Enforcer™ Ascendant® 107' Heavy Duty Tiller Aerial Ladder -Columbus, OH

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  • čas přidán 25. 04. 2022
  • Introducing Columbus Division of Fire’s #Enforcer 107’ #AscendantTDA! To increase safety and accessibility to the tillerman’s cab, the staircase was placed at the end of the apparatus. The #AscendantLadder includes the department’s first pre-piped waterway with a 2.5” discharge off the side for better response to calls in downtown #ColumbusOH. The front bumper was shortened to 10” with a recessed Q-Siren to avoid damage. Front grabrails were added to the front to allow easier cleaning of the windshield. The #TractorDrawnAerial will serve as an extrication ladder and will carry battery powered spreaders and cutters on a pull-out tray in a compartment directly behind the cab of the #TDA.
    CHASSIS
    Chassis: 70” Enforcer cab
    Seating capacity: 6
    Overall height: 11’ 2”
    Overall length: 60’ 7”
    GVW Rating: 92,300 lb
    Front axle: Meritor FL-943, 21,500 lb
    Rear axle: Meritor RT46-160, 48,000 lb
    BODY
    Material: Aluminum
    Shelving: Adjustable up to 500 lb
    Doors: Rollup, Lap
    Job Number: 36679
    Dealership: Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc.
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Komentáře • 119

  • @mitchellrobinson8859
    @mitchellrobinson8859 Před 2 lety +86

    That's my nephew great job proud of you young man

    • @DanEvan
      @DanEvan Před 2 lety +7

      One proud uncle!

    • @HF1.0
      @HF1.0 Před rokem

      This guy taking a shit in his profile picture.

    • @johnalombardi2951
      @johnalombardi2951 Před rokem +7

      Mr. Robinson, you should be VERY proud of your nephew, a young Captain with outstanding ability to explain how a complex fire truck operates. Best wishes!

    • @mitchellrobinson8859
      @mitchellrobinson8859 Před rokem +8

      @@johnalombardi2951 I too am a retired fireman and my nephew is also second generation firefighter his dad is the most decorated firefighter in Columbus

    • @johnalombardi2951
      @johnalombardi2951 Před rokem +6

      Well, Mr. Robinson, you have an additional cause for pride, as Captain Towns' Dad holds the record as most decorated firefighter in Columbus. Firefighters, like police officers , and military members, run in families. May God Bless you all, Sir!

  • @corey97140
    @corey97140 Před 2 lety +45

    This is what I love about these videos. Love to see each depts own innovations that make the truck work better for them! Thanks for the tour

  • @TheKMG365
    @TheKMG365 Před 2 lety +25

    Thanks Captain! This truck may be my new favorite. Great explanation of tandem axles. Lots of thought went into this truck. Great idea to back feed with portable generator. Really like how tiller driver sets the lights then has everything at his fingertips to go to work. So many more good ideas on this truck.

  • @stevenredman1582
    @stevenredman1582 Před 2 lety +10

    Columbus has a great fire department with great equipment. Obviously, this truck is not yet in service, but will be a great addition for the firefighters at Station 1.

  • @crystallake6198
    @crystallake6198 Před rokem +3

    This guy should work for pierce. One of the best apparatus overviews yet.

  • @fukgoogle9505
    @fukgoogle9505 Před 2 lety +4

    Good tour, Cap. Thanks!

  • @TruckinDavo
    @TruckinDavo Před 2 lety +6

    that is a sweet rig. I've always wished Pierce would get into making Highway trucks. love their cab & the customization available

  • @craigzahniser4702
    @craigzahniser4702 Před 2 lety +6

    Great description and great ladder. Buckeye Strong!!

  • @williamross871
    @williamross871 Před 2 lety +4

    Great walk around explanation Capt. Towns, It will be a great addition to the fleet of ladder companies.

  • @ptmy8590
    @ptmy8590 Před 2 lety +3

    I like his detailed explanation.

  • @anthonysaggio6551
    @anthonysaggio6551 Před 2 lety +5

    What a beautiful truck and great video

  • @clementthurn1992
    @clementthurn1992 Před 2 lety +4

    Awesome truck !! Can't wait to see it drive by the Fire Museum . Great job, Capt. Towns !! Also all those involved on the Apparatus Committee.

