Nacka Fire Departments new Aerial Ladder Platform

[Bobjork]

Just found out that the correct word is Aerial Ladder Platform...

Well, as you can see in the gallery Nacka Fire Department just got their new vehicle.
A Scania P380DB 6x2*4 MLA with a yellow Bronto Skylift F37RLX.
This is a very odd "thing" because:
It is yellow.
It is 37m.

Normally they are white and 30-32m
Another odd thing is that it isn't a CrewCab, but thats probably because it's impossible to fit a 37m Bronto on a CrewCab body...

A picture: http://www.truckandbusforum.com/gall...age.php?i=1121
And what about a movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3u-dcrfOQ

This is going to replace the old Scania from 1996:
http://www.truckandbusforum.com/gall...age.php?i=1077

[Energumen]

Nice one Bobjork.

Maybe the old Scanias are Nacka'd now.

[G-CPTN]

Originally Posted by Bobjork

A Scania P380DB 6x2*4 MLA

What does *4 mean (after 6x2 which implies 6 wheels 2 driven)

Originally Posted by Bobjork

And what about a movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3u-dcrfOQ

Hehe! (LOL) Gris in Scandi is Pig in English . . .

(and Älgtjur is Elk or Moose)

[Bobjork]

Originally Posted by G-CPTN

What does *4 mean (after 6x2 which implies 6 wheels 2 driven).

the *4 means that there are 4 steering on four wheels, the front and the rear axle.
(http://www.scania.com/news/Events/ar...ress_13534.asp)

Originally Posted by G-CPTN

Hehe! (LOL) Gris in Scandi is Pig in English . . .

Yes, thats true. And this gris speaks french on double speed

The old Scania is probably going to be sold. Don't think anyone will scrap a turntable ladder from 1996. Always some small station somewhere that need a new ladder to replace their old 1970-ladder or something

[G-CPTN]

Originally Posted by Bobjork

the *4 means that there are 4 steering on four wheels, the front and the rear axle.
(http://www.scania.com/news/Events/ar...ress_13534.asp)

Ah! that makes sense . . .
I didn't know that.
Thanks.

[Bobjork]

Originally Posted by G-CPTN

Ah! that makes sense . . .
I didn't know that.
Thanks.

Well I didn't know that the first time I saw it two years ago.
And then I found it on Scanias homepage.

Many 6-wheeled fire vehicles has steering on the rear axle.
Much easier to corner.

There are buses with steering on the rear axle to.
Drove one of those last summer when I was applying for a job at Westin bus (they wanted more experienced drivers though). Lidingö Depot only has 4-wheeled buses (and one articulated).

[G-CPTN]

First time I saw steering tag axles was in Southern Italy in 1979.

[Energumen]

I absolutely refuse to make any snide comments about Italian vehicles having steering at both end, or tanks with one forward gear and sixteen reverse.

It would be ungentlemanly, un European, but so me.

[Bobjork]

Originally Posted by G-CPTN

First time I saw steering tag axles was in Southern Italy in 1979.

Well of course I had seen it earlier, but first time I saw 6x2*4 I did not know what that meaned.
The articulated buses in Nacka (Volvo) have steering on the rear axles too. So first time I saw that must have been as a young boy in the early 90's.

[Energumen]

You will not know about Italian tanks then, I assume.