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the truck has a 30 metre ladder. it is declared as 'autoladder 23/12' because it can reach a hight of 23 metres with a overhang of 12 metres.

Added by Oioi on 03 April 2006.

In german its a Dlk 23/12, Drehleiter mit korb.23 meter reach in hight at 12 meter from a building.

Anders F.Sweden.

Added by Anders Fallström on 11 July 2014.

The forward placement of the drive axle and the fully steering rear axle give this special chassis exceptional manuverability. Although it looks odd, it really works!

It is a bit surprising that fire services in other countries have not adopted rear steer tandem axle chassis for aerials. They do appear in the Netherlands and some Scandinavian countries, but are not seen very much anywhere else.

Added by Rob Johnson on 16 August 2014.

I recently saw this actual ladder in service with a small volunteer fire company in Poland, where they demonstrated its amazingly tight turning circle. It still has the unusual color scheme and the "Feuerwehr" lettering on the front! It shares a recently rebuilt and extended fire station with a very modern Scania pump water tender, a Peugeot light rescue squad truck and a rather ancient Jelcz articulated tanker-trailer which carries around 18, 000 litres - as the station response area includes some areas without any hydrants.

Added by Rob Johnson on 21 August 2021.

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