Velocity® Ascendant® 100’ Heavy-Duty Tower - Patchogue Fire Department, NY

[@overbank56]

That's great! Every single square inch of available space is used. Nothing is wasted with areas to spare.

[@damienflexer7976]

My company's apparatus are filled with useful tools including hydrologic tools such as the jaws (spreaders) and much more. Not one bit of space is wasted on ANY of our trucks

[@overbank56]

@@damienflexer7976 and that's the way it should be

[@andrewj9831]

That's why there is so much planning in the truck. I think my Dept spent more time talking about storage/layout then the actual cab and body.

[@RaiderTheGhost]

Love the way this truck looks! Can we get a video with all the lights on?

[@Javierarmendariz1]

What a beatiful firetruck design and paintjob

[@FireGuyPhotography]

Can’t wait to catch this beauty around

[@bobrhonda4375]

We have 2 trucks with super singles....they are worthless in snow,muddy wet or heavy rain. They always wanna hydroplane. Just my experience. Awesome piece of kit!!

[@thatkyledude1093]

That may be so, but I will say that in Patchogue there is not much room to be going fast. Plus having the steerable rear axles in that area is a lifesaver. I am two districts to the north of them and grew up in that area, so I know just how tight that area is. Look up the intersection of South Ocean Ave and Montauk Hwy in Patchogue and you'll see what I mean.

[@zoochase]

Love love love the paint scheme and black versus chrome. Beautiful ladder truck!

[@ph11p3540]

Really love the outrigger positioning cameras so the driver can place the trucks intended working footprint perfectly. That will save a lot of time.

[@damienflexer7976]

Beautiful piece of apparatus. They hold up well. Plus I also like the Mid Mount so you dont have the bucket over the front of the cab. Beautiful colors on it as well. You guys are going to love it my Dad's Pierce engine is 22 years old and still runs like new. Plus I would love to work with one of those trucks. My company currently has a 2002 Spartan Mid Mount Arielscope.

[@irish_soldier1248]

Literally my dream truck for our department...30k a year to run our department running 40 year old trucks...this would literally be a dream come true

[@vaboyt1]

Irish_ Soldier124 grants are the way

[@trob0914]

She's a beauty, steerable rears,awesome!!

[@jimmoon5997]

Congrats on the new truck. Beautiful. I’m on a 16 year old front line engine. I do love her and she’s been good, but I wouldn’t be disappointed if I got to work and this thing was sitting in the bay

[@adamrojas7948]

I am not a fireman, but for some reason i really want this truck in my garage

[@imjustthinking7191]

That’s a fancy truck, crazy how far they come from running buckets of water to put out a fire

[@Garythefireman66]

Sweet ride. That might get me to switch from the engine to the truck 😂

[@CodyBlack307]

Good looking truck.. loving the paint job

[@brandongustafson7497]

Love the speedy dry compartment! A great idea!

[@JakeW26]

Pierce is making some reall aggressive tough mean badass rigs man. Wow!

[@michaelmaciejewicz7534]

Love the truck Stay safe in today’s world Absolutely love the fire department’s

[@calebalt1557]

love it, your designers did a great job on this one!

[@keylargo2001]

Nice truck you have. The only problem I see with it is the super single rear tires. If you get a flat your dead in the street. With dual tires you can limp to the call. The other problem with the super's is snow. They are like putting skates on it. The narrow tire of a dual tire set up allows the tread a better chance of grabbing the road surface.

[@rvvirt]

Your correct I like the super singles but in snow they do suck and I'm speaking from experience and I didn't even think of the limping to a fire scene on one tire that's a good point

[@lhr1701]

I think that chains should help them in the snow for one . And the fact that the rears can steer is a major plus . So if they have to replace the tires a little sooner is well worth the price . Yes I know you can get a flat at any time but todays tires are much better than years ago . So I see why they decided to go the way that they did.

