Unboxing FIRE TRUCK! (What's Inside and How It Operates?)

For our latest unboxing review we have for you a fire truck. Yes. A fire truck. You're welcome. We're always looking for new and cool cars and trucks to unbox and many of our loyal viewers are constantly giving us suggestions. A fire truck was one of them and we delivered. Without question this is one of the coolest reviews we've ever done and it wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for the Palo Alto Fire Department in Stanford, California. Thanks again guys! So kick back and relax. We know you've always wanted to see what's inside a fire truck, along with all of the gear and, of course, its 100-foot ladder. Get ready for some awesomeness. Enjoy!

[@miaouew]

I loved trucks as a kid. Especially fire trucks.

[@patstansberry8189]

Wow trucks and other items have changed so much in 30 years. I'm really impressed as a former Firefighter. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day

[@AShadowboxsFSX]

I'm an EMT and a department in my area calls their tiller "the million dollar toolbox." They don't have any high-rises or building big enough to warrant the 100' ladder in their area, but the old chief wanted one anyway hahahaha

[@2nddue74]

This is actually a reserve truck shared with Mountain View.. While PAF may not need the aerial it would be a good replacement for their Rescue. If I remember correctly, the Truck was somewhat cheaper because it's a tag on for San Jose's contract with Pierce.

[@cxfirerescue2592]

2nd Due actually not its not this one. Palo Alto bought this truck a few years back but the new one (the shared reserve) had not been delivered at the time of this video

[@TheElijah96]

they're usually used for their maneuverability not height

[@armadillerff]

AShadowbox Not knowing where you're from, you don't need 'high-rises' to warrant a 100' aerial. Really long offsets on residential single or two story buildings can easily exceed 75' (the shortest aerials, usually on single axle trucks) to 110' ladders. Also, you don't have to have just buildings. Every town has water towers, cell phone towers, high tension power lines, or radio antennas in their response area which, when rescuing a worker or civilian looking to make sure Becky knows he loves her, if you don't have a TRT that's High-Angle qualified, or even available you'll want that 100' aerial. Lastly, truck companies carry tons of extra tools beyond what is on a standard pumper or even a rescue pumper. San Jose, a fire department that borders Pablo Alto in some places, used to run two piece truck companies. The aerial and a light unit/rescue. They found that by buying TDAs (Tractor Drawn Aerials) they had more compartment space and therefor didn't need the second piece anymore. Also, TDAs are FAR more maneuverable than a standard rear or mid-mount aerial allowing them to get in to tighter spaces, like apartment complexes, narrow streets, or streets with cars on both sides, than a RM of similar ladder length.

[@Rob_Moilanen]

Better to have it and never need it, than to desperately need it and have to wait for one to arrive from farther away, when every minute counts!

[@joe6096]

I was at the Fire Truck museum in Tempe, Arizona last week, and just watched the video about the Pierce production plant in Wisconsin and found this after. I'm a gearhead. Love cars and trucks, especially engines. I could stare at this rig all day man. Detroit Diesel baby! 6 cylinders of pure American monster torque! Pour that diesel on!! Imagine the old timers back in the day driving this thing WITHOUT power steering, power brakes, or an automatic transmission!!! Until the 1970s tillers just as big as this one had no power steering on either end, and the transmissions were manual and not even syncro (you had to double clutch when shifting each gear)..... God bless all of our first responders - firefighters do things I couldn't even think about.

[@Perich29]

Detroit diesel, we have that in our Freightliner trucks, the Cabover firetruck with powered tilting cab amazing.

[@alexmaclean1]

I have no idea why I'm here but there is something so exciting about a firetruck. I'm just as fascinated by them today as I was when I was a kid.

[@TrainsForever]

My department has a 95’ ladder truck. It’s not a filler like this one but my dad was a firefighter that was scared of heights. He went up on the ladder and was scared to death but he saved many people.

[@cocopuffs6875]

I'm not scared of heights just of falling from heights

[@ember_shep8181]

I think that's called logic.

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

It's not the fall that kills. It's the sudden stop.

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

AgtRJones your not gonna if you stay clipped to the ladder

[@szpecunio]

I have a fear of heights tho. Its not even about the fear of falling. Its the height itself that scares me

[@tomaspiinzon]

The "tiller" firetruck is a delicate sample of the most advanced American Engineering applied to ladders signed by PIERCE. Awesome!!

