Info on Navistar Medium duty, and Ford e-450 Ambulances

[LYNNENG8]

The City Of Lynn Mass is going to purchase 3 Ambulances for Bls to eventually go to als system, our options are the Ford e-450 aev(van style) or the Navistar Medium duty rescue unit any one with good or bad on either(Navistar with an aev box) please email me asap we need to make a decision next week,
Thanks
Bob Lehman
l-739,Lynn,Mass
email-TIGER8LFD@AOL.COM

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[Chief 50]

We recently placed an order for a Navistar unit with a box built by PL Custom of NJ. After doing some research, the Navistar is the only way to go. The life expectency of the medium duty chassis is 15 years, vs. the 7-8 years of the Ford. The cost of the medium duty is a little more, but will pay for itself through decreased maintence cost, longivity. I vote for the navistar. We also are buying a Type I on a Ford F-350 chassis, its goin to be a nice unit to. The cost of both was $160K for the Navistar, and $110K for the Ford. We beefed up the Navistar, big motor, heavy duty trans, etc.

Chief 50
www.ttems.org (http://www.ttems.org)

[sthncross]

We are running a Ford F-250 with a 7.3 litre Diesel Navistar engine. It's in a twin stretcher config in a locally built (Brisbane) modular body.

We can't ask for anything better. Good power (we are in a mountainous area) and good working space.

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[F02]

350 or 450 Ford, go with the F series.Much more easy and cheaper to work on.

[Stuart Cobb]

We've had Ford E350, Navistar 4700LP and currently a Freightliner FL50. Both the 4700 and FL50 were/are good heavy duty rigs. Very little if any repairs over 5 years/60K miles. Hint: Buy the biggest engine you can get.

Stuart Cobb
Asst. Chief
Willington Fire Dept. #1
fireguy@neca.com

[sthncross]

Forgot to add that the Diesel is turbo'd!