[@simonsupersi2225]

Love to see this being driven and set up

[@colinbaulch8369]

I have beewn in the fire service for a number of years but have never run up against wotnots it would seem that this is what we are short of in the British fire service but you have plenty of room for them,very nice truck.

[@anthonyjackson1446]

Now that’s a beauty of a ladder truck...🔥🔥👌🏽👍👍👍👏

[@AdamSmith-uv6kr]

That is one dude awesome truck. I’m glad to see your department and county spending money where it matters. That rig will be easier to manage equipment on and allows everything to have a place rather then digging thrgh shelves and boxes when it’s hectic and dark out.

[@anthonymolina7416]

Yeah some volunteer FD don’t get new equipment as much

[@truckie118]

I wish our department would go back to Pierce, my first 4 engines were Pierce. 35 yr career still love the experience on pierce

[@SuperNytube]

Really nice rig and what not.

[@johnholtz1205]

Damn. Now that is a banging truck.

[@JJ-bi5qx]

I live in holbrook and hope to see this truck soon!

[@americanoutdoorsman_1133]

Awesome rig!!!

[@GregsWorkshopOregon]

A long time ago I was visiting family in Bayport. My Grandfather was a former chief in Bayport, and some of the old guys (Fire Police by then) remembered my father. We were talking to one of them at a pub ed event and the guy pointed to their ladder truck and said, “You see that ladder? That’s a 100 foot ladder. Patchogue’s is only 95 feet.”

[@jimmartin7881]

All the VFDs on the island are like that, Coram has or had a Humvee with a jetski pump for forest fires and it worked once. They bothered the taxpayers for a big ladder and couldn't fit it in the damn building. They're all overzealous goobs that like sirens and lights a bit too much..

[@207firephotography]

Wait, I had no idea you were getting a brand new truck! That’s awesome!

[@jimbernard71]

Gorgeous truck- WELL DONE VIDEO!!! That's AMERICA Baby!!!👍👍💯🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@danmiller6462]

Fire trucks have sure come a long way.

[@Englewood_guy]

that stabilizer camera is a nice feature

[@pootmahgoots8482]

Love that livery

[@andeusmc2030]

Sweet Quint.

[@ColumbianSpirit]

Holy hell that is a good looking truck

[@bobbillings]

Work of art

[@TODD_FL44]

The fire company I was a member of on long island got a ladder a short time ago but it doesn't compare to this one!

[@cthomaspac]

Nice rig guys. Good luck.

[@simonsupersi2225]

Wow thats a beast and single tyres at rear

[@SocialistDistancing]

Some very nice innovation. The rear steering axles is an excellent feature. I also liked the color coding and the remote turntable operation. Nice walk around. However, you were killing me starting every sentence with um or ah. Nice truck and presentation otherwise.

[@wyattprothro7443]

That is the sickest later I've ever seen 😯😮

[@shawnsr8459]

Nice truck!! Love the colors 👍👍

[@bajamedic]

Beautiful rig!

[@ffsteel111]

What’s the price as in in the video of this truck

[@tylergrauer7093]

Devon Steel we paid in the 1.5 range

[@lyleslaton3086]

Dear Santa, I would like one of these for Christmas.

[@robertdemeo4783]

Beautiful truck

[@stevenharter1246]

Beautiful truck but not sure I'd want my EMS compartment over the exhaust and members breathing in exhaust every call. Just a thought. Best of luck with her

[@Firebuff101]

He said it was more of a rehab compartment, so it would probably only opened on working fires, which they don't do a huge amount of.

[@trudeausmagiclamp1472]

Well deserved truck. PFD are the best out there.

[@Msradell]

Why didn't you go with a raised cab? Obviously it wasn't due to clearance in the station since the turntable is much taller than the cab.

[@tylergrauer7093]

Mark Radell it limits if you have to work over the front of the cab. 10” at the roof is a few feet when the ladder is extended out.

