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1996 Pierce Aerial Platform
Apparatus - Weight 35 tons, height 11'5", wheelbase 263" overall length 564" (47 ft.)
Aerial Ladder - Three-section, all-steel, climable, heavy-duty ladder with self-leveling platform which may be lowered, fully extended, to -5 degrees with a 1,000 pound tip load.
Platform - Equipped with breathing air, 110 volt electricity, 1 3/4" hose line, three-way intercom, four-spot/ flood lights, and two Scorpian monitor nozzles, one manual and one remotely controlled.
Engine - Detroit Diesel 60 Series, 6-cylinder, 774 cubic inches of displacement, producing 470 horsepower at 2,100 RPM. Bore and stroke 5.12" by 6.30".
Transmission - Alisson's new World Transmission HD 4060PR electronic 5-speed automatic with retarder.
Fire Pump - Waterous CS04 1,500 GPM single stage centrifugal pump.
Generator - On-board power plant is an Onan 1,200-watt diesal 1200/240 V generator.
Ground Ladders - 164 total feet of all aluminum ladders: one 40-foot three-section, two 28-foot two-section, one 16-foot two-section, one 20-foot roof, one 16-foot roof, one 10-foot attic, and one 6-foot step ladder.
Cost of Apparatus - \$651,322. This aerial platform replaces 1974 Maxim 100-foot aerial ladder truck.