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New engine for Lake Zurich

From the Pierce Flickr page:

Pierce Village of Lake Zurich 31156-1

Pierce composite

Tags: Lake Zurich Fire Department, new engine for Lake Zurich, Pierce fire engine

This entry was posted on December 14, 2017, 7:00 AM and is filed under Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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• #1 by Crabby Milton on December 14, 2017 - 5:22 PM

  

  I’ve heard a few weeks ago that there is one SABER with the POWERSTROKE on order fro next year but I don’t think it’s in the Chicago area.
  I’m glad you brought that up because I don’t quite understand why PIERCE is offering this powertrain when they could have just offered a lower powered CUMMINS ISL that way, they could keep the same proven engine and transmission without having to make changes other than reprogram it for lower power. But I have a few ideas why anyway.
  Perhaps they feel that since many ambulances have the POWERSTROKE, it makes a good case for standardization in all but the big ladders.
  Or, they are going to aim this toward a command post application where higher power isn’t needed as much. Do you really need 400 HP in one when it may not be in such a hurry since its not going to have to have to race thru traffic as fast and it won’t be pumping?
  From many accounts, the POWERSTROKE is a good engine with good power and torque but will it hold up to pumper use over time as well as the CUMMINS? TIme and the market will tell.

• #2 by Daniel Hynd on December 14, 2017 - 11:56 AM

  

  Also, does anyone know what type of engine this thing has in it? I know Pierce recently released the Saber with a Ford Powerstroke engine but I haven’t seen any with it.

• #3 by Daniel Hynd on December 14, 2017 - 10:24 AM

  

  Pierce is slow when it comes to updating their delivery photos. Their flickr is more up to date than the website, but the photos are still usually a few weeks delayed.

• #4 by CrabbyMilton on December 14, 2017 - 8:32 AM

  

  Nice SABER or ENFORCER there.
  You don’t see too many PIERCE new delivery photo’s that aren’t composite but perhaps I’m not looking in the right places. Or is this a composite too?

• #5 by Michael m on December 14, 2017 - 7:20 AM

  

  Very nice! I like the paint job! This looks different then the 2012 engine they have. I am guessing they purchased at least 2 of them and will replace two more of the 1997 engines.

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