[@kartracer5g229]

10 to 15 years.. must be great to have the tax base to afford to replace a million dollar plus unit in that short a time span... we currently have a 20 year old Saulsbury scorpion rescue / engine a 2015 dodge 2500 squad and a 20 some year old boat.. thankfully after alot of hard work we have a new e-one rescue engine being built and I cant wait to work off it... we just sold our 94 sutphen mid mount tower and got out of the truck business... good luck with the new rig and be careful with the super singles.. have seen alot of people having issues with lack of traction and hydroplaning with them..stay safe

[@jmnj1983]

Be safe. God bless you.

[@spooksmultigames]

How much is this rig it’s fabulous

[@mattberg916]

You got the rear steer , but super singles are a downside. Traction is an issue and so is being stranded in case of a sidewall cut or other tire damage. Is it Cummins or Detroit?

[@user-ln7of9gs4s]

Matt Berg there is more detailed information in the description, press the arrow below the video. It’s a Cummins x12.

[@mattberg916]

@@user-ln7of9gs4s shit. Sorry I was "that guy". Thanks

[@fillup40]

The full options package, every bell & whistle.

[@DOYLECLEVERLOBE1]

Nah, not Apple car play.

[@ned756]

what is cost

[@AirlinersHD]

Great!! 10+

[@rjrestorationstation4402]

Would like to have some information about the pump, and what was the final price tag?

[@tylergrauer7093]

R & J Restoration Station it’s a Waterous 2000gpm

[@devincraig6807]

@@tylergrauer7093 Tank size?

[@tylergrauer7093]

Devin Craig 270 water 30gal of foam

[@devincraig6807]

@@tylergrauer7093 Thanks. You did very good in the video and the truck is outstanding!

[@cfol1382]

R & J Restoration Station didn’t see the price tag mention? $1.3 million?

[@normanrhone2791]

Would be good if we saw inside and the lights on, etc.

[@tylergrauer7093]

video coming on this shortly

[@danj601]

That's how you keep firefighters happy at that station

[@patrickc5641]

What’s with the green lights?

[@tylergrauer7093]

Patrick C that’s been our company color since 1887

[@jeffpitoniak]

Not criticising but what was the reasoning for the super singles?

[@LastOntheblock]

Hopefully Medford gets something like that if they get a new truck

[@bendickmann5460]

Would have been an even better tour of the truck had we seen the extended ladder. Regardless, nice job

[@jerrmorr]

Good luck!

[@alphabaker8384]

Turn on the lights and sirens! And hit the horn too!!

[@alphaartisan]

Be safe out there

[@eastsidediesel8602]

Nice F. Truck!!!

[@pauljones5108]

Can we see in the cab??

[@Firebuff101]

How did you manage to miss that part of the video? It was the very first part!!

[@joesmith9265]

That’s awesome

[@ptmy8590]

Love the truck.

[@gone1098]

PATCHOGUE FIRE DEPT> Trust me when I say; Be careful with those super singles, they hydroplane really quick on wet or snow covered roads.

[@DIYtryer]

Do differnt tires help?

[@gone1098]

@@DIYtryer I firmly believe dual wheels grip the road better than one big fat tire. Those wide tires don't let the water get out from under them fast enough. They tend to want to ride on top of rain and snow like driving on ice.

[@ethanquinn1697]

@@gone1098 yeah duals are better, even in a situation when you lose a tire you can it back to wear your home base, and it doesn't tear the hell out of surrounding truck body not nearly to the extent as a super single would.

[@leathercheerio1]

What's the price of this thing?

[@tylergrauer7093]

Ryan Fausnaugh In the 1.5 neighborhood

[@spideyschaf9489]

800’ of 5” in that little bit of space???

[@tylergrauer7093]

Yes but we added a divider for more storage up there and carry 600 now

[@Biffo1262]

Don't like that low drawer storage behind the rear axle. It will be the first to be damaged. When you climb a kerb there is nothing, ground clearance wise to stop you climbing but as you drop off the drawer gets crushed. We had an appliance where the bodywork was lower between the front and rear axles the in front and behind them and it was always getting damaged when having to climb kerbs on obstructed corners. It was a mistake the coachbuilder only made once. At least yours can be removed as it seems to be a bolt-on afterthought.

