*Tiller Drift* [Seattle] Fire Department *NEW* Ladder 4 Responding

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  • Опубліковано 30 кві 2018
  • Captured here is brand new tiller Ladder 4 of the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) responding from Fire Station 2 (Belltown) for a fire alarm activation, and 'drifting' around the street corner. In another clip Ladder 4 can be seen leaving the station and going 'on the air'. In the last clip Ladder 4 is seen returning to Station 2 after clearing a call. THANK YOU to the amazing firefighters of Seattle for your service!
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    - Filmed With a Panasonic LUMIX GH4 -
    Seattle, Washington, United States - April 2018
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  • @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses
    @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses  6 років тому +40

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  • @crispycritterz
    @crispycritterz 5 років тому +166

    I always thought the Tillermen was the coolest guy on the rig.

  • @MrDintimid8or
    @MrDintimid8or 6 років тому +285

    Those LEDs made to look like the old style revolving lights are pretty cool.

    • @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses
      @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses  6 років тому +15

      Craig Mullen Yes I agree, I like those lights :D

    • @patrickm5217
      @patrickm5217 4 роки тому +8

      Didnt even pay attention to that detail before you pointed it out, those lights are kind of
      mesmerizing to look at

    • @whiteboysixty5
      @whiteboysixty5 4 роки тому +4

      San Antonio has them for their actual light bars

    • @CallSignCosmic
      @CallSignCosmic 4 роки тому +10

      They're awesome but HELLA expensive

    • @RJSAMCRO
      @RJSAMCRO 4 роки тому +8

      They are known as Roto-Beams they are amazing I still like the old SLR lights from back then.

  • @antikoerper256
    @antikoerper256 4 роки тому +39

    3:27 the ease with which he backed up that ladder truck... parking skills over 9000

    • @CDEPIC2007
      @CDEPIC2007 3 роки тому +1

      its not a "ladder truck", its called a 'Tiller Truck'

    • @rampidzombies931
      @rampidzombies931 3 роки тому +3

      @@CDEPIC2007 it's a tiller but what's on top. It's a ladder truck mod hence the sur name tiller maiden ladder

    • @clarkingtonatortron
      @clarkingtonatortron 3 роки тому

      pretty sure thats a woman

    • @dfgiuy22
      @dfgiuy22 3 роки тому

      @@rampidzombies931 it's OK bro... once you get your end wet, you won't care if it's a ladder or tiller truck :)

    • @alwinlavarias9233
      @alwinlavarias9233 3 роки тому

      @@clarkingtonatortron Looks like and old dude drivin it

  • @Firemandave911
    @Firemandave911 4 роки тому +10

    Along with being a firefighter/EMT I also built new fire apparatus and let me tell you......That truck is a "Thing of Beauty"!!!!!!

  • @arandomcrusaderonjerusalem5840
    @arandomcrusaderonjerusalem5840 4 роки тому +168

    1:42 this looks like the fire truck is edited lmao its trippy

    • @multi-colorman5952
      @multi-colorman5952 4 роки тому +8

      it does

    • @multi-colorman5952
      @multi-colorman5952 4 роки тому +7

      SFD has weird ladders.

    • @swschrader1981
      @swschrader1981 4 роки тому +14

      its called crab walking they turned th ed frun and rear wheels the same direction to make that happen

    • @adaml5197
      @adaml5197 4 роки тому +6

      Its called they have someone in that rear cab that turns the ladder so they don't bang in to cars, and can steer around corners easily :L

    • @albertomadeirajr7824
      @albertomadeirajr7824 4 роки тому +6

      They are called Tillermen they specifically drive the tail end of the truck.

  • @bcgrittner
    @bcgrittner 4 роки тому +12

    I am retired from my FD now. My FD never a ladder that was this big, but I attended a number of apparatus operator classes. One of the classes included tiller. That is a no nonsense job. You need to be one step ahead of the engineer all the time. The tillerman in this video is the best I have ever seen.

  • @ElliottRodgers
    @ElliottRodgers 5 років тому +87

    Fascinating how they manage to get this massive long fire engine in and out of station.

