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New truck for St Charles FD (more)

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New truck for St Charles FD

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5 Comments

#1 by Mike C on May 17, 2022 - 5:08 PM

I stand behind you Localguy! The E-One single axle trucks are tried and true and the E-One jacks are also far superior to Pierce’s lousy setup. I also agree with the air ride suspension. Better ride, better reliability!

In terms of the single axle Pierce Ascendants, I don’t think the rear axle is over capacity although it is a lot of weight on one rear axle! The problem I have is that in order to get a 107′ ladder, a pump, and tank on a rear axle, Pierce had to take a lot of weight off of their components to keep the rear axle under weight. That means the Pierce Ascendant that is advertised as heavy duty really isn’t heavy duty! Pierce stripped every ounce of metal off these trucks and we have already seen the Ascendant had 1 major and quiet recall due to integrity issues. Maybe the Ascendant will be a good ladder for a small volly department. I can’t see them holding up well long term. The Pierce aluminum ladder seems pretty decent. Probably better than their steel ladders. I’m sure the Pierce torque boxes are still biodegradable.
#2 by Localguy on May 17, 2022 - 11:09 AM

Several northeast depts have used single axle ladders for years. Boston, Jersey City, Newark. The difference is they are true trucks. No pump, no water. So there’s a significant weight difference. My dept is looking at a single axle quint. Definitely gonna be an eone. Aluminum ladder and in my opinion best jacks on the market. Don’t know if other depts with these single axle rigs are having weight issues and busting springs or not. We exclusively use air ride. Which I highly recommend. HUGE different.
#3 by Harry on May 17, 2022 - 9:39 AM

Crabby milton well the only dept I know that has used mostly single axle ladders for the last 30 plus years is boston except a few tandem axles
#4 by crabbymilton on May 17, 2022 - 8:37 AM

Perhaps many are beginning to understand that. You’re not going to save money over time when a single axle is overloaded. I know I have asked before but what would be so bad about a tag axle? That way you could save money not having 2 drive axles but an extra to help carry the load?
#5 by Mike C on May 17, 2022 - 6:58 AM

I’m glad St. Charles didn’t opt for the inferior Ascendant ladder.