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in_absentia posted:Is that the same "Farmtruck" from that bullshit Ohio street racing reality show on one of the supposed "educational" networks? Yep. Its not bullshit. Every street racing event has trailered cars, portable light towers and no cops ever show up.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ZPeF6faG8 TaxTheRich owns so hard
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Our fire department got a new truck. Freightliner M916A3. Detroit S60 turbodiesel, Allison 7 speed automatic, 6x6, PTO, hefty winch, fifth wheel, weighs 27,750 and it's going to be getting a 2000 gallon water tank on the back for an additional 16,000lbs. It's goddamn amazing and I'm bugging them to teach me to drive it because holy poo poo it's the coolest thing ever.
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T1g4h posted:Our fire department got a new truck. They are a lot better to drive long distances than the 5ton MTVs and LMTVs that I drove in the army. That air ride chair and a/c 
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Yeah, the guy who picked it up and brought it home to our station said it felt like riding in a Cadillac. I'm just shocked at how huge the drat thing is. I'm 6'5" and that fender is at shoulder level on me! It's insane and I love it, cannot wait to try cruising in it. So far the biggest thing i've driven is a 27 foot pumper and it handled pretty nicely, I can only imagine how amazing the Freightliner will be.
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Is it going to be getting a new paint job to match the other trucks? I ask because it'd be pretty awesome to see a camo truck arrive to put out my house fire.
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Yeah, I believe we're going with a nice, bright red. I imagine we're gonna end up lettering it up and numbering it as well to match it with the rest of our trucks. The really funny thing is seeing it parked in our bay, it baaaarely fits under the door. It came about a few inches from scraping the door opener. We were all just sitting there holding our breath and going "Oh poo poo, that's reeeally close."
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Aug 29, 2013 03:38
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That's gonna look so sweet in fire engine red, with numbers and lights.  You should make a thread for it when it's done!
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Those things are fuckin' awesome but I think you should get an M123A1C if you're looking for brute strength. http://www.vannattabros.com/truck6.htmlquote:All in all, with a 100,000 lbs. (which is about what it weighs with a 20 yard belly dump full of rock) one feels pretty smug about going 6 wheelin' where ever, but beyond that, one tends to get a bit choosy about where he goes, at least to the extent of trying to stay on a road.. quote:The problem with cutting cookies with a 6x6 is that you shortly meet the semi trailer going the other direction which spoils an otherwise thrilling ride.
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Wasabi the J posted:That's gonna look so sweet in fire engine red, with numbers and lights. Haha, I'll see about getting some pictures of it and posting them up when all is said and done. We've actually got a few cool trucks, including a new F550 rescue with a remote nozzle, foam tank, etc. kastein posted:Those things are fuckin' awesome but I think you should get an M123A1C if you're looking for brute strength. http://www.vannattabros.com/truck6.html Well, I think we only paid like $300 for the M916. Plus, i'm not sure if we'd be able to fit the M123 anywhere. I still want one now though, holy poo poo that is awesome. We've already had a discussion about what to do when we have to cross a low water bridge that's barely wide enough for a normal car, and the answer was "Just drive through the river!" so I imagine the M123 would be even better for that situation 
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T1g4h posted:Well, I think we only paid like $300 for the M916. What???
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Yeah, it was through some sort of program. We're a fairly small volunteer department, and the way this works is, we were on a waiting list, they offered us this truck, we accepted it and paid a ridiculously low amount for it (assuming via grants), and they're going to have it sent off to get a tank mounted to it and (i'm guessing) whatever else it needs, then we'll get it back, repaint it, etc. etc. etc. I'm not 100% on all of the details, there's probably a -lot- i'm missing / leaving out, but from what I overheard, we got it incredibly cheap thanks to some program. Like, I remember the words "We basically paid for an oil change." being used at one point.
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Aug 30, 2013 01:14
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I hope it still fits in your shed with the lights and aerials on the roof! Our Scania Bulk Water Carrier pings all its aerials on the shed doors at my fire brigade. Tho the first time they drove the new MAN out at work, they took the exhaust stack off because the door wasnt quite all the way up!
