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New truck for Park Ridge FD

The new Park Ridge Truck 36 as found on Facebook

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• #1 by MABAS 21 on February 7, 2021 - 3:54 PM

  

  Indianapolis has at least 2 of these Ascendant 110′ RM towers (6 & 22). But unlike the Park Ridge one, they do not have a pump or tank to add extra weight to the single rear axle. If any of our followers who are on Indy can you provide your 2 cents on how they’re holding up?

• #2 by Jeremy B. on February 7, 2021 - 1:25 AM

  

  If you think the basket on the rear-mount is small, the mid-mount’s basket is almost 2 sq. feet smaller. Regardless of quality, by the numbers alone, the Ascendant towers clearly have their tradeoffs, which may or may not be made up by the price tag.

• #3 by Bill Post on February 6, 2021 - 9:46 PM

  

  I agree that the Ascendant rear mounted tower ladder seems a little too light weight in comparison to other tower ladders. What grabs my attention besides being a single-axle rig is the basket is smaller than other tower ladders. Even though they claim that it can fit three firefighters, I seriously wonder if it can accommodate a stokes basket with a patient across the basket with at least two firefighters on board. The size and dimensions of that basket appear to be somewhat puny compared to larger baskets. Comparing it against the Ascendant mid-mount tower ladder, I would say that the mid-mount has a stronger and sturdier appearance than this rear mount. I really don’t understand why they didn’t purchase the mid-mount instead. Perhaps the mid mount wasn’t available yet. Dallas, Texas recently put a mid-mounted version in service and Mesa, Arizona purchased four.
  I really wonder how well the new rig will be able to hold up against heavy winds and ice with the aerial extended, such as the weather we’re experiencing now.

• #4 by Localguy on February 6, 2021 - 6:23 PM

  

  Well that fancy CAD program has already failed with the recall of the ascendant line of Aerials failing. The third fly section to be specific. The biggest thing I don’t like is how the master stream is underneath and behind the basket.

• #5 by Michael m on February 6, 2021 - 4:16 PM

  

  The truth is us as “fans” don’t understand the back story behind how any of these vehicles go into production. That said, it is a nice looking truck!

• #6 by Old Timer on February 6, 2021 - 12:58 PM

  

  While I am a big fan of tandem axles on any vehicle bigger than a standard Engine. Why? Better stability, weight distribution, another drive axle, another set of brakes, in general the entire frame and suspension is bigger and heavier. As for single rear axle trucks being able to do a good job and last look in the past. Before the mid 1970’s almost all Aerials including tractors on tiller units were single axle. Pierce, E-One, Seagrave, and the other manufacturers are starting to build Aerials on single axles.
  When designing any vehicle we have to look past the bells and whistles and look at the true function of the vehicle, the manpower and all the equipment we are stuffing in the compartments now tend in its lifetime.
  This should tell us the size of the vehicle and how many axles it needs

• #7 by Mike on February 6, 2021 - 11:21 AM

  

  Mikey T this group of “fans” have several on the job or working as EVT’s so I guess with our experience and knowing pierces history with the ascendant and the recent manufacturing issues they had with their ascendant ladder many of are questioning this. This is a million dollar piece of equipment that’s supposed to last 20 years. We’ll see what happens. BTW, the manufacturers don’t always work in favor of the customer.

• #8 by Mikey T on February 6, 2021 - 10:17 AM

  

  I love how a group of FANS is going to question the design and engineering capabilities of one of the largest manufacturers of fire apparatus because it doesn’t appeal to them in photos. Write them with your concerns, their $1M CAD programs might be misleading them.

• #9 by Mike C on February 6, 2021 - 8:30 AM

  

  The fact of the matter is the only way to put this much aerial on a single axle is by making everything lightweight.

  Will this truck be manned on a full time basis? What kind of call volume will this truck see?

• #10 by Big Moe on February 6, 2021 - 7:44 AM

  

  Seems like a tower ladder designed by an accountant, not safety oriented firefighters. I’m sure it’s UL certified but it just looks sketchy compared to a standard tandem axle tower or even the Sutphen 70′ and Rosenbauer 75′ single axle platform. Hope I’m wrong in the long term. Luv that new truck smell.

• #11 by Bill S on February 5, 2021 - 9:28 PM

  

  Thanks for your uplifting support.

• #12 by Mike on February 5, 2021 - 5:40 PM

  

  This thing is gonna be terrible. That’s a lot of weight on that chassis and the basket payload is what 250 or 500 pounds total. I guess we’ll see how long this science experiment lasts…. the Hoffman rig looks nice but again we will see how long that lasts also.

• #13 by Jeremy B. on February 5, 2021 - 3:01 PM

  

  Something just seems visually off the single axle tower, I guess the ladder and bucket extending in front of the cab more?

  Also, the cab of Hoffman Estates’ new Tower 22 can be seen in the background of the first picture.

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