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New aerial for Tri-State FPD (more)

This from Tyler Tobolt:

Attached is a photo of the new Tri-State FPD Ladder 122 only been in service for about a week or two now.

Tri State – USFiR Photography

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12 Comments

• #1 by Chuck on March 18, 2022 - 2:49 PM

  

  The fly section is the top most section of the four on a stored ladder and the end that reaches the roof.

• #2 by crabbymilton on March 18, 2022 - 5:41 AM

  

  Hey Jim what is the fly section? Never heard that term before.

• #3 by Mike C on March 18, 2022 - 4:48 AM

  

  Jim – Not surprised. These ladders are unbelievably lightweight.

• #4 by Jim on March 17, 2022 - 8:50 PM

  

  Ask Bedford how good they are they had to have the fly section replaced twice due to cracking. It vacations a lot in Wisconsin.

• #5 by Mike C on March 17, 2022 - 9:08 AM

  

  Are these axles really overloaded? They have to be really close if they aren’t! The Ascendant aerials are made with everything being lightweight. Nothing heavy duty about these rigs. It’s probably a decent ladder for a smaller volly department that won’t use it often. I see some of these higher volume call departments with them and I’m curious to know the long-term integrity of these ladders.

• #6 by Lee Hickman on March 17, 2022 - 4:32 AM

  

  Quint Concept 2.0.

• #7 by MABAS 21 on March 16, 2022 - 1:14 PM

  

  Thanks Mike L, you are correct.

• #8 by Mike L on March 16, 2022 - 10:12 AM

  

  MABAS 21, I thought Brookfield ordered one of the ComEd basket POS like Park Ridge and Oak Brook.

• #9 by crabbymilton on March 16, 2022 - 6:12 AM

  

  Setting aside the obvious overloaded single axle and it’s long term problems, it is a nice color combo and that green tip on the ladder is interesting.

• #10 by John on March 15, 2022 - 8:18 PM

  

  I’d be curious to know what the rear axle weighed fully loaded with hose,water, and equipment. Federal law for fire apparatus is 33,500 on a single rear axle. I’d bet these are approaching that.

• #11 by MABAS 21 on March 15, 2022 - 7:30 PM

  

  Pleasantview, Bedford Park and now Tri-State have one each. Brookfield has ordered one.

• #12 by Mike hellmuth on March 15, 2022 - 4:47 PM

  

  Another single axle 107 footer is this a fad or a great idea that’s catching on fast????

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