[@stewarthill5878]

Excellent video on our Aerial Ladder Truck ( Tiller) with the assistance of two of our best Firefighters, Matt and Orley. I retired (2007) as a firefighter on PAFD T-6 when it was a Quint. That means that it also had its own full size water pump ( 1500GPM)so it could make its own fire hydrant connections and supply itself without the need of a fire engine to provide the water and pressures needed. It was ok and it replaced a Grumman AerialCat that had a 95 foot platform. THAT was a awesome rig that I started on. Our department personnel worked for many years to prove to our City why the need was necessary to upgrade from the Quint ( Straight Frame) to a TDA ( Tractor Drawn Aerial). One thing that most civilians do not realize is the specialized classed we must always take to be up to date with our apparatus such as Aerial Dynamics. It is a very specialized course dealing with the actual operation of the ladder, using angles and math formulas when extending the ladder and calculating the additional weights when firefighters are on the ladder and the extension of the ladder. Thats just one of hundreds of classes that ALL firefighters around the US and other Countries must learn about. No time for just sitting back and playing cards. PS, your youtube site is excellent. Stew Hill

[@Nokoa]

I went past this station yesterday and saw this truck, and then it shows up in my suggested. Cool video, keep up the great work!

[@arexrr2107]

KZbin tracks your location 😦

[@josephg.lenhardt1864]

Great job designing this truck, I wish I had it during my 25 years as a career Fire Officer!

[@it2044]

@11:12 45 minutes if you breathe normal. 30 minutes if you breathe like no tomorrow, 1 hr if you breathe very slowly

[@aaronmitchell7791]

I do the annual inspections on these trucks and the ground ladders. Not sure if I have done this specific fire station but I have done this city. It's fun operating all the functions of these trucks Pierce trucks and rosenbaurs are my favorite manufactures.

[@ph11p3540]

Nothing says I'm a fire truck than acres of chrome and stainless steel. Of course nothing is as amazing as an Oshkosh 8x8 Striker AARF crash tender. Now those are awsome fire engines.

[@grandwaha]

Pierce makes those also at the same facility. Awesome trucks! The Pierce manufacturing facility in Appleton Wisconsin is an amazing place.

[@albertomadeirajr7824]

Can crash tenders treverse narrow streets? These tillers are made for use in narrow roadways!.

[@ph11p3540]

​@@albertomadeirajr7824 We don't live in Europe where the average road is nothing more than a bike path. Our roads were made for cars and trucks and laws put in place to control excessive street parking. My city had a few large crash tenders dispatched through bedroom community streets to get at a stubborn fire raging in a commercial estate.

[@blue.light.fazbear]

Such a cool fire engine! Here in the UK fire engines are very different. Our ladder units in the UK are dedicated ladder units that don’t have the lockers and water pump like this one does. The ladder would be connected to a “pump” (a standard fire engine) which has all the equipment and the water pump and water would be pumped through it. Basically in our spec, this would be a pump and a turntable ladder combined together. They are also built very differently, American trucks are made by a company (in this case Pierce or E-ONE) who would make the entire unit all self-contained and built as one unit. British fire engines used to be built the same way (Dennis was a company that made fire engines in that way) but nowadays, we use lorry (truck) chassis (such as a Scania or a Volvo) and a company (like EmergencyOne or Angloco) would convert it into a fire engine by adding lockers or ladder units on the back or in some cases command units or specialist equipment like high volume pumps etc. There are also some other differences such as equipment and configuration of the lockers and stuff like that Edit: I later realised this vehicle doesn’t have a pump, nor does it have a platform, therefore some of the stuff I said here is a bit incorrect, sorry

[@trob0914]

Neighboring department had a 135', *h2O was piped to 100', that was a long climb, even back 20 years ago, we still road tailboards then!! Thx for the video, good job.

[@kurniahorison5374]

Keren yaa...bikin trucknya pake hati. Hasilnya truck yang bagus dan kuat.

[@KaziCare]

this video was very well produced

[@greensburg7920]

I'm a Volunteer fire fighter and in department we have 6 departments Hose/rescue co.1, Truck/foam/Air co.2, Hose/rescue co.3,Hose co.6,Hose/rescue 7,Hose/Salvage/Watersalvage co.8. We all have utility trucks. Our truck 2 is brand new it got crushed in a fire. Engine 7 and Engine 8 are our newest. Engine 1,Engine 3,Engine 6 are the oldest in the city.

