Williamson County TX 2011 Edition Ambulances

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Williamson County, TX (my home county) has taken delivery of several new Ford F-450 Super Duty/Wheeled Coach ambulances, with more on the way. These are the first ambulances's to feature Wheeled Coach's "Cool Bar", which intergrates emergency lighting with the front mount A/C unit.

All the new ambulances are equipped with air-ride suspensions.

Williamson County, TX takes meticulous care of their ambulances. Crews take great pride in them. They are remounted onto a new chasis at around 60k miles. After another 50k, they are replaced and put into the spare pool for about 2 years or less. The oldest frontline ambulance is a 2008, I believe.

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Very nice, i have always been a fan of the F-Duty style fronts. They normally ride fairly well depending on what kinda roads you have....
 
I like the newly redesigned Ford F-Super Duty front ends as well. Also, the cab is quite nice.

I also love the new "Cool Bar" feature.
 
Williamson County, TX takes meticulous care of their ambulances. Crews take great pride in them. They are remounted onto a new chasis at around 60k miles. After another 50k, they are replaced and put into the spare pool for about 2 years or less. The oldest frontline ambulance is a 2008, I believe.

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Remount after 60k? Thats about what we put a year on our rigs. Seems like a big waste of money.
 
Remount after 60k? Thats about what we put a year on our rigs. Seems like a big waste of money.[/QUOTE said:
Are you IFT or 911? Unless you're a very high volume 911, or have ling transport times, 60k in a year seems a bit much...
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PoeticInjustice said:
Are you IFT or 911? Unless you're a very high volume 911, or have ling transport times, 60k in a year seems a bit much...
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We do IFT and 911. Our transports for 911 can be up to 45 miles to the hospital. Our IFT can be up to 150 miles. I just checked the unit I am in today. It went into service 6/09. The milage today is 105,187 miles.
 
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We do IFT and 911. Our transports for 911 can be up to 45 miles to the hospital. Our IFT can be up to 150 miles. I just checked the unit I am in today. It went into service 6/09. The milage today is 105,187 miles.
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So you're averaging a little more then 60k/yr (not going to bother doing the exact math). I would imagine a company that does 911 only with shorter transports puts on the mileage over a longer period of time.
 
my last service that i worked at with a 5-10 minute eta put 60,000+ miles per year, we also put about 6000 hours on the hobbs meter. it is possible to need a new engine every other year. we had the crappy navistar 6.7L with the overheating issues and we would blow through engines every 40k...
 
They hit 60k at 2-3 years at Wilco
 
I've never driven a Type I before, but these rigs look pretty sweet. Type I are not common in Canada. Most Services here roll in either Demer's Type II and III's and Crestline Type III's. I've always been a Horton fan, but we can't import them into Canada. Wheeled Coach has a pretty nice line up.
 
I have been on the sprinters, E-350 Modules, internationals, and F-350s. Before I ever worked on a F-450, and these are by far the best, very smooth ride.
 
Personal preference still is, and likely always will be, a Frazer Type I. Got to love the generator set with separate AC for the back of the truck, especially considering the "mild" weather we get here in Texas. :rofl:
 
I want to see what change if any there was to the inside of the box with the AC moved. Got pics? or could you name the manufacturer/model of the new box?
 
Its a wheeld Coach Custom, Inside looks no different the plug AC and the Exterior AC vents are in the same place.
 
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