It’s All About the Wheelbase

Posted-onBy lineBylineeric

Everyone should agree that knowing the ins and outs of your assigned rig is extremely important. We must know all capabilities and limitations, but then again it doesn’t look like this rig has many limitations…

11 thoughts on “It’s All About the Wheelbase”

  2. The Young Gun says:

    I believe the point would be knowing what an apparatus is truely capable of, it’s always useful to push a unit to its limits so you know if it can do what is required should the need arise. Turning around on the station apron may not seem all that useful but if you roll up on an apartmeant fire or high-rise on a small street, knowing what size area you need to reposition your rig is vital knowledge to have at the ready.

  4. stephen says:

    that is some amazing tiler operations and driving….takes some good skill to be able to do that with out backing up or hitting anything let alone having any spotters

  5. DMAN72 says:

    Man…Those Winter Park guys never miss a chance to show that thing off, do they?

  6. The Young Gun says:

    They do love their TDA’s up there, even though I’m only an explorer at the moment I got in on a webinar they did last year on Firehouse.com it was A+ stuff

  7. dave says:

    Our straight body Pierce can easily do that…might have to get a lil curb though….$20 on it…..

  8. tooltime says:

    that is so incredibly horible for the tires but who cares its only winter park money. Nothing ever burns there but they can look pretty pretending.

  9. Nate999 says:

    Looks like a good drill for learning the capabilities of the rig, as well as building operator confidence.

    Tires generally hold up pretty well and are easily replaced. I’d rather be prepared and know where I can get my rig into. Worrying about some extra tread wear won’t help you on the fireground.

  11. Emillio says:

    That is ridiculously cool. Anytime that a company can accomplish something like that, they deserve the bragging rights. There is nothing like a salty crew that knows what they can do, and because of that knows that there is nothing that they can’t do.

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