1261Truckie said:
Looking at Ferrara's website under "New Deliveries" for this latest batch of rearmounts, the "specs" say the bodies are extruded aluminum where previous rigs were stainless steel.
Did FDNY change the specs to extruded aluminum bodies? If so, are these rigs an experiment to see how they hold up in NYC?
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? Reply #1 on: November 30, 2016, 05:00:51 PM ?
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Body: Extruded Aluminum. Did they change the specs for the body from steel to aluminum? Or is it a mistake?
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Body: Extruded Aluminum. Did they change the specs for the body from steel to aluminum? Or is it a mistake?
I noticed that too. I'd be surprised if they did. Obviously aluminum is corrosion resistant like stainless steel but it's also much less resilient to fatigue fractures than stainless steel is. I hope somebody knows for sure and can fill us in.
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? Reply #3 on: November 30, 2016, 05:56:25 PM ?
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On the "New Deliveries" page L.36 & L.167 are listed as having aluminum bodies. All of the previous deliveries are stainless steel.
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? Reply #4 on: November 30, 2016, 06:58:41 PM ?
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The reference to aluminum, above, is incorrect. The planned 15 new rearmounts, none of which are yet in service, will have 3CR12 stainless steel split cabs and bodies. No aluminum, extruded or otherwise, is part of the delivery.