[@jmart123]

I need more storage! (Disclaimer my department doesn't run quints)

[@Cannulae]

How much?

[@Brian-StarGazer-77]

What does something like this cost?

[@cat740dt]

Brian B they can range anywhere from 500k to even over a million

[@Firebuff101]

the vast majority of aerials go for over a million

[@Firebuff101]

@@cat740dt where are you finding an aerial for 500k?

[@cat740dt]

@@Firebuff101 Plenty of used aerials under 500k, quick Google search would tell ya that

[@Firebuff101]

@@cat740dt right, but the comment was referencing the vehicle in the video, which is a brand new aerial, not a used vehicle. Some basic reading comprehension skills would tell ya that.

[@johnryan7252]

Isnt setauket getting some new engines ?

[@MarcelPichault]

Sounds weird to go for steerable reare wheels because of "tight streets" when you could go for a much smaller chassis with a similar tower. Is there a specific reason you'd want a ladder engine to be so large?

[@cynicaltexan9639]

That is a sexy truck

[@americanoutdoorsman_1133]

This is NOT Your grandfather’s ladder truck!!!

[@elwolf8536]

Bet it doesn't have a water bucket Or does it 🤔

[@Firebuff101]

a what? You mean a tank?!

[@elwolf8536]

@@Firebuff101 you know the old fire buckets thay are red and say fire on them like an extinguisher

[@Firebuff101]

Oh yeah lol. Probably not

[@nepafiremedia_yt]

Nice music lol

[@davidfrehlini5430]

Well these Tower Ladders are O I would guess. Butt nothing can out do The Tiller Trucks.

[@ethanpatchen4113]

A black Federal Q?

[@davidsaylor2136]

Just like my fd truck

[@REFEREEMOUSE]

That is sexy and a looks like it will be a beast at calls

[@Marine-wj4jv]

Interesting choice....a town of 12,000 requires a Tower of that sophistication. What is the tax base to pay for that equipment?

[@clintymouse]

I was thinking the same thing. I've never heard of this town, yet they own a tower that's better than anything in the Baltimore County, MD line-up.

[@marks4303]

It’s the norm for sleepy LI towns to overspend on a rig they’ll use for less than 15 years. Lots of wasted money on this parade piece

[@andrewj9831]

The size of the town isn't the only consideration, commercial buildings play a huge factor. You can have a town of 5000, but with a major company complex. A Dept has to support what the needs are...if the tallest building is 3 stories, no need for a ladder truck, even if the town has 50K.

[@jimmartin7881]

@@marks4303 And somehow the Clare-Rose beer warehouse burned to the ground and it's a 1/4 mile from this dept. How does a beer warehouse even burn down?

[@JonathanMartinez-xs5ze]

Daaaaaang

[@GarethSutherland-y8h]

This truck was engineered beautifully. Wish we went with pierce instead of Spartan.

[@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322]

JeSuS almighty.. State of Art Truck..

[@paulbunyon4955]

Wow. 😆

[@lngsht8168]

that town of brookhaven money is alllllrighttt

[@jimmartin7881]

You mean Crookhaven.

[@joey7551]

I'm gonna guess $1.5 mil

[@tylergrauer7093]

Alex F correct

[@phillywhateverguy]

Kiss that bottom compartment behind the rear wheel goodbye. Not forgiving

[@andrewj9831]

I thought the same thing

[@davidhoffman1278]

Super Singles running on snow and ice covered roads will be a problem. The vehicle wants to float and slide more uncontrollably than it would with duals. If the tire deflates rapidly the wheel is usually destroyed as it runs without a inflated tire. Any fuel savings is negligible. You are running a deformed brick through the air. There, the fuel mileage lower.

[@TheAceY2k]

Woww

[@maurob8586]

Looks like a toy for big kids :)