LA County Fire Department's Finest

[9420pullpan]

we were on the prowl for equipment in the high desert and this is what we came across....

 

[9420pullpan]

and more

 

[9420pullpan]

even though its not a Duramax it still looks good

 

[equipment fan]

great pictures pullpan,great pieces of equipment.The international looks a great truck.

 

[jazak]

Thats some real nice equipment...I would love to go off-roading with that 6x6 International
I can't believe it has the Durmax...it must be a beast!!

 

[9420pullpan]

i think there are a few Duramax fans in that department, it had a Cat in it. i Love the Logo

 

[jazak]

i think there are a few Duramax fans in that department, it had a Cat in it. i Love the Logo

lol. yah, now I think about it; I think it would be just a little underpowered with the D-MAX.

 

[Bob Horrell]

9420pullpan, Where were you in the High Desert. I live very near the the high desert. Let me know next time you come down. We could have lunch, a beer, coffee, or something.
Bob

 

[jhill]

They only have 3 tie down chains on the dozer. Wonder if DOt ever checks them out.

 

[9420pullpan]

9420pullpan, Where were you in the High Desert. I live very near the the high desert. Let me know next time you come down. We could have lunch, a beer, coffee, or something.
Bob

we were down in Lancaster for work. we were working at the Wal-Mart on the east side of town. and me and "Hoeman" were bored looking for equipment. and thats one of the things we found.

i have some more pics we went down around Sun City i believe off of Newport ave and found Sukut's 5110 and snapped some pics of that it was at night so didnt come out great. but i will include some of those and some others
enjoy

 

[9420pullpan]

and around Lancaster we found this one another job, the Cat 660 is huge machine! but the B model 637's were rough

 

[nedly05]

Great pics, Love the first ones, combines my two favorite jobs!!!!!:usa

 

[equipment fan]

yeah,great pictures pullpan I like the 660 tractor,dont know why caterpillar stop to produce it:beatsme .I would like to see the 2007 660!

 

[Bob Horrell]

9420pullpan, How long are you going to be in Lancaster? I did 2 jobs there last week. A windy son of a gun. It was so windy that the transfers bringing gravel had to leave the trailer box in the truck going back so it wouldn't blow over on the trailer.

 

[9420pullpan]

auh we'll be here for a few more days working at night so. but i did go down to Riverside and went to the cat dealer and the deere dealership. found some interesting things... ill post a new thread later

 

[Dualie]

Not a legal tie down on the lowbed but nice equipment they got down there. Chino hills has a sweet 6x6 Pete water tender that i would definately like for my personal stable. also LAFD has several NRC 60 Ton wreckers for heavy rescue trucks.

 

[Tn Bulldog]

nice pics pullpan esp of the lowboy/dozer setup is that a D6 Or D7 Logging dozer Of l.a county ?


Bulldog

 

[Dirt Dogg]

nice pics pullpan esp of the lowboy/dozer setup is that a D6 Or D7 Logging dozer Of l.a county ?


Bulldog

Everyone missed the obvious :beatsme

Can you say OVERLOADED!!! :duh

 

[9420pullpan]

no it is not a D6 or D7 it is a D8R with a mechanical angle blade and bc of that it has a 2 passenger cab with a hepa filtration system has some sort of fire protection that rolls down over the windows in chance of being caught in a fire, it can with stand a 3000 degree fire. it has aircraft landing lights and kevlar lines. all of this info was given to me from an old demonstrator operator (blade operator) for Cat he was and still is a fireman for LA county. he came to our school and gave a demonstration. he was a graduate of Penn Tech.

 

[9420pullpan]

he also showed a video of a 84in smooth drum filled with concrete with a "W" patern welded on it all around i think the steel is a good 1/2 inch wide. it is set up similar to the hand roller found on a tennis court. they attach this drum to an old D8 H/K with two winches on the rear with pulleys going to each side of the dozer blade in the front and the dozer sits at the top of the steep slopes in So Cal and burries the blade and rolls this drum down hills to knock down brush 4-6 in trees and what ever else comes in its path LOL.

they do this supposively to have a controlled burn on the slopes. it is something i would love to see in action. but i dont have any pics of this..