[@mhamma6560]

@4:30 you missed that decal that says "TAK-4" -- That's a nice feature regarding the front axle. It's also called an apparatus ;)

[@d-6137]

Very nice detailed video, I also was a firefighter but never had to use or see one of the Tillers up close. From a small town so the typical Engine was all we used. Thank you I enjoyed it.

[@notthatdonald1385]

Awesome! I went up that type of ladder in training, and...yeah...the truck looks like a toy from up there!

[@awesomestudios2177]

I have been inside that truck. It is the coolest truck the city owns.

[@Gamerboy-gy1rl]

I love the tillers they and back hang tower ladders are my favorite

[@FSXNOOB]

Some amazing filming job, respect :)

[@fartunhassan8638]

firefighters are awesome thank you for this vedio

[@devil8434]

HOLY SHIT!!!! idk if you remembered my comment from a while back asking if you could make this happen but holy heck you didd!!!!!!!! thanks for doing this and love the work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RotGodKing]

Super interesting. Just came off watching a garbage truck walkthrough. Haha

[@curlyfries3651]

Yeah Palo Alto has some of the BEST rig livery’s in my opinion.

[@ferjua2008]

excellent video helps to better understand the work of these brave and detached beings

[@DC8FD]

Awesome compartment setup, gorgeous rig...thanks for sharing!! Be Safe out there!!

[@kathryntomkins6676]

I’m scared just watching it the night 😂

[@Ghostwulf.J.M.]

Thank you for this video. I always wanted to see, how a tiller ladder drives exactly. Here in austria we have also 100 feet ladders, but they are mostly built on much smaller chassis with only two axes, and they carry not so much equipment, mostly things that are needed specially for the ladder use. What also is a great difference, austrian ladders always have a foldable platform (basket) on the top of the ladder. And they are not so shiny.

[@YouTubehndl]

It’s amazing if you drive by any fire station during the day you’ll most likely see the firefighters cleaning and maintaining the equipment. I guarantee this guy could’ve dropped in to film this video any time and the truck would have been just as shiny.

[@niyablake]

As A local thanks g for getting Standford right. Most of the time people say Stanford university is in palo alto not realizing that Stanford is in Standford,ca and has it's on police dept. Stanford sheriff

[@MrHarr0073]

EMTs and firefighters can never have enough cool toys. Tax $ well spent.

[@peterpluim7912]

Nice video about a Bbeautiful and very well maintained ladder.

[@johnjacob5474]

Saturday checks must take forever for this beast

[@benfarber9738]

I like the can setup in the rear and the crew cabinets. Now I want a tiller.

[@sRussM]

Very interesting and informative vid. Good job. Shows us, the public taxpayer, where some of our money goes. I’ve always believed that our life and property savers should have every tool or device available that helps save us, or protects them, or makes their job easier, so they can make it home to their families and return another day to do it all again. Thank God, or your higher power, that we have enough male and female volunteers to fill the boots of our armed services, police, fire, and EMT departments. My last comment is a question. How would you like to wash and wax this new rig?

[@danthefrog11]

Very interesting and informative video. It shows us where some of our taxpayer money goes. Firefighters should have everything that makes their jobs easier and safer. Thank God we have enough military and emergency volunteers! Quick question; How would you like to clean that new truck?

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

I would be honored to do such a job.

[@pattersonpatrick4799]

Awesome truck love it

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

Love the bell. Great touch.

[@gogetthegoose1]

great video

[@feihsu9155]

Great video！ Do you know whether the aerial ladder can be rotated or it's fixed at one direction to extend？ What's the safest angle on the ladder firefighter？

[@ignaciohavok1]

Sick great work

[@firetrucksandplanespassion2448]

Awesome video ... thanks for this ... :))

[@mrwonderful2142]

"Unboxing" I wish fire trucks came in a giant gift box, wrapped up with a big bow on top

[@ToyotaTruckBuilds]

This was awesome!

[@Itsjustjakecode3]

The Fire Engine in South Pasadena has the same Flag printed to the front.

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

I want one😎! kidding aside😉 great video👍

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

Nice truck. Glad my money went to something good.

[@herbertcoxe3601]

Not even batman has that much stuff lol 😂 on him

[@tiituspykalamaki7025]

One letter off before meaning firetruck in finnish. PALO ALTO PALO AUTO means firetruck in finnish

[@nandanbelagodu2763]

Great review Jay I loved it

[@transportationexplorationa1591]

awesome!

[@alexvonappen5999]

My dad works there

[@greenbus9]

butt cats ........I do too.

