ACT Fire Brigade Bronto Skylift
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ACT Fire Brigade Bronto Skylift
by Bus 400 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:11 pm
Some people may remember when pictures of this unit were posted when it was still at the fire truck factory. Well it is now in service in the ACT & this morning I spotted training being conducted on the new ACT Fire Brigade skycrane, enjoy.
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Re: ACT Fire Brigade Bronson Skycrane
by Coca Cola » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:19 pm
Nice pics, thanks for sharing.
Interesting colour on those things, isn't it? I thought Red was the norm.
Interesting colour on those things, isn't it? I thought Red was the norm.
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Re: ACT Fire Brigade Bronson Skycrane
by boronia » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:25 pm
The correct name is BRONTO SKYLIFT.
THose photos make it look a little bit greener than the standard ACT colour which is more like chrome yellow. Usually the booms are painted white.
THose photos make it look a little bit greener than the standard ACT colour which is more like chrome yellow. Usually the booms are painted white.
The Sydney Classic and Antique Truck Show
On again 16 June 2013
@ The Museum of Fire.
On again 16 June 2013
@ The Museum of Fire.
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Re: ACT Fire Brigade Bronson Skylift
by Bus 400 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:42 pm
Name changed, if I remember correctly the height of this boom is 44m, while the old ladder ladder truck was somewhere between 12-22m.
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Re: ACT Fire Brigade Bronson Skylift
by boronia » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:50 pm
The previous BRONTO was 30 metre.
The Sydney Classic and Antique Truck Show
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Re: ACT Fire Brigade Bronto Skylift
by Bus 400 » Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:39 pm
Here are a few interesting facts I've found out:
-The new Bronto is the largest specialist fire fighter Telescopic Ladder Platforms operating in Australia & New Zealand
-Gold Coast is the only other place to have one of these fire trucks
-The appliance was built by Bronto Skylift in Finland
-The cab chassis was built by Scania in Sweden
-The body by Varley Specialised Vehicles inn Brisbane
-The unit cost $1.45 million
-The unit is called Bronto F44RLXERX
-The unit was commissioned in late November 2009
-The new Bronto is the largest specialist fire fighter Telescopic Ladder Platforms operating in Australia & New Zealand
-Gold Coast is the only other place to have one of these fire trucks
-The appliance was built by Bronto Skylift in Finland
-The cab chassis was built by Scania in Sweden
-The body by Varley Specialised Vehicles inn Brisbane
-The unit cost $1.45 million
-The unit is called Bronto F44RLXERX
-The unit was commissioned in late November 2009
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