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Why? Really, we have to put this back on the road? Really? I didn't even know we still had any of these. No idea where they were storing it. This is embarrassing. It's a 1979 according to the registration. I took these photos TODAY, not 20 years ago. I love my job, but this company is killing me. I covered over the company name in MS paint.

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I can so see a young bill Cosby sitting in the front seat of that thing. The stories that rig could tell.
 
bigbaldguy said:
I can so see a young bill Cosby sitting in the front seat of that thing. The stories that rig could tell.
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Mother, Jugs, and Speed. Bet there aren't many that remember that movie. Well, other than EMS workers.
 
Even with refurb I don't think that vehicle would get approved to run anywhere in Ontario. Oldest frontline trucks in our fleet our 2007 (oldest spare is 2006) and the '07's are overdue for replacement, but the garage at the station they run out of is too narrow for our newer trucks to easily fit, so the reno needs to be finished first.

Did they not have any newer spares hiding anywhere?
 
ihalterman said:
Mother, Jugs, and Speed. Bet there aren't many that remember that movie. Well, other than EMS workers.
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With good reason. Not a great movie. Unless you're in EMS, what's the draw?

BTW: That's not a #30 is it?
 
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I wouldn't mind that as long as it's mechanically sound... Those leather seats look WAY more comfortable than the new modern seats...
 
WolfmanHarris said:
BTW: That's not a #30 is it?
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Not sure what you mean by #30. It is mechanically sound. That's why it came out of storage before a few of our other rigs. It runs and drives fine. I just don't want to be seen in it. :blush:
 
ihalterman said:
Not sure what you mean by #30. It is mechanically sound. That's why it came out of storage before a few of our other rigs. It runs and drives fine. I just don't want to be seen in it. :blush:
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You are taking the wrong approach.

Instead of being ashamed, you have to own it.

It probably has more blood in the floorboards than running through your body.
 
ihalterman said:
Not sure what you mean by #30. It is mechanically sound. That's why it came out of storage before a few of our other rigs. It runs and drives fine. I just don't want to be seen in it. :blush:
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Sorry, I meant is the stretcher a Ferno #30. Poorly articulated on my part.
 
I once ran calls in a 1983 Stoner. (Yes, that was the ambulance mfr.) It was also mechanically good. No O2 leaks. Interior in good condition. She could run like a scalded cat.
 
It's an old ferno. Bout all I know. :) I guess if I run this rig long enough, I'll get to complain about the "old days" along with some of the fossils around here.
 
That thing isn't old; it even has one of those fancy automatic transmissions.
 
W1IM said:
That thing isn't old; it even has one of those fancy automatic transmissions.
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Rumor (about 12 years ago) was that the fastest ambulance (in storage somewhere, of course) in Santa Clara County was an early '80's big-block V8 Gasser with a manual transmission... Apparently it could get up & get going quicker and had a higher top speed than any other ambulance in the County.

No, I was never able to lay eyes on that mythical beast... ;)
 
This one isn't a gasser, but it is quick.
 
What is the reading on the odometer?
 
dmc2007 said:
What is the reading on the odometer?
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Relatively irrelevant. I've been on units that had issues in the 100k range and my favorite all time unit was over 300k when they got rid of it.
 
I think it's fair for you to not agree to take the vehicle on the road until it undergoes a full mechanical inspection (by a mechanic), oil change, etc. I wouldn't step in to it without ensuring the seat belts, airbags and lights are in working order. I also respect my back too much to use a stretcher like that (I presume that's a 2-man...?). Of course, I'd also like to see the state OEMS ambulance license/inspection.
 
We have 3 rigs with over 200k. They just now are "Broken in"
 
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