Quote:My dept in NY put bid out in 2000 for a new pumper and Central(Rosenbauer) got the bid...as they did in 2003 and 2012..... and believe you get what you paid for. After working on these trucks I found them to be CHEAP! Seem to be 4 times a month i was putting them OOS for repairs...and the trucks hardly moved off the floorLow bid does not mean best bid!
The St. Louis area Rosenbauer dealership at the time (6 years ago) was so anxious to get their rigs out there that they were underbidding all departments and districts purchasing new rigs.
There are a few of these Rosenbauer Commander pumpers being built for two different fire districts in northern St. Louis County who currently run E-Ones. I'm anxious to see how they hold up. There is also a Rosenbauer Commander rescue pumper on the roster of a western St. Louis county fire district, but I have not heard if they've had any problems with it.
Looking at the Commander cabs at FDIC over the past two years, I just wasn't impressed with them. Seemed to be cheaply built, compared to other manufactuers.
ALSO: Any idea why Champaign F.D. went with different numbers on their rigs? The pumpers used to be 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, and the ladders were 151 (I think?) and 161.
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