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ON FEBRUARY 1, 2012 MEMBERS OF THE MIDLEGO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE INVITED TO THE
MANUFACTURING PLANT OF WEST BOTTOMBRICK APPARATUS FOR A TOUR AND TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF
THEIR UNIT THAT WAS BEING REFURBISHED. THE UNIT BEING REFURBISHED WAS A 1988 AMERTEK MACI
WHICH WAS BEING OUTFITTED WITH A FULLY ENCLOSED 4 DOOR CAB WITH A RAISED ROOF DESIGN, A
RECONFIGURED SIDE MOUNT PUMP, AND RESCUE STYLE BODY WITH HYDRAULIC LADDER RACK.
MANUFACTURING PLANT OF WEST BOTTOMBRICK APPARATUS FOR A TOUR AND TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF
THEIR UNIT THAT WAS BEING REFURBISHED. THE UNIT BEING REFURBISHED WAS A 1988 AMERTEK MACI
WHICH WAS BEING OUTFITTED WITH A FULLY ENCLOSED 4 DOOR CAB WITH A RAISED ROOF DESIGN, A
RECONFIGURED SIDE MOUNT PUMP, AND RESCUE STYLE BODY WITH HYDRAULIC LADDER RACK.
THE OLD DONOR
MACI BEING
DROPPED OFF AT
WEST BOTTOMBRICK
APPARATUS, BY THE
FIRE CHIEF ON RIGHT,
AND BEING RECEIVED
BY RICHARD YANG
CEO OF WEST
BOTTOMBRICK
MACI BEING
DROPPED OFF AT
WEST BOTTOMBRICK
APPARATUS, BY THE
FIRE CHIEF ON RIGHT,
AND BEING RECEIVED
BY RICHARD YANG
CEO OF WEST
BOTTOMBRICK
THE ABOVE PICTURES ARE FROM INSIDE THE PLANT WHERE THERE WERE CURRENTLY 4 UNITS BEING
WORKED ON. FIRST WAS A BRAUN PATRIOT WITH A SPARTAN GLADIATOR CAB WHICH WAS IN ITS FINAL
STAGES HAVING LIGHTS INSTALLED AND FINISHING THE PUMP GAUGES. SECOND WAS A MINI PUMPER
WHICH WAS SENT IN BY A DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A LIGHT PACKAGE UPGRADE AND HAVE THE PUMP
REWORKED DUE TO A FAILURE WHILE ON SCENE, THIS UNIT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED BY WEST
BOTTOMBRICK BUT THEY WERE VERY WILLING TO DO THE REPAIRS FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THE THIRD UNIT
WAS A PIERCE VELOCITY 100 FT LADDER, WHICH WAS IN FOR NEW CABINETRY ON THE BODY AND LADDER
PULLEY REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A COMMON SITE TO SEE WITH A PIERCE AS THEY ARE DELIVERED WITH
PLASTIC PULLEYS BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE A LADDER RECERTIFIED IT MUST HAVE METAL PULLEYS. THE
FINAL UNIT IS THE MIDLEGO MACI, THE CEO R. YANG GAVE THE FIREFIGHTERS DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON
HOW EACH PART OF THIS UNIT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED AND WHAT HAD TO BE SCRAPPED IN ORDER FOR
THE NEW DESIGN.
WORKED ON. FIRST WAS A BRAUN PATRIOT WITH A SPARTAN GLADIATOR CAB WHICH WAS IN ITS FINAL
STAGES HAVING LIGHTS INSTALLED AND FINISHING THE PUMP GAUGES. SECOND WAS A MINI PUMPER
WHICH WAS SENT IN BY A DEPARTMENT TO HAVE A LIGHT PACKAGE UPGRADE AND HAVE THE PUMP
REWORKED DUE TO A FAILURE WHILE ON SCENE, THIS UNIT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED BY WEST
BOTTOMBRICK BUT THEY WERE VERY WILLING TO DO THE REPAIRS FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THE THIRD UNIT
WAS A PIERCE VELOCITY 100 FT LADDER, WHICH WAS IN FOR NEW CABINETRY ON THE BODY AND LADDER
PULLEY REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A COMMON SITE TO SEE WITH A PIERCE AS THEY ARE DELIVERED WITH
PLASTIC PULLEYS BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE A LADDER RECERTIFIED IT MUST HAVE METAL PULLEYS. THE
FINAL UNIT IS THE MIDLEGO MACI, THE CEO R. YANG GAVE THE FIREFIGHTERS DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON
HOW EACH PART OF THIS UNIT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED AND WHAT HAD TO BE SCRAPPED IN ORDER FOR
THE NEW DESIGN.
IN THE SHOWROOM AFTER COMPLETION THE FIREFIGHTERS ON THEIR RETURN TRIP ON FEBRUARY 13, 2012
VIEWED THE COMPLETED WORK DONE BY WEST BOTTOMBRICK. THEY THEN REALIZED THE PRIDE AND
CRAFTSMANSHIP TAKEN BY ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PLANT AND UNDERSTOOD WHY MIDLEGO CHOSE
THEM TO REFURBISH THEIR APPARATUS.
VIEWED THE COMPLETED WORK DONE BY WEST BOTTOMBRICK. THEY THEN REALIZED THE PRIDE AND
CRAFTSMANSHIP TAKEN BY ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PLANT AND UNDERSTOOD WHY MIDLEGO CHOSE
THEM TO REFURBISH THEIR APPARATUS.
ABOVE CEO RICHARD YANG GIVES THE FIREFIGHTERS A QUICK IN SERVICE OF THE NEW FEATURES AND
PUMP OPERATION OF THIS TRUCK. SINCE THIS TRUCK HAD ITS PUMP REBUILT AND RECONFIGURED TO A
SIDE MOUNT PUMP THERE WERE A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED FROM WHAT THE GUYS WERE
USED TO WITH THE TOP MOUNTED STYLE PUMP.
PUMP OPERATION OF THIS TRUCK. SINCE THIS TRUCK HAD ITS PUMP REBUILT AND RECONFIGURED TO A
SIDE MOUNT PUMP THERE WERE A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED FROM WHAT THE GUYS WERE
USED TO WITH THE TOP MOUNTED STYLE PUMP.
NOW WITH THE TRUCK COMPLETED AND THE TOUR
OVER, THERE WAS ONLY ONE LAST THING TO DO. THE
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT THE EVENING IN WEST
BOTTOMBRICK AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING
BEGAN THEIR TRIP BACK TO MIDLEGO WITH THEIR
NEW UNIT.
TO SEE MORE OF WEST BOTTOMBRICK APPARATUS
WORK PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE BELOW:
WEST BOTTOMBRICK APPARATUS
OVER, THERE WAS ONLY ONE LAST THING TO DO. THE
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT THE EVENING IN WEST
BOTTOMBRICK AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING
BEGAN THEIR TRIP BACK TO MIDLEGO WITH THEIR
NEW UNIT.
TO SEE MORE OF WEST BOTTOMBRICK APPARATUS
WORK PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE BELOW:
WEST BOTTOMBRICK APPARATUS
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