I personally feel like Black over Red is becoming the new White over Red- everyone is going to have it eventually and it's going to be plain. I don't care for the coffin compartments with a cut-out for the ladder curbside (without an actual picture, it's hard for me to explain, but I've seen it a handful of times) I like highside compartments all of the way up. I'm still on the fence about the Dash CF, sits too low to the ground, and I don't lke the all 1 piece windshield, that being said, I have seen some nice ones as well. I do like the front bumpers on the new Wichita rigs, but I really liked their previous spec. (the 2007 era Dash) much better; the paint, the stripes, the top mount pump, and the overhead ladder rack.
As with anything, you'll always have pros and cons, and everything in the above statement is 100% my opinion. I always try to offer a positive if I have a negative about something, and I hope others see that. At the end of the day, I will (most likely) never be performing on a piece of Whichita Fire Apparatus, so it really doesn't concern me, however I like to give an opinion, and see what others think as well, as with the Rosenbauer Commander that we discussed awhile back.
Trav!
As with anything, you'll always have pros and cons, and everything in the above statement is 100% my opinion. I always try to offer a positive if I have a negative about something, and I hope others see that. At the end of the day, I will (most likely) never be performing on a piece of Whichita Fire Apparatus, so it really doesn't concern me, however I like to give an opinion, and see what others think as well, as with the Rosenbauer Commander that we discussed awhile back.
Trav!
Travis- Mill Twp. Fire Dept. Marion, IN.
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