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US 4,059,170 AGranted
Fire engine construction
AssigneeYoung Fire Equipment Corporation
InventorRichard E. Young
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AssigneeYoung Fire Equipment Corporation
InventorRichard E. Young
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A boom carrying vehicle such as a fire engine having an extremely high-strength, low-weight frame including a chassis having front and rear wheels, a cab mounted proximate said front wheels, a turntable mounted proximate said rear wheels, a boom mounted on said turntable, an engine mounted on said chassis immediately forward of said rear wheels, said chassis being fabricated from a plurality of box sections extending lengthwise of the vehicle and a cross box section connecting the lengthwise box sections in the area of the rear axle so as to provide high torque resistance to the chassis both when it is being driven and when it is stationary with the boom in operation, a control panel and an operator platform located between the engine and the cab, and a fan assembly for directing air heated by the engine toward the control panel to prevent freezing thereof in cold weather.
A boom-carrying vehicle such as a fire engine or the like comprising an elongated chassis for mounting a boom and having front and rear ends, a cab mounted proximate said front end, a turntable mounted proximate said rear end, a boom mounted on said turntable, front wheel means secured to said chassis proximate said front end, rear wheel means secured to said chassis proximate said rear end, an engine mounted on said chassis between said cab and said rear wheels, drive means coupled between said engine and said rear wheels, said elongated chassis between said turntable and an area between said engine and said cab being formed of a plurality of joined box sections extending lengthwise of said chassis to provide high rigidity to said chassis against twisting.
A vehicle construction comprising a frame having a front end and a rear end, a cab located proximate said front end, front wheels located proximate said front end, rear wheels located proximate said rear end, an engine mounted on said frame between said front and rear wheels, a control panel on said frame between said cab and said engine, and fan means for directing air heated by said engine toward said control panel to keep said control panel warm in cold weather.
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