Rosenbauer Minnesota Trip - February 2013

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Hey folks!

 

Members of my VFD traveled to Wyoming, Minnesota last week to complete the pre-construction conference on the Rosenbauer Commander extruded pumper that we recently signed a contract for.  It was amazing to see how much busier the plant was since my last visit about 18 months ago.  I suppose when you sell over 500 new chassis in less than a year, that's to be expected.

 

This was truly a working trip, not just sightseeing, so I don't have quite as many photos as I would on some of my previous trips.  All of the photos were taken with my throw-down point-and-shoot camera and my Driod phone.

 

First up are two new pumpers for Apopka, FL.  The department had Darley special-build them a 3-stage pump for these, which will be used to help supply the massive amount of booster line that they run.  They also feature four CAFS-equipped crosslays.

 

 

Did anyone notice a Type I Interface rig under construction on a Freightliner 4x4 chassis for Peoria, Arizona? It's supposed to be delivered this Summer so I doubt it's recognizable yet, but I thought I'd ask. Peoria already has 5 Spartan/Rosenbauer (Minn) rigs that were delivered in 2010, 11 and 12. No problems from what I've heard.