Mike Wilbur discusses the operational differences between an aerial tower and tower ladder.
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@HighOnLife19853 жыл бұрын
My father always mentioned that having a mid-mount aerial or tower is the best thing. He said you can just pull right up to the scene, swing that ladder around and you don't have so much of the truck in your way. Rear-mounts he said if you parked it in front of the scene, you have a whole lotta truck in front of you.
@calmcculloch60383 жыл бұрын
Let's first define Aerial Tower and Tower Ladder, because these apparatus look similar. In the video this distinction is at the 6:37 mark. Watch this first if you are not sure of the differences. Tower ladder has a telescoping boom instead of a civilian/firefighter ladder, with a bucket on top and an emergency escape ladder on top of the boom for limited emergency escape use. A victim would be taken into the bucket and lowered to the ground. Aerial has a civilian/firefighter ladder, which has high railings on either side of the ladder for safety and ladder stiffness. This aerial then becomes an aerial tower if it has a bucket on top. Most aerial ladders do not have a bucket on top. It is incorrectly marked 'tower ladder' on the side of the bucket. For a normal aerial ladder a firefighter and victim would down climb the ladder together. However, with this bucket added you could lower the victim to the ground in the bucket just like a tower ladder.
@toddnyc1642 Жыл бұрын
very informative. never knew the differences /logic in each truck but was always curious. . thank you
@v262243 жыл бұрын
the interesting thing is in some cities even the departments very the terms, for example in Chicago their tower ladders resemble the first rig you showed, a ladder and a basket, their aerial towers are a straight stick with a plumbed waterway, and their standard truks are just a straight stick.
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@SocialistDistancing3 жыл бұрын
That was interesting. The science of apparatus..
@Collin96372 жыл бұрын
My former VFD got rid of their Tower the Christmas before I joined and received a regular Ladder Truck, they said the tower was unstable especially when driving and limited visibility for the driver
@kill-shot1186 Жыл бұрын
Good information. Thanks for sharing!!!
@speedball101693 жыл бұрын
RIP to both of these trucks
@timeout15693 жыл бұрын
The aerial tower is from my hometown, Purchase, NY, and will be replaced in a few months by a straight stick.
@gocappy3 жыл бұрын
I think the more common term is Ladder Tower instead of Aerial Tower. That is what Philadelphia calls(ed) theirs.
@Chumley156 ай бұрын
Can you please do a video of the difference of a true truck with no water and a quint some people do not understand the difference
@mondoseguendo61133 жыл бұрын
What about a tiller truck? What kinda ladder is that called?
@lando93783 жыл бұрын
Well it would probably be referenced as an arial, not a tower though probably just an arial ladder or a stick
@jamesgillum65353 жыл бұрын
Tractor Drawn Aerial (TDA)
@levibettinger39053 жыл бұрын
Alot of FFs in my area would call it a stick ladder, because there isn't a platform.
@mtvjackass743 жыл бұрын
chicago runs 12 towers and 40 straight sticks with no water way. also 4 snorkels
@v262243 жыл бұрын
and 2 sticks with waterways
@shopguy7793 жыл бұрын
I believe a t.d.a would be referrenced as an aerial ladder since it does not have a platform to work off of.
@johnnysbricks483 Жыл бұрын
No, that’s a tiller.
@shopguy779 Жыл бұрын
@Johnny’s Bricks yes , a t.d.a is a tractor drawn aerial device/ tiller
@vinnyruiz1183 жыл бұрын
How do you guys overcome your fear of heights when on these at large heights? I’d shit my self haha
@alexpurchase46153 жыл бұрын
You just think about what your task is and focus on that. Plus, once you do it enough, it doesn’t really bother you that much.
@CalebErosa2 жыл бұрын
Trust your gear. Trust your training.
@larrybrown72733 жыл бұрын
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@BC41B3 жыл бұрын
Incorrect, Seagrave still manufactures fire apparatus.
@larrybrown72733 жыл бұрын
I stand correct Sir our they still a stand alone or part of Pierce Fire Manufac
@BC41B3 жыл бұрын
@@larrybrown7273 They are their own company. Many of the AerialScope refurbs and/or remounts are done by either Seagrave or Pierce which can confuse a good many people.
@larrybrown72733 жыл бұрын
Why have major bought The $2M Tiller from Pierce The Ladder Truck Inparticulat
@BC41B3 жыл бұрын
@@larrybrown7273 Pierce relies on quality and name recognition. However in the previous decade their quality suffered as they tried to become more price-friendly. They seem to have turned that around and reverted back to quality which we know comes with a price. Seagrave TDAs aren’t cheap either but again quality reigns. I’d put a Pierce or Seagrave TDA up against other manufacturers TDAs of similar spec any day and they’d come out on top. Others may feel differently but quality doesn’t come bein cheap...
@Absolut531kmh3 жыл бұрын
some aerial ladders are folded
@t.d.bowman95853 жыл бұрын
or get a Bronto Skylift and make both of these trucks obsolete and pitiful
@heavy77993 жыл бұрын
BS are pieces of crap my man. That’s why there are so few. Crap. Seagrave 95’ aerialscope is best and most sturdy TL on market
@t.d.bowman95853 жыл бұрын
@@heavy7799 if you say so. I'd like to see a head to head competition including factual test results done by independent engineers. Not just some Seagrave fanboys opinion. From what I've seen Bronto Skylift is much more versatile, longest reach in all directions, higher flow rates, etc etc. What are you basing your opinion on. By the way truck brand has nothing to do with the boom. You can put a Bronto Skylift on any truck. Also 95ft is pathetic. That's like saying 3inches is better than 9inches. 😂 Bronto Skylift gets it all the way up and gives you a reach around.
@heavy77993 жыл бұрын
@@t.d.bowman9585 ...how many are in service and what big cities use them? You also put a 95 aerialscope on just about any chassis
@keithtaylor15313 жыл бұрын
I drove a Bronto for years (174’) and hated it. Biggest POS ever made. Worked ok .... when it worked. Constantly having problems even with experienced D/E and with inexperienced D/E was impossible. Happiest day ever was when it got replaced. Only thing Bronto would be better at was for an airport tower fire. Best used as an artificial reef IMO