r/Firefighting • u/Few-Ability-7312 • 26d ago

General Discussion Who needs a Tiller that big?

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u/Competitive-Drop2395 26d ago edited 26d ago

Most(maybe all) depts with tandem rears on the tractor are set up that way due to weight restrictions from their local DOTs. I've only ever seen them from the pnw. The extra axle also helps with braking in steeper terrain. Edit-Corrected sloppy punctuation

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u/Pyroechidna1 25d ago

Staunton VA has a tandem tiller too, maybe something about VA

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u/NeedleworkerWrong368 20d ago

So does Charlottesville Va