I'm with all of the above. Somebody must be making a few extra dollars on these things. Maybe the next models they can put a pump and some hose on them.
Its pretty much the same with fire trucks. Those old Mack CFs, Mack Tower Ladders, and Seagrave Ladders of the War Years were work horses. No fancy bells and whistles, they just did the job. I think if A/C was just added to those rigs, they'd serve the purpose well.
I'm glad I don't have to drive or operate any of this new stuff. And let me just add, the dept I was in got a Used Seagrave Ladder Truck from a Volly Dept, which in turn had served the FDNY as Ladder 109 during their very busy years. That Ladder truck served first as a front line piece for the Vollies, then as a reserve rig for us. It lasted 40 years. They just got rid of it 2-3 years ago.
I probadly won't be around to see if these new rigs get to last 40 years.