Ambulances

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Can anyone tell me, with most bigger Ambulances (Freightliner, GMC, International, Ford) are they running 17.5 or 19.5 on the wheels/tires?

 

Thanks!

 

19.5 is pretty much standard on anything from a F-450, Dodge 4500/5500 and up to the Medium Duty families, F-650, Freightliner M2, International 4300, Terra-Star,

Dura-Star, Kenworth T-270 etc.  Just FYI I'm not sure if Ford changed wheel sizes with the major revamping on the 650/750 family this fall.

 

With that said some do have options for different sizes and that can lead to issues.  For instance I know of one department and mfg (Names withheld to protect the

not so smart within the mfg (They had the spec but never checked it to see if it met spec 100%), honestly the department just provided what they were asked for and

were never told about a specific size wheel being needed, just the wheelbase) anyway customer ordered a Freightliner M2 which arrived with 22.5 wheels. 

 

Believe it or not this created many issues, (primarily since the box was built prior to the chassis arriving) including said mfg purchasing the chassis and sitting on it for

several months before selling it for use by a farmer.  I was told he got a great deal and walked away with a big smile, and a CD/DVD/Navigation in dash. 

 

Thankfully this was not my deal!  Worst I ever did was put the wrong interior color in a unit, a costly mistake but not nearly as costly as a whole chassis.  Plus I caught it

right as it happened and only resulted in a two day delay not months for a new chassis.

 

Kris