TEXAS RIGS

[Ladder 68]

Having been one of the original 7 Shift Captains at Willowfork, I can tell you the following:



E12 was a demo and bought site unseen as the department was slated to start and they needed a fire truck. Nothing more than that.



E11 was a speced rig from the get go. It was built at the LTI factory as a production slot was available, or so we were told.



Both were, are and will be mechanical nightmares and problems. E12 is by far the better of the 2.



On numerous occasions, 2 times with me on the seat, E11 blew a turbo with a column of smoke in the distance. It was almost like it was afraid to go to a fire. Ha ha. We had to limp in to the scene.



Oh well, these two rigs are part of my great dislike for ALF, or at least the current form as they are incredibly maintenance intensive, almost to the point of not being able to get wet. Ha ha.