  • @charlesferebee263
    @charlesferebee263 Před 2 lety +4

    OUTSTANDING. ! WELL DONE. ! 👍🇺🇸

  • @crockett616
    @crockett616 Před 2 lety +2

    Looks like that thing is the length of a couple of street blocks! Cool rig!

  • @bradleysteeves7891
    @bradleysteeves7891 Před 6 měsíci

    Not a fire fighter i appreciate good equipment and professionalism. Good job explaining everything. Trucks look great when new 20 years later they served their use.

  • @diamondjaguar
    @diamondjaguar Před rokem +1

    Outstanding job by the captain. The truck is absolutely beautiful. Go Columbus!!! I love this because my brother is a retired fire captain from Youngstown.

  • @beastify88
    @beastify88 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for the tour it was very interesting.

  • @trob0914
    @trob0914 Před 2 lety +3

    SWEET "STICK" ! I hope she serves Columbus well!!🇺🇲

  • @tastewithjase
    @tastewithjase Před 2 lety +1

    Best #vanlife tour I've seen! ;-)

  • @ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN
    @ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN Před 2 lety +3

    WOW!!!! that thing is a MONSTER!!!!! Love it.

  • @jimshahan8678
    @jimshahan8678 Před rokem +1

    I saw "Top Gun" passing through downtown Columbus last week, and "Big Stick" on a run. Both awesome trucks!

  • @tjinytjiny6615
    @tjinytjiny6615 Před 2 lety +2

    Excellent video..

  • @henrypichocki5436
    @henrypichocki5436 Před rokem +2

    awesome truck. Excellent presentation.

  • @bulldog6925
    @bulldog6925 Před 2 lety +4

    great looking truck and excellent description by you, captain!

  • @K1ZEK
    @K1ZEK Před 2 lety +3

    Nice truck and great presentation. Blessings. Leo

  • @toldt
    @toldt Před 2 lety +2

    Nice. Wish this had been on display at FDIC

  • @joshroten3997
    @joshroten3997 Před 5 měsíci

    Well thought-out Truck. From a retired tiller captain.

  • @Magpie01
    @Magpie01 Před 2 lety +4

    Sweet rig brothers. Makes me want to come out of retirement and ride ''TOPGUN"" once again!

  • @SunnybraeCroft
    @SunnybraeCroft Před rokem

    Thank you for the tour, it’s one beautiful truck.

  • @TheWpafirephotograph
    @TheWpafirephotograph Před 3 měsíci

    Nice tiller 🚒

  • @bobsmith1814
    @bobsmith1814 Před 2 lety +2

    Great looking ladder truck.

  • @georgehasler142
    @georgehasler142 Před 2 lety +3

    Nice information it's a nice looking truck also to all of the firefighters in the city of Columbus always work safe

  • @Garythefireman66
    @Garythefireman66 Před 2 lety +2

    Great looking truck. Best of luck with it!

  • @bondservantministriesinc.672
    @bondservantministriesinc.672 Před 11 měsíci

    This is one thorough video! And a well thought out rig!

  • @topher174
    @topher174 Před rokem +1

    Awesome stuff. Thank you!

  • @KnightRider1983
    @KnightRider1983 Před 2 lety +1

    Very well spec'd CFD!

  • @scottfisher2814
    @scottfisher2814 Před rokem +1

    Freakin awesome, y’all thought of almost everything

  • @johnlawrence6132
    @johnlawrence6132 Před rokem +1

    Nice job Cap! Great looking machine.

  • @billfenner7084
    @billfenner7084 Před 2 lety +2

    Very nice looking rig

  • @nate18268
    @nate18268 Před rokem +1

    Amazing apparatus.

  • @wcresponder
    @wcresponder Před rokem +1

    Nice looking rig.
    Hope it serves you well for a long time.

  • @wa7shf
    @wa7shf Před 2 lety +2

    That Is One SWEET Truck...Only wish we has one

  • @NYCT7988
    @NYCT7988 Před 2 lety +1

    SWEET STICK!!!, he is a nice ring

  • @qwaynick
    @qwaynick Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful truck!

  • @Sibbe2560
    @Sibbe2560 Před 5 měsíci

    There is no other firetruck then an American one…❤❤

  • @timwalker5646
    @timwalker5646 Před 2 lety +2

    nice looking truck enjoy using it

  • @markperry762
    @markperry762 Před 2 lety +1

    Congratulations. Beautiful Truck Company.

