(Facebook) Split Truck Pic?
(Facebook) Split Truck Pic?
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Third-door conversion: http://www.fireengineering.com/artic...ut-tactic.html
Common extrication technique. A well-trained and practiced crew could perform the technique in just a few minutes, and it gets all that crap out of the way (compared to just removing a single door), to make patient stabilization/loading easier.
Common extrication technique. A well-trained and practiced crew could perform the technique in just a few minutes, and it gets all that crap out of the way (compared to just removing a single door), to make patient stabilization/loading easier.
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From: plymouth mi
With out knowing injuries or what the first responders did to this vehicle, hard to say, need more information to say the steel truck was better, pics are interesting though.
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I saw it too and it just didn't look natural. No way Ford made the door hinges that good! And if it was really the weakness of the metal that wouldn't be such a straight section. The fact that I had been unable to find any details on it lead me to believe they were intentionally left off. My confidence in the world goes down as I see less and less critical reasoning from the masses.
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From: plymouth mi
I agree, sheet metal is replaceable, people are not. This to me looks like a training exorcise on a different metal configuration for first responders to show them how to gain entry, or it looks like it hit a gaurd rail!
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From: Isanti, MN
It's interesting that you can see the adhesive where the side of the body connects with the center section. Almost looks like it sheered after a perfectly angled hit. The aluminum bodies use more adhesives, and less riveting and welding than the previous steel bodies.
http://www.repairerdrivennews.com/20...el-only-got-4/
http://www.repairerdrivennews.com/20...el-only-got-4/
And also of note: Glue made a safer truck than welds, Ford says.
“How various parts of the truck were joined also yielded safety improvements,” Ford said. “In many cases, welding was not the most effective way to join parts, so the team developed and patented methods to connect parts using high-strength adhesives. This resulted in structural strength equal to or greater than traditional welds.”
“How various parts of the truck were joined also yielded safety improvements,” Ford said. “In many cases, welding was not the most effective way to join parts, so the team developed and patented methods to connect parts using high-strength adhesives. This resulted in structural strength equal to or greater than traditional welds.”