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Whats the story behind Engine 24, was it made for a unique area ?
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HME/Central States. I've also heard guys call them Yugos
I believe there were four of these (8, 20, 24, 25) 24 and 25 are still in service, 20's is now at training and 8's was wrecked. Don't think they were/are well liked by the companies and it remains to be seen if the remaining two get replaced in the next round of purchases. They have very high hosebeds, all the valves are electric with the panel being in the rear officers side compartment, and all the weight is in the rear making the rigs kindof tail heavy. I believe the intention was to place these rigs in areas that were congested but that didn't quite pan out as it was intended. On the flip side, they turn on a dime and are pretty quick!
Whats the story behind Engine 24, was it made for a unique area ?
[/quote]
HME/Central States. I've also heard guys call them Yugos
I believe there were four of these (8, 20, 24, 25) 24 and 25 are still in service, 20's is now at training and 8's was wrecked. Don't think they were/are well liked by the companies and it remains to be seen if the remaining two get replaced in the next round of purchases. They have very high hosebeds, all the valves are electric with the panel being in the rear officers side compartment, and all the weight is in the rear making the rigs kindof tail heavy. I believe the intention was to place these rigs in areas that were congested but that didn't quite pan out as it was intended. On the flip side, they turn on a dime and are pretty quick!
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