Preview of FDIC Apparatus

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Joel,

 

I have to agree with some of your assessments.  We found burned out step light wiring on a rig.  Another rig that had all of the electrical components in the compartments covered with black electrical tape - no loom, no waterproof connectors, nothing hiding it from the elements.  One manufacturer that didn't install the roll-up doors correctly and had the wrong tolerance between the doors and body.  One manufacturer mounted an unprotected fuse block on the back of the sloped doghouse on a Spartan cab, just above floor level.  One kick of a firefighter's boot and it's done.

 

All that said, there was plenty of great rigs with excellent build quality on the floor as well!

 

As for your conversation, I truly have to wonder if this was the same manufacturer's rep that told me I wasted his time when I published my last set of specifications for a pumper for the VFD and that we only awarded our bid to the selected manufacturer because they got to make a sales presentation before he did.  Like you said, this guy was very condescending.

 

Ah well, can't wait for 2014!

I can't wait for 2014 either.  And with FRI in Chicago this year, that's exciting as well since it'll be so close.

 

I agree on the fact that some rigs were very well done as well.  Lots of folks brought their best.  Some of the stuff you see that were customer's rigs made me question if they had more money than sense, but I don't answer to their taxpayers so more power to them I suppose.

 

I'll try to PM to see if we ran into the same idiot out there...