[quote name='Bryce' timestamp='1335072633' post='482349']
Anybody else kinda feel like this is the end of Seagrave?
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Losing FDNY as a customer should not be "the end" of anybody. That is a lot of units, granted, but it is also a very costly contract to service. Lots of hoops to jump through, and many, many headaches to endure. The profit margin on each of those units is STUNNINGLY LOW you hope to make your money in the end on sheer volume of units moved. Seagrave (and any other manufacturer) will make a lot more money selling "onesies and twosies" to small town departments and have a lot less ass aches at the end of the day. They've had a great run with FDNY. Lets see if KME can "survive" having that contract. The original American LaFrance couldn't survive the 80 units they sold FDNY in 1980. It sunk them!!! We'll see, it will be interesting to watch.
Anybody else kinda feel like this is the end of Seagrave?
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Losing FDNY as a customer should not be "the end" of anybody. That is a lot of units, granted, but it is also a very costly contract to service. Lots of hoops to jump through, and many, many headaches to endure. The profit margin on each of those units is STUNNINGLY LOW you hope to make your money in the end on sheer volume of units moved. Seagrave (and any other manufacturer) will make a lot more money selling "onesies and twosies" to small town departments and have a lot less ass aches at the end of the day. They've had a great run with FDNY. Lets see if KME can "survive" having that contract. The original American LaFrance couldn't survive the 80 units they sold FDNY in 1980. It sunk them!!! We'll see, it will be interesting to watch.
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