Preview of FDIC Apparatus

[e11ramfireman]

Seagrave is in the process of building the new Apollo 2.  I saw the bed section of the ladder in production when I was there in Feb. for a Pre Con of our new engine.  It is the biggest by bed section by far of an aerial that I have ever seen!  Gonna be allot of weight that chassis will be carrying.  It will have the Aerial Scope bucket on it per the rep there.  By the looks of the ladder and lack of cab and chassis when I was there, I would highly doubt that it would be done in time for the show.  That one on the line was sold to a Dept in NC I believe.

I believe part of the reason for the large bed section is its a 4 section 100ft rear-mount platform, most manufacturers are 3 sections w/ their rear-mount platforms and you can't make the fly section smaller so the additional section forces the bed section to get bigger.  I was also told that the Apollo 2 is going to be the shortest available wheel-based 100' rear-mount platform available, the drawings for the NJ one show it at a 244" wheel base but they may be able to make that even shorter.  But, with the original Apollo, their bed-sections were enormous as well, even though they were 3 section platforms.  Here's a link to some pictures of the original apollos. http://www.eveshamfire.org/ladder_2215.htm  http://www.flickr.com/photos/anesti1981/3691882023/  http://www.kentuckyfiretrucks.com/Photos...#!p=2&n=10