A vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle coupled to a front end of the chassis, a rear axle coupled to a rear end of the chassis, a pair of front downriggers coupled to the front end of the chassis forward of the front axle, a pair of rear downriggers coupled to the rear end of the chassis rearward of the rear axle, and an outrigger assembly coupled to the chassis between the front axle and the rear axle. The pair of front downriggers is selectively extendable to engage a ground surface. The pair of rear downriggers is selectively extendable to engage the ground surface. The outrigger assembly includes a pair of outriggers that are selectively extendable laterally outward at an angle relative to a horizontal.
Stability system for a fire apparatus
2021-06-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | A62C FIRE-FIGHTING , Feuerbekämpfung / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / B66C Krane , CRANES |