Pierce Introduces New 107' Single Axle Steel Rearmount Ladder "Ascendant"

[TacSupport1]

This could be a game changer. I know that this would fit a lot of departments very well.

http://www.piercemfg.com/Ascendant
 

Behold the new Ascendant 107 steel aerial ladder from Pierce. With 107 vertical height and 100 horizontal reach on a single rear axle, its brilliantly designed and engineered to give you more capabilities with no sacrifice in water capacity, performance or safety. You refuse to compromise. And so do we.

http://www.piercemfg.com/Ascendant
 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHONVX163io

[Roto-Ray]

They've put quite a package together on a single rear axle:  107' of vertical reach, 100' of horizontal reach, 750 pound tip load dry, 500 pound tip load flowing 1500GPM, 2000gpm pump, 500 gallons of water, 115' of ground ladders, a ladder that's significantly lighter than the previous models.  It's running a 33,500 rear axle for all of that weight as well.  It rides on a 232" wheelbase, has two H-style outriggers ahead of the drive axle, and a single stabilizer that comes down centered between the rear frame rails.

 

Available on most Pierce chassis, does not require TAK4, and does not require a big block.

 

A dry model is under development, but is some time away.

[RangerConlin]

I have some photos of the demo at FDIC today, however I left my camera cord at home and as such it will be a few days before I can post them.

[chief60]

Looks interesting, did they say anything about the new aerial being used on tandem chassis or as a tiller?

[cml0774]

no ground ladder storage

[ffemtwakeman]

no ground ladder storage

Reading through the brochure, it says 115' of ground ladder storage. This meets the NFPA requirement for aerial apparatus, the requirement for quints is 85'.
<a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.piercemfg.com/getmedia/b239fedc-b7fa-4e72-8daa-70b1c4d4d37e/Pierce_Ascendant_Brochure.pdf.aspx">http://www.piercemfg.com/getmedia/b239fedc-b7fa-4e72-8daa-70b1c4d4d37e/Pierce_Ascendant_Brochure.pdf.aspx</a>

[drfeelgood]

Reading through the brochure, it says 115' of ground ladder storage. This meets the NFPA requirement for aerial apparatus, the requirement for quints is 85'.
<a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.piercemfg.com/getmedia/b239fedc-b7fa-4e72-8daa-70b1c4d4d37e/Pierce_Ascendant_Brochure.pdf.aspx">http://www.piercemfg.com/getmedia/b239fedc-b7fa-4e72-8daa-70b1c4d4d37e/Pierce_Ascendant_Brochure.pdf.aspx</a>

Yeah but they are stored outside of the traditional ladder box so you lose compartment depth

[YeOldeEnjine]

Has anyone seen what the jack spread is?

[CCFR-45]

Sounds like a big deal. Being able to pack in all those features and a 107 foot ladder on a single axel truck will catch the eye of a lot of departments. 

 

Thanks for sharing. 

[drfeelgood]

Has anyone seen what the jack spread is?

18' 13 shortjacked

[Roto-Ray]

Looks interesting, did they say anything about the new aerial being used on tandem chassis or as a tiller?

 

According to the factory rep, this will be a stand-alone product for the time being, but the aerial design will eventually carry over into their other products.