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

One of the hardest jobs in the world.

[@andyfim]

WOOW! Cool!

[@nathanheaverlo9626]

I'm used to heights, but to me the toughest job would be the Tillerman. Trying to swing the back of the trailer around turns, in an emergency call, would drive me insane! So much thinking in split seconds to make sure the fire truck and trailer make it around a turn....jeez.

[@Info-fs6ml]

Awesome ....I like it.

[@Zechariah340]

These machines cost as much as a Ferrari. One is made to save lives and carries brave heroes to scenes that are life threatening, and the other makes you look like a douchebag. Firefighters are awesome mad respect for them ❤️

[@champnightengale1652]

This truck has a twin in a town right next to it

[@jerryrigsit5400]

Great video...

[@Tommy-dk1xk]

He guys it dan and Lincoln and today we will be cutting this tiller truck in half and seeing what’s inside

[@Cypher791]

No way that came in a box O_O

[@gregoryhoward7594]

This was very nice and educational. I'm curious if you have the same for Rescue Trucks and your typical Fire Engine? That would be nice too.

[@atozmommyh2324]

My dad is a fire man

[@adrianf862]

I wish I lived in Wisconsin to see your facility and your entire facility

[@Believer1427]

Believe on the name of Jesus Christ and be saved

[@tjlovesrachel]

Noticed in the medical compartment ... they have a life pack and an als pack.... do they have paramedics that ride each shift ?

[@Phil-y8c]

Yes

[@elicharlton6397]

ITS NOT AN UNBOXING. It didn't come in a box did it?

[@isaachuberts2018]

This is a big box yes

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

It is a box.

[@luschmiedt1071]

I still don't understand Why you would prefer a tiller over a tower (I think you call them towers, the leader with the basket on top ). I am German so our trucks work differently and we only have towers and they reach 100ft too so I don't realy get tillers.

[@Opsgermanysoldier]

Ich kapiere es auch nicht vielleicht benutzen sie die tillers damit sie mehr Platz für andere Ausrüstung haben die bei uns ein HLF oder RW dabei hätte

[@hkbricks7855]

lu schmiedt tillers can carry more rescue equipment and they are very maneuverable.

[@luschmiedt1071]

@@hkbricks7855 ok we just take a second truck to the call for the rest of the equipment since our trucks are way smaller we don't have the problem of not fitting anywhere but we still reach 100ft. That's one thing, everything in the US is bigger ;) , but I still prefer towers. It is way easyer to rescue people with a tower since they don't have to climb down and working with e.g. a chainsaw is way saver.

[@jonathantrang2766]

lu schmiedt In the city of San Jose we have 7 tillers and 1 truck. The 1 truck isn’t a bucket it is like the tiller but smaller. The reason why most cities goes for tillers as they are more easier to move. Ex having a tower in a cul de sac, the only way for it to get out is to back out. Compared to a tiller it could turn around depending on how far it is in the cul de sac. The tiller also carries much more equipment compared to a tower.

[@snows2858]

Cool COOL coool

[@gotjam1]

Title is very miss leading that it was actually in a Box.

[@chrisclark5178]

I may have missed it but what type of body style is this truck? It looks like tractor trailer model..

[@robertlcollins7362]

My son builds them Appleton wi

[@kuoasify]

i have been in one of them fire trucks many times when i had washed them

[@ttss5726]

well dam even the fire trucks now come with HID projectors

[@greenbus9]

Tt Ss Well now most of them get LEDs, .

[@ttss5726]

actually that isnt true it all depends on the fire department

[@stipz5694]

How does one "unbox" a firetruck

[@barrymackley8447]

how many firefighter do you have active in your dept.

[@sylensyoso]

Does the tiller control some break pedal? Just in case he sees he's going to hit the curb or a car

[@oldfirefighter2887]

No, the Tillerman only has a steering wheel. But he is in contact with the driver by intercom. After a while the Tillerman knows the drivers ways and habits and they get comfortable with each other. About the only time it gets pucker factor is when someone pulls out in front of you. We really don't drive that fast or out of control. You don't want to hurt a expensive piece of equipment going to a f a or a fd and cgu. (fell down and can't get up) When you get a new piece of equipment you don't want to put the first scratch on it.

[@themilkt]

His name is Matt Goglio (pronounced Go Leo)... not Matt Googlio. Other than that, the video was a delight. Hi Matt, it's Craig

[@onkyomitsu4765]

looked like Michelin tires to me...