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T1g4h posted:Yeah, it was through some sort of program. We're a fairly small volunteer department, and the way this works is, we were on a waiting list, they offered us this truck, we accepted it and paid a ridiculously low amount for it (assuming via grants), and they're going to have it sent off to get a tank mounted to it and (i'm guessing) whatever else it needs, then we'll get it back, repaint it, etc. etc. etc. I'm not 100% on all of the details, there's probably a -lot- i'm missing / leaving out, but from what I overheard, we got it incredibly cheap thanks to some program. Like, I remember the words "We basically paid for an oil change." being used at one point. That sounds about right. One of the towns I worked at out in NoDak had a volunteer EMS that got an old Air Force flight line ambulance through the same program. It's kinda neat, because it's basically all this military equipment that is going to be sold of for pennies on the dollar anyways, that's still in great condition, and there's all these small Fire/EMS groups that don't have the funding to get the latest and greatest (can't buy used either since most of the time departments strip the equipment out of the old vehicles to put into the new ones).
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kastein posted:Those things are fuckin' awesome but I think you should get an M123A1C if you're looking for brute strength. http://www.vannattabros.com/truck6.html i think the M916A3 is better
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Did the M123s have A/C and that sweet air-ride seat? This is important. All this mil trick talk has me missing my M984 HEMTT Wrecker 
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T1g4h posted:Yeah, it was through some sort of program. DRMO Excess Property Program, more than likely.
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quote:The surplus equipment includes grenade launchers, helicopters, military robots, M-16 assault rifles, armored vehicles, riverboats, Battle Dress Uniform clothing, and information technology equipment.  Hmm. Need to talk to my chief, i'm sure we could find a use for a few grenade launchers, a robot, and a helicopter...
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Aug 30, 2013 09:23
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Post more car poo poo.   
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Aug 30, 2013 14:08
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The now-defunct Camel Trophy. Cool as gently caress.   The cars are laid on their sides to service the underside when needed!  Awesome documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGWp8R-IqoE
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Aug 30, 2013 14:53
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 Check out this cool Iranian willys clone... before they all get blown up
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Seatbelts posted:
Geez, don't lean your arm on the spare, I guess.
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Aug 30, 2013 15:47
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Is that spare touching the rear tire?
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Aug 30, 2013 16:07
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Network42 posted:Is that spare touching the rear tire? Not, it's bolted to the side of the bodywork. The rear wheel/tyre sits inside the wheel arch. It's just the angle/perspective of the photo.
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I think I've finally figured out what a dogbox is.
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Aug 30, 2013 18:04
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`Nemesis posted:Guessing that's actually just an amateur radio antenna. They might still do storm chasing, but i think it's just a HAM freak. I know I'm like 200 posts late but is that HAM equipment? I figured storm watching because this was the day after a pretty decent (for the area) lightning storm. Still awesome because it's a baja.
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Drunken Lullabies posted:I know I'm like 200 posts late but is that HAM equipment? I figured storm watching because this was the day after a pretty decent (for the area) lightning storm. Still awesome because it's a baja. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_radio
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Sorry for the crummy quality, but I thought this was a cool looking Cadillac(?). The rims are pretty awful, but it's neat seeing late 50's? cars just hanging out on Hollywood Blvd at night.
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Aug 30, 2013 23:38
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Oh for the insurance policy that would allow me to rear-end that car...
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BoostCreep posted:Sorry for the crummy quality, but I thought this was a cool looking Cadillac(?). The rims are pretty awful, but it's neat seeing late 50's? cars just hanging out on Hollywood Blvd at night.  
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Reichstag posted:Oh for the insurance policy that would allow me to rear-end that car... I'm at $2 million. I'm still not sure I could take it out considering your average parking lot scuff hits $4k.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I'm at $2 million. I'm still not sure I could take it out considering your average parking lot scuff hits $4k. The deductible has to be like $10k on that F50.
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GramCracker posted:The deductible has to be like $10k on that F50. Or it's $25 because people with that kind of money usually have an umbrella policy that covers all of their assets, inventoried and negotiated with a specialist agent.
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Aug 31, 2013 16:44
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Das Volk posted:Or it's $25 because people with that kind of money usually have an umbrella policy that covers all of their assets, inventoried and negotiated with a specialist agent. The deductible pays for a man named Ralph who shows up at the house of the guy who hit it the next morning. Ralph is a knife enthusiast.
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Some on-board 5 cylinder turbo noise. Anytime I hear this motor  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYyrM-dDqSQ
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GramCracker posted:Some on-board 5 cylinder turbo noise. Anytime I hear this motor I love how he drives the thing with the rear end - you can see it understeering in corners in neutral / off throttle so he just gets in the throttle enough to have rear slip and steer the car.
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Anyone know the name of the dude standing next to the 959 with his pet hunting falcon? I can't seem to locate the picture and searching for badass 959 isnt helping.
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