should have got gas.
OK so my vol fire dept bought this really nice2012 F550 attack pumper last year and they justhad to have the power stroke in it. A fwe of us tryed to tell them to go with the V10 but they were dead s...
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fireman41 wrote:
Wow I thought this thread went by the way side.
But sense its back I'll give a update and clear up a few things
First the fire department owns the trucks and all other equipment. We are complete independent from are town and county. They do not fund us and do not own us.
Now the update. All emissions were removed and the truck runs great. No check engine lights and it has a lot more get up and go. We picked up some top speed on the hills we got to climb, it went from 45mph wide open foot on the floor to a bit over 60mph at 90% throttle. And with a straight pipe the truck sounds awesome.
If you want something with no emission problems, I think my town is replacing a ladder truck next year. It's a 10-wheel Autocar, I think a 1965, with a 12V71 Detroit, a 13-speed Road Ranger, and manual steering. That fire-breathing Jimmy will haul the 30-ton truck up hills with the cars. At full power and 2400RPM, the unmuffled 5" stacks drown out the siren, and the truck makes more smoke than the fire. :D
