Ladder 29Introduction to Truck 3

Pierce 105’ Aerial

Quint

According to Fire Department Aerial Apparatus, First Edition.

Quints : Apparatus equipped with pumps, water tanks, ground ladders, and hose beds in addition to the aerial device.

How is L29 equipped?

PUMP:

TANK:

LADDERS:

1500 GPM Waterous pump

200 gallon water tank

35’ Extension

24’ Extension

14’ Extension

16’ Roofer (qty: 2)

10’ Attic

Cont.

HOSE BED: 5” LDH Total = 860 ft

800’ of LDH supply

30’ pony at front LDH intake

30’ pony at Officers rear compartment

1 3/4” hose Total = 800 ft

200’ Drivers preconnect (qty: 2)

150’ Apartment bundle (qty: 2)

100’ Rolled in crows nest

Cont.

HOSE BED: 2 1/2” hose Total = 330 ft

300’ of 2 ½” Reverse

30’ pony in Drivers jump seat

AERIAL DEVICE: 105’ Hydraulic ladder

Max horizontal length = 100 ft

Max weight rating at full horizontal extension =

450 lbs dry / 250 lbs wet

Cont.

AERIAL DEVICE: 105’ Hydraulic ladder

Max vertical height =

Max weight rating at 70° to 75° =

500 lbs dry/ 500 lbs wet

106 ft

Overview450 Hp Detroit Diesel

Weight = 33 tons

105’ Telescoping Aerial ladder

Single chassis

Triple axle

Back-up 12 Vdc hydraulic pump

Box type stabilizers

Key items to note

Stabilizer Beam Control

Drivers front & rear

Officers front & rear

Order of controllers

In / Out are outside levers

Up / Down are inside levers

front –rear rear-front

Key items cont. Stabilizer Control Panel

HI - IDLE

Kicks up rpms for more power to hydraulic pump

Makes Stabilizer or Aerial functions quicker

Key items cont.

Stabilizer control panel

AERIAL DIVERTER

Switches hydraulic power between Stabilizers and Aerial device

Should only be used with motor at idle

Exception is when apparatus pump is operating

Key items cont.

Stabilizer control panel

EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC POWER

Back up emergency pump

Electric motor powered by 12 Vdc truck batteries

Use switch and hydraulic valve at same time

Use 1 min on 1 min off for proper cool down until aerial is bedded

Key items cont.

Stabilizer control Panel

STABILIZER NOT FULLY EXTENDED OVERRIDE

Allows for short jacking

Must have one side fully extended

Takes 2 FF to operate

Hold until aerial unbedded

Operate over extended side only

Key items cont. Stabilizer control panel

ROTATION LIMIT OVERRIDE

Allows aerial to be rotated over short jacked side

It is against dept PPG to operate over short jacked side. IT SAYS NEVER!

Key items cont.

Stabilizer Control Panel

INDICATOR LIGHTS

Aerial control pedestal

Important switches

Nozzle master

Aerial remote master

High idle

Hydraulic emergency pwr

Aerial control pedestalOther items

Nozzle controls

Aerial controls

Stability indicator

Water flow indicator

Other indicators

System pressure gauge

Apparatus rear

Level indicators

Aerial waterway drain

Emergency override switch

Max front to rear deg° =

Max side to side deg° =

6 ½ °

5 ½ °

Officers side

Hydraulic oil reservoir

Primer fluid

Officers side cont.Oil and Trans. fluid

Primer fluid

Pinnable waterway

Two positions

Fly- water tower operations

Mid- rescue operations

Pinnable waterway cont.

Always pinned in rescue position

StabilizersBox style

Must extend prior to putting down

Must use pins

Must use pads

Things not discussed

Ladder operations

Pump panel

Questions?