I felt like giving my "other" DD some spotlight recognition. She's a 2006 Ford F-550 with the 6.0L Powerstroke loaded to the hilt for my local Volunteer Fire Department. She rolled off the assy line from Ford with a complete cab and then went to E-ONE for apparatus outfitting.



Ramsey winch. Awesome for stabilizing rolled vehicles or pulling silly Dodge ambulances out of dirt roads.



Complete with battery master switch, voltage monitoring system, two Motorola CDM1250 VHF radios, 3x SCBA-equipped seats, custom center console, Whelen siren, light switch panel, massive overhead lighting, etc etc.





Fire tools



3-cylinder diesel pump that runs off the trucks main fuel tank. 250 gallon water supply on the rear with a 1.75" booster reel and then a 2.5" supply line on the top.





Heavy equipment: JAWS of Life, with chainsaw and other useful tools



The horse itself. I'm sure it looks like a regular engine, but this thing is ABUSED. It sits all day and waits and waits and waits. We come in, crank it up, and 30 seconds later, shes at full boost screaming to calls. When we get there it idles, and idles, and idles. A casual ride back to the station and then it sits some more. 18,XXX miles and 832 engine hours.



Our county recently purchased 3x Dodge chassis to be outfitted as ambulances. One of them only has 4,500 miles and the transmission has already gone. They had to send it BACK to the dealership in Dallas where they bought it from to get it repaired. Built Ford tough.

 

That thing is awesome!!

 

Dodge transmissions are pathetic, 6.0 for the win!

 

Cool rig. I notice a lot are 6.8L trucks as well for that reason. Shoot, my ole '74 F-250 that I bought was formally a brush truck with a big *** tank in the back "only" has 29k miles, but don't want to know the hours on it.

Adrianspeeder

 

Well this morning I found out it has a limiter of 82mph on it. Kinda sad when I'm going lights down the interstate and people are passing me

 

Kinda scary that you are a firefighter.

 

Those things suck to work on, total wiring nightmare

cool though

 

I know right

 

Based on your tires friend. Hot overloaded tires go pop.

Adrianspeeder

 

Loaded to the hilt my ***, that thing is an XL.

 

Since when does the trim have to do with weight? IIRC these things are 600 lbs under gross when all four seats are filled.

 

I think he means loaded with options.

Adrianspeeder

 

That does look like a wiring nightmare

Awesome to see a highly modded truck that was actually done for a reason.

 

Yup. We need leather seats and DVD/Sat nav with cruise control

 

Winner winner.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go cry about my tailgate.