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Offline Alan (Big Al)

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2006, 10:57:20 PM »
Is this the prototype 34P??? Got any pics anyone of the comps or truck???
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #26 on: July 23, 2006, 01:19:09 AM »
Im going down again tomorrow(today oh god its late) and I'll take some more pictures. Bascially its a 38mm remote controlled monitor that protrudes from the front bullbar of the appliance. Interesting concept.

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #27 on: July 23, 2006, 08:56:11 AM »
Took two of my kids down Saturday afternoon (age 12 and 15). They were hesitant before we arrived (put up with Dad's fascination again :-))

They were interested, esp in the bus that had been rolled and the broken cars being lifted. Saw one rescue to completion. They were fascinated that cutters can remove the roof and that vehicle glass can be smashed that easily.

I think it was worth it even if it was only to show my kids some reality rather than TV fantasy.

From the trade show they were interested in the casuality simulation dummy's and I was interested in some of the products.

Trucks on display were clean and tidy. Yes it would have been good to see inside the vehicles (for my own interest in what the BA seats are that keeps getting discussed).

The camera pictures on big screens helped show 'what was happening' and Brenton was doing some commentary on the PA.

Kept us interested for an hour, which is what I expected.
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #28 on: July 23, 2006, 10:00:22 AM »
here is a pic of the monitor, (apparently it is only meant for rural jobs :|)
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #29 on: July 23, 2006, 10:01:31 AM »
here is a pic of the truck

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #30 on: July 23, 2006, 11:23:31 AM »
Its a hard-on  :-P :oops:  :roll:

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #31 on: July 23, 2006, 11:53:06 AM »
You would need a good water supply to squirt with that one. All gone in seconds

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #32 on: July 23, 2006, 11:54:18 AM »
would be good for car fires. Pull up and blast away.
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #33 on: July 23, 2006, 11:58:43 AM »
Monitor is perfect for short crewing and/or mounting an attack on running grassies from within the cab. No need to have crew on the back for the first knock down.

Very progressive excellent concept! Well done to those involved in this idea....Hard hitting and improves crew safety!

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #34 on: July 23, 2006, 12:07:26 PM »
good to see people are sticking up for it...  :evil:

On a serious note, is it remote controlled from within the cabin like the airport fire trucks?

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #35 on: July 23, 2006, 04:39:55 PM »
there is a joystick on the passenger side.

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #36 on: July 23, 2006, 04:57:52 PM »
You would have to be pretty miserly with the water throught the monitor though. Drain the tank pretty damn quick.

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #37 on: July 23, 2006, 05:17:27 PM »
Took two of my kids down Saturday afternoon (age 12 and 15). They were hesitant before we arrived (put up with Dad's fascination again :-))

They were interested, esp in the bus that had been rolled and the broken cars being lifted. Saw one rescue to completion. They were fascinated that cutters can remove the roof and that vehicle glass can be smashed that easily.

Trucks on display were clean and tidy. Yes it would have been good to see inside the vehicles (for my own interest in what the BA seats are that keeps getting discussed).

It's a pity that they didn't use the bus that we rolled down the cliff. They decided to cut up a bus to look the same. The BA seats on the Woodville Skyjet were pretty viable through the windows, yet the cab was locked.

Im not so sure that the 38mm monitor would go through *that* much water. The branch is small and the plumbing on the smaller side as well...(pics coming)
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #38 on: July 23, 2006, 05:59:55 PM »
Is that the 34p with the pto?? Nice idea the monitor, should be interesting to see how well it works...
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #39 on: July 23, 2006, 06:11:24 PM »
maybe at the Royal show  :wink:
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #40 on: July 23, 2006, 07:45:22 PM »
looks good,do all new 34p come with the monitor? two of our members went down for the day said it was great but would have liked to have seen more trade displays.

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #41 on: July 23, 2006, 08:03:58 PM »
looks good,do all new 34p come with the monitor?
probably not maybe another CFS one - off? Would be ok if it works though.
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #42 on: July 23, 2006, 08:09:22 PM »
looks good,do all new 34p come with the monitor?
probably not maybe another CFS one - off? Would be ok if it works though.

i hear they are very expensive, so i doubt that it would be put on many trucks.

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #43 on: July 23, 2006, 08:35:31 PM »
looks good,do all new 34p come with the monitor? two of our members went down for the day said it was great but would have liked to have seen more trade displays.

I was down there around noon today, and the place was much quieter than yesterday.

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #44 on: July 23, 2006, 10:19:12 PM »
So who won??

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #45 on: July 23, 2006, 11:10:28 PM »

From the trade show they were interested in the casuality simulation dummy's and I was interested in some of the products.



man, I was up at STC this weekend and heard it took 3 BA course asistants to move one of the dummies, its that heavy.

and yes, that monitor looks like a penis.
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #46 on: July 24, 2006, 01:40:59 AM »

From the trade show they were interested in the casuality simulation dummy's and I was interested in some of the products.



man, I was up at STC this weekend and heard it took 3 BA course asistants to move one of the dummies, its that heavy.

and yes, that monitor looks like a penis.

haha, I didn't see a dummy over about 70-80kg... Poor BA assistants need some weight training  :wink:

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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #47 on: July 24, 2006, 11:53:52 AM »

From the trade show they were interested in the casuality simulation dummy's and I was interested in some of the products.



man, I was up at STC this weekend and heard it took 3 BA course asistants to move one of the dummies, its that heavy.

and yes, that monitor looks like a penis.

haha, I didn't see a dummy over about 70-80kg... Poor BA assistants need some weight training  :wink:

na these are dummies they brought up from somewhere, probably the RCR comps. There was only one dummy that required 3 to move it, i think it was more like 95kg.
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #48 on: July 24, 2006, 12:02:34 PM »
So who won??
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Re: Australasian Road Crash Rescue Challenge
« Reply #49 on: July 24, 2006, 06:18:06 PM »
I saw them on Saturday.  Looked pretty good.

 

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