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Somers New Ladder 18

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Somers FINALLY took delivery of our new TL. It is a Sutphen SP95. It will be housed at the Granite Springs firehouse. As always a great job by the Comissioners and everyone involved in the spec'ing. It is out for lettering now and it should be in service shortly.

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Nice shots! Congrats and good luck to Somers with it!

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Nice shots. Good luck with it. Looking forward to shooting it when it comes back from lettering.

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Nice shots.What did they end up replacing from the accident?

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Sutphen stepped up and did the right thing the entire bucket was replaced. Then the truck was third party tested again before redelivery. The company really stepped up to assure our confidence and did it in a very timely fashion.

Nice shots.What did they end up replacing from the accident?

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Great looking rig, best of luck with it. What is this, the third sutphen to Somers in the past 2 years and the second this year?

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Nice Shots!!! Surprised with Sutphen, We have a 1995 and it looks almost identical. I am sure there is more technology in it but they should really modernize the design. Do you have any shots of the inside of the cab. Best of luck with the truck..

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Surprised with Sutphen, We have a 1995 and it looks almost identical. I am sure there is more technology in it but they should really modernize the design.

http://www.sutphen.com/Truck.asp?truckid=1

Somers model has a more compact wheelbase due to the bucket placement, and it's also easier to get into the bucket in their model. I prefer the SPH, but these are still cool. Port Chester uses this style for Tower Ladder 2 as well.

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It was last year for the new E-183.

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We have been training on it... News pics will be coming in the next few days

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Specs:

(Special thanks to sympathomedic)

95 foot TL

No pump

6 seat cab

500 HP engine

5 speed Allison Transmission with overdrive

13KW hydraulic generator

Two cord reels

Pre-piped waterway, two big guns. Flowminder for the waterway

Remote control spot light on bucket

Headphone/intercom system

Federal Q2 mechanical siren

Electronic siren has TWO control heads- one driver one officer

Should be 10-8 tonight with temporary radios possibly installed. FD in Georgia wants it and needs it ASAP. Driver training is ongoing.

If any qualified driver of TL-18 and L-48 is going to be around Somers Thursday afternoon, or any Somers officer, please email me as soon as possible. My email address is seth@emtbravo.com

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I see in the picture that there is an ambulance parked there with all the lettering off of it did somers get a new ambulance as well ?

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I see in the picture that there is an ambulance parked there with all the lettering off of it did somers get a new ambulance as well ?

it was replaced and it is being sold from what I understand.

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These are great pictures, I like how you went up in the bucket too. Any ideas on 188? are they going to replace that anytime soon?

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where was that taken eli?

Behind the firehouse.

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