Ford and Caterpillar? Together?

[CPjMech]

Will24, I stand corrected. I called a Ford buddy and the F-650 not the 550 is the smallest truck you can get eng opptions in. Sorry for the misinfomation.



CDAVES, what kind of trucks does your dept use?

 

[sdaves]

CPjMECH

Well, I'll try to remember:



ENGINES:

4 - 2001 Freightline FL-80/ Luverne with the 3126

5 - 2003 Freightliner FL-80/ American Lafrance with the 3126/C7

9 - 1999 Freightliner FL-106/ Saulsbury with 50 Series Detroit

2 - 1997 Freightliner FL-80/Saulsbury with Cummins (?)

10 or so - 1990-1994 Sutphen Customs with Detroit 6V-92

5 - 1995 Ferrara Customs with Cummins (?)



LADDERS:

1 - 1984 SPartan/LTI 108ft TDA Detroit 8V92

1 - 1984 Sutphen 90' midmount platform Detroit 8V92

1 - 1992 Sutphen 90' platform 8V-92

1 - 1994 Sutphen 90' platform 8V-92

2 - 2002 Sutphen 75' midmount quints - CAT C-12

3 - 2004 Sutphen 90' platforms CAT C-12 (on order)

1- 1988 Spartan/LTI 75' rearmount Detroit 8V-92



OTHER:

1 - 1990 International 18' Walkin HAZMAT - unsure on motor

1 - 2001 Freightliner FL-112 POD truck/collapse CAT C-12

1 - 1999 Freightliner Fl-80/ SVI Airtruck

20 - 1998-2003 Freightliner FL-60/ Taylor Made Rescues - 3126

6 - 1993 Ford F-350/Southern rescues 7. 3 non turbo

MISC Staff cars, etc



I think I remembered about all of them.

 

[CPjMech]

CDAVES, wow that's quite a variety of engines and trucks. Your techs must have a nice time keeping all those straight. What is the highest HP Cummins you can get with the FL70? I think the FL60,70 series trucks are a little light duty for fire service,IMO. We are starting to see a few more CAT's and Cummins in fire service out here, since they can't get the 2 strokers anymore and the fleets are rolling over, still a lot of DT50/60 series though. I know the 4 Seattle FD articulated ladder trucks (don't remember the make,cab over eng) with CAT 425hp 3406b's I have worked on are a PITA to work on. Bad times running them on the dyno too. They are fun to drive though, they have the tender (I think that's what is called) that you have to drive from the rear, took one out on the street, takes some getting used to. Be safe out there.

 

[Royal]

GARY-KJ6Q-----I have heard that the BOSCH Company is a privately held organization and is not publicay traded or sold. I don't know anything about the rest of your story but seriously doubt your BOSCH info.

 

[rbattelle]

Originally posted by Royal

GARY-KJ6Q-----I have heard that the BOSCH Company is a privately held organization and is not publicay traded or sold. I don't know anything about the rest of your story but seriously doubt your BOSCH info.

I think it's pretty obvious that Ford ownes Bosch.

 

[Will24]

I love firetrucks Some companies even spec them right... The company I started out with (sort of stopped running there when I realized I had as much training as the chief when I was 19, another story in itself) Had a new tanker built in '01, Freightliner FL112 chassis, I believe HD4060 allison behind a 500hp ISM, talk about a runner!





The company I run with now has a mix too... all pierce trucks, but our 94 Lance 75' quint's got a silver 6v92 at 450 hp (a damn good runner!) our 92 dash is underpowered by a 250hp 6CT83 and our 02

Saber is, ahem, underpowered by a 330 "series 40" aka DT466

 

[Elite1]

To make things even more complicated... . I read that Chrysler/Daimler owns Detroit Diesel !