[@davidmilliken5855]

Jonathan Pickering yeah I noticed that also. He also said the tire size an deminsions wrong. Lol

[@jameslindsay4952]

How heavy is the fire truck and how much does it weigh.

[@trapperdude223]

Our ladder trucks are around 75,000 lbs. I would imagine that's pretty close to the same.

[@jdfinch2]

grill is powder coated and our ladder is 106 ft

[@Biden2024_]

Where's the box

[@84953]

I see that they do a nice job of securing the extra air bottles for the scba units. The backpacks with the tanks and all look like they're free standing in the compartments. That's scary! If an oxygen cylinder pressurized to 2200 psi can go through a single, or even double brick wall without hesitating if the valve were broken off, think what would happen to one that is filled as much as 5500 psi. You're talking about anywhere from 2200 psi to 5500 psi through a 1/4" hole. In essence, you've got a missile on your hands.

[@2009dudeman]

Likely those bottles are bottomed out on their individual compartments and snugly fit in by that door. Besides, those videos of tanks shooting through walls is when they have a few feet or more to build up speed, these have inches. I'd bet they'd still bend the door way out of shape, but likely not shoot out.

[@84953]

2009dudeman You're probably right about that I hadn't thought about that. However, I'm not convinced about the ones at 5500 psi. LOL That aside, one of those things does go off, you might have another rescue as the noise might scare the driver bad enough to have an accident.

[@2009dudeman]

I agree, though i'd think the biggest danger would be when the door is opened, perhaps to remove another bottle, if the fit isn't snug and the truck were on an incline the bottles might slide out. Not sure if that possible with the design, but i'd still like to see some safety straps.

[@xXLoneDroneXx1]

Those are 4500 psi bottles, not 5500. We had a 2200 psi bottle by the same manufacturer as theirs, that was condemned, so the only logical way to dispose of it was to shoot it. I can confirm, that even at 2200 psi, it had to have gone at the very least 100 feet in the air. But I digress, SCBA bottles are extremely durable and you really, really, have to be trying to knock the valve off or damage the cylinder to achieve rocket status.

[@84953]

LoneDrone, I just took a quick reference from the internet so far as pressures go, but there are SCBA tanks that are filled to 5500 psi so far as I know. I suppose the biggest safety advantage to these tanks is that most if not all of them are aluminum, and compared to the big "H" tanks of gas, they are quite a bit bit safer. However, the bottom line is that the valves are made of machinable brass which makes it somewhat brittle, certainly not like glass, but never the less. Yeah, I remember hearing stories from a Viet Nam about how they would entertain themselves by breaking the valves off of tanks and watching them fly. LOL I seem to recall one story of having to clear stuff off of a building where there were leftover cylinders left by the construction crews and their solution was to "fly" them off (put them on their sides and break the valves off). LOL

[@jpjourdonnais]

What are those yellow hoses hanging from the ceiling for?

[@enforcer7747]

Delta Airlines Aviation I'm guessing gasoline or water

[@matthmatthmatth]

They're plugged into the exhaust of the truck when it's inside so that fumes don't remain in the bay.

[@combinesoldier1229]

That's the plymovent, it is a system of connected suction tubes that hooks up to the exhaust, when the truck starts, that tube pumps the trucks exhaust out through a vent on the roof.

[@josch3738]

I am always very astnoished how much effort is needed to operate and build those ladders and how useless they are in comparison to german Ladders :D

[@koppadasao]

XEROX!

[@robertross804]

thanks for how it works from liberty ky bob

[@marcw5288]

Nice video thanks to the fire department and I don't get the 64 thumbs down

[@mazadegan86]

Since when do fire trucks come in boxes.

[@flaghound2897]

suprised the fuel wasn`t more secure in those red gas cans

[@albertomadeirajr7824]

Is T66 the only tiller truck in Palo Alto?

[@stewarthill5878]

Yes.

[@jacktastic715]

I wish our department had a tiller we don't need one though we don't have any huge buildings in our small town. And plus the thing probably wouldn't fit in any of the bays.

[@j.h2064]

5:37 😱 It's a transformer

[@braedenbaker3088]

soo pretty

[@butcher0102]

It’s a tiller fam

[@lindathrall5133]

THERE HE IS JAWS OF LIFE AKA MUSCLEHEAD

[@azharsiddiqui9639]

Can civilians buy tiller trucks? Asking for a friend.