  • @m.loughlin1915
    @m.loughlin1915 Před rokem +1

    An amazing piece of engineering 👏

  • @Lucas-dw4ws
    @Lucas-dw4ws Před 2 lety +1

    Nice. I really like it.

  • @DrEvil814
    @DrEvil814 Před 2 lety +1

    Vary well thought out truck.

  • @daviemccallum7759
    @daviemccallum7759 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice fire appliance

  • @larrybrown7273
    @larrybrown7273 Před rokem +1

    Outstanding purchase Captain well worth the $5M

  • @JDDexter62
    @JDDexter62 Před 2 lety +5

    Excellent introduction, Captain Towns - thanks! It would be interesting to know if the single pane windshield was the primary reason for an Enforcer rather than the Arrow XT. Looking forward to seeing this apparatus downtown someday soon. Great choice, Columbus Fire.

  • @Lucyblacklab
    @Lucyblacklab Před 2 lety +1

    Very pretty truck

  • @simonbertioli4696
    @simonbertioli4696 Před rokem

    Brilliant... impressive..

  • @furniturecityfirebuff
    @furniturecityfirebuff Před 2 lety +1

    That’s a nice one

  • @jerrysheppard9129
    @jerrysheppard9129 Před rokem

    Nice truck

  • @longviewstud26
    @longviewstud26 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice

  • @stevenpivornik9982
    @stevenpivornik9982 Před 2 lety

    Love the ladder is called "TOP GUN Lad1deR"

  • @braedenbaker3088
    @braedenbaker3088 Před 2 lety +1

    I wish there is a tiller truck in Chillicothe

  • @jsuperman7672
    @jsuperman7672 Před 2 lety +1

    Very nice, I like the tandem axle's, It should drive better.

  • @KKEM641
    @KKEM641 Před rokem

    I just think the tandem looks better...and it is a nice truck.

  • @EnjoyFirefighting
    @EnjoyFirefighting Před 2 lety +4

    1:10 one piece windshield ... can't believe that it's so "new" that it's worth mentioning in the US; Seriously, why are the splitted windshields still SO extremly popular on American fire trucks?

    • @scootertrash911
      @scootertrash911 Před 2 lety +1

      I had to drive a 1975 FWD truck pulling a 1947 American La France Ladder that was sorta broken on one beam(side of the ladder) That was first line equipment.

    • @scootertrash911
      @scootertrash911 Před 2 lety +1

      Then there was the old 1949 Mack convertible cab 75 foot straight ladder that I drove to it's last fire.

  • @mrbluesky2050
    @mrbluesky2050 Před 2 lety +1

    beautiful machine....

  • @kevinkevin9448
    @kevinkevin9448 Před 2 lety +1

    Great TDA what is the price tag ?

  • @jw3363
    @jw3363 Před rokem

    Very nice, we are looking at tillers, what does it run without equipment, 1.5 to 1.8 mill ?

  • @thomaspavelko9412
    @thomaspavelko9412 Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder if they're in Columbus

  • @stueyexmcfd
    @stueyexmcfd Před 2 lety

    Are y'all getting two of these

  • @SamFisher1957
    @SamFisher1957 Před 2 lety +2

    Well its been 20 years since station 1 has seen a new ladder, I thought CFD was going to order a Sutphen TDA for ladder 1 since all other apparatus's are Sutphen besides the Pierce TDA's that replaced the American la France TDA's.

    • @KnightRider1983
      @KnightRider1983 Před 2 lety +2

      DeKalb County (GA) Fire Rescue gets the first Sutphen TDA. Sutphen is really late to the game in the TDA market. I wonder if CFD is just waiting to see how others like it before buying one. Pierce makes a nice TDA though, as seen here

    • @SamFisher1957
      @SamFisher1957 Před 2 lety +1

      @@KnightRider1983 from the first three too the last one ordered CFD has made several changes over the 10 years too how they order their TDA's. A lot of guys I know in the department like the Sutphen's over the pierce but that not really saying much since the Sutphen's are mid mount platforms and the pierce is a TDA.

    • @franklewis6943
      @franklewis6943 Před 2 lety

      @@KnightRider1983 Late getting BACK to the TDA market. Sutphen offered them for several decades but quit for some reason in the '90s. The newest one I can think of is a 1996 operated by Mamaroneck, NY. czcams.com/video/WmXIIkD8KVI/video.html

  • @wolfgang548
    @wolfgang548 Před 2 lety +4

    Beautiful truck. I bet it ran over $1 million.

