Fallon, Nevada & Rattlesnake, Colorado Engines

[johnward]

Does anyone have any info and pics of these depts trucks? I've seen a couple pics of both and they seem pretty wild. I can't seem to find much info on how or why they were speced they way they were.

Engine 4:  1994 Spartan/Darley 1500/2000

Truck 1:  1994 Spartan/Darley 2000/1500  62’ Nova-Quintech ladder

As I recall these rigs were designed by Larry Stevens, who had the notion that if you spec based on the ISO book you get a rig that is both practical and will result in a net decrease in taxpayer assessments if it lowers the ISO rating, which justifies the higher purchase price.

Here is the cached version of the old ISO Slayer website, if you scroll down to the bottom it has profiles of different rigs they designed, including these two departments.  I remember seeing these rigs in a lot of publications when they were delivered. I wondered how well they would hold up given the size and complexity, but if they are still in-service 20+ years later that says a lot for them, especially given their extremely heavy weights.
http://www.oocities.org/ecburtblue33/
http://www.isoslayer.com

John