timestamp='1326975139' post='471937']





Probably a Howler or Rumbler. If the siren is on wail, it would have about the same tone as a tornado siren.

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Thanks, I'll ask next time I'm at the shop.
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I heard a rumor that the C4500/5500 will enter production again for the 2013 model year. Does this have any effect on the BEMS fleet? Has anyone else heard this?
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My immediate first thought on this rig was that it looks like the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree of Fire Engines. Poor thing.

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