  • @simrankoura8539
    @simrankoura8539 Před 21 dnem

    Do tiller ladders disconnect like regular tractor trailer ?

  • @joemaliga9497
    @joemaliga9497 Před rokem

    do you use tire chains or auto chains?

  • @jmWhyMe
    @jmWhyMe Před 2 lety +4

    That is a gorgeous rig. Use it well. One thing I'm curious about, though, is why the stick is only 107'? I've seen a lot of 125' TDAs lately ... thanks

    • @Mr.C-4
      @Mr.C-4 Před 2 lety +1

      Who makes a 125 tda? I'm genuinely curious

    • @jmWhyMe
      @jmWhyMe Před 2 lety +2

      @@Mr.C-4 I could be wrong

    • @jmWhyMe
      @jmWhyMe Před 2 lety +3

      @@Mr.C-4 surprisingly the longest stick is not a TDA it's the E-One CR137 at 137 ft...

    • @Mr.C-4
      @Mr.C-4 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jmWhyMe I believe spartan er/LTI has a 125 foot offering, but it ain't a tda either

  • @Quadrille763
    @Quadrille763 Před 5 měsíci

    Turn that transfer switch back

  • @mattlenardson6567
    @mattlenardson6567 Před 2 lety +1

    Wait how is there 7 seating i only count 6 seats?

    • @mattlenardson6567
      @mattlenardson6567 Před 2 lety +2

      Oh wait I just realized that the tiller man is the 7! 🤦‍♂️ lol I feel dumb.

    • @Q1745
      @Q1745 Před 2 lety +2

      @@mattlenardson6567 yep, seating for one in the doghouse!

    • @scootertrash911
      @scootertrash911 Před 2 lety +1

      It doesn't matter about the seats, most departments can only afford three or four firefighters per unit. Then time off takes more personnel away.

    • @mattlenardson6567
      @mattlenardson6567 Před 2 lety +1

      @@scootertrash911 lol yeah I know that. I always think it’s funny when departments say if we need extra seats for guys that really only works for some vol. fire departments. I’m like don’t you guys always try to save money by eliminating unnecessary man power.

    • @solarissv777
      @solarissv777 Před rokem +1

      @@mattlenardson6567 If they carry only 3 people anyway, why have a tiller at all? Just build an aerial on Freightliner Econic chassis (low cab, can fit up to 4 people in one row) and call it a day. For some extra narrow streets, there are versions with additional steerable rear axle.

  • @SovietDoomer171
    @SovietDoomer171 Před rokem

    The fact it is Ohio ladder truck

  • @scootertrash911
    @scootertrash911 Před 2 lety +1

    No brass bell on the front bumper, what the heck is the Lieutenant supposed to do without a bell to ring.

  • @ghostbuilder3187
    @ghostbuilder3187 Před rokem

    hillsborough county tampa fl unit next door

  • @soflaav8r
    @soflaav8r Před 2 lety +1

    When I grow up I want to be the guy that drives the trailer

    • @scootertrash911
      @scootertrash911 Před 2 lety +1

      They call the driver on the rear the Tillerman.

  • @coreyshumaker6529
    @coreyshumaker6529 Před 2 lety

    Why didn't they go with a light tower on the cab like all the other ladder companies?

  • @davidcrowe6344
    @davidcrowe6344 Před 2 lety +2

    So much for buying home town made products!!!!!

    • @geoffreymiller5422
      @geoffreymiller5422 Před 2 lety +5

      Pierce's TDAs are field-proven and a known quantity. Sutphen is just getting into the TDA market, so I wouldn't want to be the first department to buy their beta version TDA.

    • @davidcrowe6344
      @davidcrowe6344 Před 2 lety +2

      @@geoffreymiller5422 we had a Sutphen TDA in the early 80,s at station 10 an inner city station that fit our needs quite well.

    • @t.j.miller6826
      @t.j.miller6826 Před 2 lety +4

      David, how are all of those Horton manufactured ambulances that CFD owns working out for them? You know the ones with the 2 year backlog on replacement parts....the ones that the Division of Fire is forced to run every spare ambulance as a front line rig because they can't keep the new ones running. Just because something is made in Ohio doesn't make it the best product for the job.

  • @MoparGuy1625
    @MoparGuy1625 Před rokem

    Nice rig.