Philadephia, PA Orders 3 Pierce Ascendant Tillers

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Are the Ascendants really "heavy duty", as compared to the standard Pierce aerial? I've never seen one in person. I wonder what the benefit is of an Ascendant on a tiller, other then the extra 7 feet and weight?

It is as good or a little better. The Ascendents are 750 pounds dry and 500 wet. Ours is 500 & 500. As far as the Ascendents go, you will see them become the only aerial offer. Really it is the update of the 105' rm & 100' tiller. The change from 70k psi steel to 100k results in little less weight and a smaller aerial size. Their platforms should be next moving to the 100k psi steel which hopefully will result in a smaller overall size and maybe a 4 section rearmount platform that is around 120' (this is just wishful thinking! No inside info).