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has anybody else noticed how smaller the cab is on this appliance compared to a normal sized scania? the steps look bigger as well. all scania appliances that i have seen have a bigger grill but this one looks tiny.

Added by Mark Charnley on 28 May 2010.

Hi Mark, these are extra low profile chassis appliances. Apparently it is the first use of this type of Scania in the UK. The obvious reason behind this is so that these vehicles can fit into existing appliance bays. There will be 5 of these in service in Essex.

Added by Murray Beale on 28 May 2010.

This is the first time a uk F@RS has used this low line chassis. There is a picture of this appliance on the front and inset cover of the FBS's latest fire cover magazine.

Added by Grant Melville on 28 May 2010.

they have put the cab in front of the wheels like they do with dustcarts. dodge did this on some HPs to make them low line. I think the scania cab is the same as any just looks different as its not on top of the wheels.

Added by Tom Grant on 28 May 2010.

It looks like a low-profile cab, presumably to minimize the overall height of the vehicle, so it'll fit through the doors of an old fire station. I've seen many photos of low-profile M-B and Iveco ladder trucks -- this is the first time I've seen a low-profile Scania.

Added by Mike Feldman on 29 May 2010.

See picture 3954 for a nice example of a Mercedes-Benz Econic with low-profile cab and Metz ladder.

Added by Mike Feldman on 29 May 2010.

also the low line as well as fittin in old fire stations stopped the over hang of the booms. which I guess in some towns helped.

Added by Tom Grant on 29 May 2010.

Bring back the Dennis Delta TL cab/chassis!
See picture 1614

Added by Barry on 29 May 2010.

Kent have a history of low-height aerial appliances, and I don't believe they have anything to do restrictive stations. Most aerial stations in Kent are relatively new buildings and could easily cope with a full-size aerial. In my opinion, these unusual appliances are more capable of coping with Kent's many narrow medieval streets and towns, and that is why Kent specified them like this.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 01 June 2010.

Essex have 5 of these coming to replace there whole aerial fleet, they also have 3 new Prime Movers with 3 foam pods, 1 welfare unit pod and a Enviromental unit pod. Also they have 2 new command units and a new Animal rescue unit.

Added by Richard Whiting on 01 June 2010.

All the new ALPs have arrived, one came in Jan 10 and another in Mar 10. Not one of them is on the run yet!

Added by Rob Knight on 28 August 2010.

Is anyone able to confirm the registration numbers of the three new PMs and the two CSVs please - with details of the latter ?

Added by Ian Moore on 06 October 2010.

The three PM's are EU59 HNV (based at Orsett), EU09 OKL (Stansted) and EU09 OKK (Maldon).

The two CSV's are Iveco Daily's and are EU09 PZS and EU09 PZT (I don't think either is on the run yet).

Added by Rob Knight on 07 October 2010.

Hi Murray & Tom! The Low entry cabs was from the start for dustcarts! The purpose of it , is to reduce the climbing height for the crew, as they climb up and down several times every day at work!

Anders F. Sweden.


Added by Anders Fallström on 27 July 2014.

Good point, Anders. Low cabs are very common here in the US for dustcarts (or in US parlance, garbage trucks). Here in Portland, most of these trucks are crewed by a single person, who must climb in and out of the cab hundreds of times a day. Many of these vehicles also have dual steering and other driving controls, so the driver can sit/stand on either the right or he left side of the cab, depending on where the garbage cans (errr, dustbins) are located. As popular as lowered cabs are for this purpose, we almost never use them on fire trucks.

Added by Michael Feldman on 31 July 2014.

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