LAFD KME Engine

[seagrave7]

New KME LAFD Engine
http://www.emergencyrigs.net/viewphoto.asp?PhotoID=7241

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Nice! Does anyone know where KME ranks in sales?

[CanadianFyrTrks]

Does LA always purchase flat roofs?

[seagrave7]

Does LA always purchase flat roofs?

Not always:

http://www.emergencyrigs.net/viewphoto.asp?PhotoID=1534

http://www.emergencyrigs.net/viewphoto.asp?PhotoID=5

[LaFireEducator]

Pretty compact.

Would work well around here except for the tank size.

[dragonfyre]

Pretty compact.

Would work well around here except for the tank size.

Think they have enough hydrants that they don't have to worry about tank size.

[GTRider245]

No more Pierce?

[LaFireEducator]

Think they have enough hydrants that they don't have to worry about tank size.

Exactly....

[Tim1118]

Looks like KME is doing a pretty good job getting into some bigger cities. I do wonder what happened in LA with the Seagrave's and Pierce's though, as far as what they didn't like about them?

[skipatrol8]

Looks like KME is doing a pretty good job getting into some bigger cities. I do wonder what happened in LA with the Seagrave's and Pierce's though, as far as what they didn't like about them?

The price tag would be my first guess. Pierce and Seagrave certainly build quality apparatus, but with budgets being the way they are these days, the lowest bidder that meets the specs seems to be getting the contract.

The same has happened in Boston (an E-One town), with the delivery of 2 KME engines and a rescue. Sutphen was apparently the low bid on the new engines, but they did not have a service center close enough to meet the bid specifications.

[FIREMECH1]

New KME LAFD Engine
http://www.emergencyrigs.net/viewphoto.asp?PhotoID=7241

Interesting layout on the pump panel. Are the 3 red hook ups (forward bottom) discharges or intakes???

FM1

[BoxAlarm187]

Discharges, a standard item found on LA City engines.

[FWDbuff]

Pretty compact.

Would work well around here except for the tank size.

And why would you need a tank at all, nevermind the size?

[CaptOldTimer]

Discharges, a standard item found on LA City engines.

I expanded the photo and they appear to be pony suction intakes, as they have female threaded swivels.

Not a big fan of kme but I expect that low bid has caused the LACityFD to go with them.

[Squad46]

Discharges, a standard item found on LA City engines.

Box Alarm....You are the winner. They are definitely discharges.

Old Timer - Negative on pony suctions.

No guessing here...factual, they are discharges.

[BoxAlarm187]

Yeah, I looked all over my computer for the close-up pix I took of the very first Arrow XT for LAFD at the Pierce factory years ago, it had some close-ups of the unusual discharge assemblies on those rigs.

[CaptOldTimer]

Box Alarm....You are the winner. They are definitely discharges.

Old Timer - Negative on pony suctions.

No guessing here...factual, they are discharges.

Yeah, I looked all over my computer for the close-up pix I took of the very first Arrow XT for LAFD at the Pierce factory years ago, it had some close-ups of the unusual discharge assemblies on those rigs.

Ok thanks to both, the old man stands corrected. I guess I am thinking of the old horse drawn days...

I remember the old rides of yesteryear, Hose Wagons, where the discharges were close to the side steps.

[GTRider245]

Ok thanks to both, the old man stands corrected. I guess I am thinking of the old horse drawn days...

I remember the old rides of yesteryear, Hose Wagons, where the discharges were close to the side steps.

You mean during your proby years?

Sorry, I had to.

[CaptOldTimer]

You mean during your proby years?

Sorry, I had to.

Yeah my proby years along with my Brother Harve, we took care of the horses!!

[WoodbridgeFFII]

The price tag would be my first guess. Pierce and Seagrave certainly build quality apparatus, but with budgets being the way they are these days, the lowest bidder that meets the specs seems to be getting the contract.

The same has happened in Boston (an E-One town), with the delivery of 2 KME engines and a rescue. Sutphen was apparently the low bid on the new engines, but they did not have a service center close enough to meet the bid specifications.

I have seen many bid awards this past year, with Seagrave coming in the highest over Pierce, it seems like Sutphen, Crimson, and Kme, get the jobs because everyone else is way over bid. With the economy in hard times it pays to get the most for your buck!