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The fan clutch grenaded on our 1999 Pierce in August. Nobody could get one including Pierce. One of the truck repair places sent our measurements to someplace in Michigan and they custom built us one. Priming pump went out on the same truck last January. ... More
Most engines are $1,000,000 plus and with 2027 emissions add $90,000 ------------------------------ Stephen Klump Oxford WI ------------------------------ More
Great article Chief and a lot of insight. About a year ago I read a similar article in I believe Fire Engineering. The Chief in that one asked why the wait for a truck was well over a year. He cited one problem as being the almost paralyzing customization ... More
Hey Charles, I don't know enough about the impact of tightened emissions standards, so I'll take your word that it has added to the cost of truck parts. I do recall a conversation I had with a guy who was doing some work on one of our older apparatuses, ... More
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