Thom02099 wrote:
GordonThree wrote:
midnightsadie wrote:
true they have a lot of miles on them. I worked for a hospital for 30yrs and they sit in the lot at idle for hundreds of hrs.I.d just find me a good class C and go use it tomorrow, than be sinking money into a money pit that I can,t use till I get it done.
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+1...^^^^^This.
In addition to sitting at idle for long periods, they are frequently running at high speed (depending on weather conditions) to emergencies, sometimes at great distances here in the West. The ambulance service here in the county I reside has a coverage area of over 2000 square miles, with a major interstate. Running hot on the interstate is not uncommon. Driving up a twisty canyon for over an hour at speeds most folks wouldn't do under the same circumstances. No matter how well maintained, they get tired very quickly. In this area, equipment turnover is fairly high, given the above circumstances.
But they're built for it. MDT drivetrains are designed to run flat-out on the highway...and a 9-ton ambulance on a Code 3 run is still easier on the mechanicals than 15 tons of truck and cargo.
