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You can thank Mehlville's board for not going with another Pierce this time around. This was Aaron Hilmer's doing. Since he and his cronies on the board cut the tax rate, with the district residents' blessings, I doubt that we'll see any more Pierces in Mehlville.



1770 would've been much better-looking with a Spartan Gladiator Classic cab, IMHO. The Sirius just doesn't do a whole lot for me. And how about some Code 3 or Whelen LED lighting! They've stuck with the old school-looking Power Arc light bar. Gross. Another minus in my book for that one. Spotlights on the cab? Another old school idea. That's what those 2 brow lights and the quartz lights on either side of the pump panel are for! It's 2010, not 1990!



I remember when that '73 Seagrave ladder truck was solid red, had 2 red gumball lights, and was called 'Ladder 1'. Its Detroit diesel was so loud you could hear it coming a mile away! That was a great truck to get a roll-by going Code 3 back in the day!



Great comparison shot seeing the size difference, especially the one from the rigs being nose-to-nose. You don't always realize how the modern rigs have gotten larger until you see a pic like that!