I know, every time you blow an engine on a Fire Truck, surplus it and treat it as if it's in poor condition and let's buy a new one.
That's what Chief See did yet again last night, asking the Council to dump yet another few Fire Trucks. Let's see, a new one costs the taxpayers $500,000.00. An engine costs the taxpayers, $500,000.00. No, my math isn't wrong. That's just the Bubba/Tilghman way of thinking.
Oh, guess what, YOU can't do anything about it. You Idiots voted for these Idiots, so you get Idiotic math and tax increases to boot. I'll bet in two years they're going to start charging Insurance Companies for coming to your home and putting out fires too.
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Did you ever hear the word REPAIR???? They make replacement engines every day, a hell of alot cheaper than replacing the whole truck!!! IDIOTS!!!
You can get a rebuilt Cummins for about $12k. A good mechanic to put it in PROPERLY and the total in a high guesstimate would be about $18k. Helluva lot cheaper than a new engine, but what the hell, it's not their money they are spending.
NEWSFLASH: We don't need anymore new fire toys. WE NEED MORE POLICE ON THE STREET.
ANON 8:19 FOR MAYOR!!!!!!!!
or FOR FIRE CHIEF!!!!!
or FOR COUNCIL PREZ!!!!!!
oland looks like she needs an exorcism
Glutony.
Twice in a month I have seen autos (a car and truck) tossed out because of being unusable. Ok things happen but the car had less than on third of the miles my car has. Terry Cohen pointed the 70 thousand miles (I think this is very close) was nothing. Why don't the so called Supervisors monitor thier maintenance and if somebody can't drive a car or truck properly then don't let them. I have a 35 year old amplifier and my office used a 15 year old copier because we maintained, it is far from rocket science. If this town had an enema the leadership would be flushed out (beware the large float that would end up in the Wicomico)
audit everything.
im sure youll fine corruption.
Why is that over the road truck drivers get several hundred thousand miles on an engine, and the City of Salisbury Fire Department has equipment with less than 100,000 miles on them that are failing? Is it lack of proper maintenance, or is it some of the cowboys that are driving them? There should be no reason for the Detroit engines to fail that soon.
Hot shot drivers. They should have a positon for driver only instead of letting every tom dick and julie drive. Phil Tull was a permanant driver and his engine didnt break down as much as they are now.
Why don't you tell all of us which fire trucks are being replaced and what's wrong with the old ones. Most fire trucks are put to pasture at 15 or 20 years. But I know you already did your research and know this.
The new Detroits are good engines, not like the old, pull up to the pump check the fuel and fill the oil, Detroits. If they can't get 750k out of the new Detroits, E series I believe they are (I'm a Cummins or CAT person), then they need 2 things.
1. New drivers
2. New mechanics.
Otherwise keep buying new equipment before the engines are broke in.
Miles is not the only indicator of use on fire apparatus. You have to remember that the engine remains running during fire ground operations. For example, if an engine is at a fire scene for 3 hrs or so, it has use equivalent to 200 miles that did not show up onn the odometer. Multiply this by the amount of calls this engine has been on, and you have more accurate use estimates. Many vehicle has hr meters on them along with odometers. How many hrs of use does this piece have on it??
I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING IF THE CITY OR COUNTY HAS ANY DEALINGS WITH J.G. PARKS ON TRUCK PARTS OR REPAIRS THE TAXPAYERS SHOULD GET ONE FREE TUBE OF K. Y. TO EASE THE PAIN! THIS PLACE IS THE BIGGEST OVERPRICED RIPOFF TRUCK DEALER AND REPAIR SHOP IN MD.
Anonymous said...
Why don't you tell all of us which fire trucks are being replaced and what's wrong with the old ones. Most fire trucks are put to pasture at 15 or 20 years. But I know you already did your research and know this.
5:02 PM
I have to disagree with you on this. The so called "20 year" lifespan on fire trucks is because the department wants a new fire truck. The old one is sold, traded in or donated to another smaller fire company. There are many rural fire departments out there that will take Salisbury's hand-me-downs in a heart beat. Some fire departments even get the old fire trucks rehabbed and keep the old drive train, but get a new body. Ocean City has done that. There is nothing wrong with this as it is recycling and very cost effective. Has the Salibury Fire Department ever rehabbed an old fire engine? I doubt it.
For starters Salisbury F.D. should have its own fire apparatus shop to handle repairs in house. I worked at Barr International years ago when we worked on fire trucks for Salisbury. I was a truck mechanic not a fire truck mechanic although they are very similar they are two different animals. Salisbury spends an extreme amount of my tax dollars paying outside shops to make repairs. Looking at the cost effectiveness I’m sure Salisbury can save thousands of dollars with their own “professional” mechanics.
When did 3 hours of running time become the equivalent of 200 miles?
The engine would have to be turning at 66.67mph to run 200 miles. No one has an engine that idles that high. If the engine is being used to power a generator or a pump it still wouldn't be running steadily at that speed for that length of time. If that is what SFD is doing then SFD is flat out abusing the equipment.
Who does the routine maintenance on those vehicles? I don't mean wash and polish maintenance either? Are those trucks inspected daily by a licensed and trained CDL driver or mechanic? If not, why not?
Anonymous said...
When did 3 hours of running time become the equivalent of 200 miles?
The engine would have to be turning at 66.67mph to run 200 miles. No one has an engine that idles that high. If the engine is being used to power a generator or a pump it still wouldn't be running steadily at that speed for that length of time. If that is what SFD is doing then SFD is flat out abusing the equipment.
Who does the routine maintenance on those vehicles? I don't mean wash and polish maintenance either? Are those trucks inspected daily by a licensed and trained CDL driver or mechanic? If not, why not?
10:07 PM
Thank you for calling out local ff 5:46 pm on making false statements. These asshole wannabe fireman will do nything to justify their jobs and new toys. They will say anything because most people will believe anything they read.
So its ok the shop on Owens Branch Rd. can work on dump trucks but can't fix fire engines? Come on who are you kidding? Train a man to work on a (fire truck) as you call it since their so different. You people waste more money than any other agency.
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