Josh has it correct. Money is an issue, but size and simplicity is the primary reason. The three Pierce Arrow XT engines are sitting right around 54,000 lbs GVW and you can see how big they are. With winters being what they are in Minnesota the streets get narrower with each snowfall. The last three Pierce engines were purchased for somewhere north of $1.5 million dollars. These six engines are probably closer to $300,000 each.
They have 1500 GPM pumps and 500 GWT. All the discharges and preconnects come off the back, and the hose beds are pretty low. We had one next to one of the 04 Rosenbauers and by my scientific method of measurement, the new one looked to be about 2 feet shorter.
They have 1500 GPM pumps and 500 GWT. All the discharges and preconnects come off the back, and the hose beds are pretty low. We had one next to one of the 04 Rosenbauers and by my scientific method of measurement, the new one looked to be about 2 feet shorter.
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