Minnesota Apparatus

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If they spec'd the same body etc on a custom chassis, they could be the same.....no?

I'm certain you could get a similar short wheelbase rig on a custom chassis. I think this body would look nice on a Rosenbauer Commander chassis.

 

The city buys the Freightliner chassis as part of a larger order for other city vehicles and then sends the chassis to Rosenbauer to have the rig completed. This ensures commonality from a maintenance and spare parts standpoint with the rest of the city fleet. Steve Skaar may have some addtional insight...

 

From what I have seen, these look to be some really well speced rigs. As Josh indicated, they are very easy to get into the alleys and narrow streets piled high with snow on both sides. 

 

Speaking of snow, I see that the Minneapolis area is potentially supposed to get another shot of "plowable" snow on Wednesday night. Glad I'm in sweating it out in Turkey this week instead of shovelling snow in Minnesota!

 

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