  • @andyvanherwynen4866
    @andyvanherwynen4866 3 роки тому +20

    I worked in chassis engineering at Pierce up to 1994. I got to drive the tiller when we installed ABS on it. My 1st drive was in 12 noon traffic around a large local shopping mall, seemed really natural to drive the tiller. I even was able to accurately back it up on my 1st attempt. A fire chief from Boston at Pierce told me their fireman train for weeks to do what I did in 10 minutes.

    • @andrewlorentz685
      @andrewlorentz685 Рік тому +2

      The fox River mall I'm originally from Wisconsin. My dad was a firefighter for the Town of Menasha and later the Town of Neenah.

  • @dp.oennismaurer205
    @dp.oennismaurer205 3 роки тому +6

    Seagrave at one time had a model called the Rear - Admiral that used front and rear steer and had super singles on the rear. Notice that the tractor section has a tandem axle set up for more stabil- ity when the ladder is raised on the trailer section.The Pierce Company also uses a lot of suspension tech from its parent co. Oshkosh.

  • @VerZer46
    @VerZer46 4 роки тому +10

    That is some crazy talented reverse parking skills that fighter has got...

  • @mattdoe2368
    @mattdoe2368 4 роки тому +4

    Being in back got to be the best job on that rig the lights ate awesome

  • @dobermanpac1064
    @dobermanpac1064 4 роки тому +73

    My uncle drove the tiller back in the 60’s. Everyone in town knew him. He was either waving at you or running you over. 🥴

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 4 місяці тому +1

    They deserve alot of credit tons of it let's honor and appreciate the paramedics and firemen who proudly serve us your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated even by Seattle fd responding great job great team work and great and sweet catches as usual still going strong great looking tiller trucks and fire engines much love and respect and appreciation job well done you should be amazed and proud stay safe and warm out there way to go !! Joe

  • @slowsti0535
    @slowsti0535 3 роки тому +3

    What a gorgeous truck

  • @mikes9756
    @mikes9756 4 роки тому +24

    1:42 rear wheel steering is cool

    • @Ronni.Petersson
      @Ronni.Petersson 4 роки тому +2

      Thats why citytrailers are geting popular in Sweden.

  • @gjm1953
    @gjm1953 4 роки тому +1

    This old timer thinks that is one beautiful piece of rolling stock. We didn't have a need for tiller ladder trucks in my suburban Chicago department back in the day. As far as I can remember, only Chicago had them, and very few at that.
    Really nice to see this impressive truck.

  • @JamesGrimesJr1981
    @JamesGrimesJr1981 5 років тому +14

    Drifting a tiller? I'm impressed.

  • @rp1645
    @rp1645 Рік тому +1

    I realize that this 4 years old. I remember going to that station as a young kid. The neat KW they had back then. The guys were waxing the Engine. Another crew was mopping the bay floors. The LT. For Engine was proud of his Rig.
    Best station in Seattle my Humble opinion.

  • @WinterWolf_92
    @WinterWolf_92 4 роки тому +6

    Skills on that parking Bro 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @wagonmaster1974
    @wagonmaster1974 5 років тому +3

    That tiller team has it going on. The tiller hand is bad ass!!

  • @mshappyapple8663
    @mshappyapple8663 5 років тому +8

    LOVE to watch that Tiller in action! They make it look so easy! Amazing!

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 2 години тому +1

    Marvelous as always excellent outstanding brilliant they deserve alot of credit tons of it let's honor and appreciate the paramedics and firemen who proudly serve us your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated even by Seattle fd responding great job great team work and great and sweet catches as usual still going strong great team efforts are deeply appreciated stay safe and warm out there stay strong and healthy as well much love and respect and appreciation job well done you guys you should be proud way to go very impressed !!! Joe

  • @sylviademel9749
    @sylviademel9749 5 років тому +11

    Good morning. I am still amazed about this ladder!!! Many greetings from Germany

  • @L0r1T0
    @L0r1T0 Рік тому +1

    that crab walk is super cool

  • @prowordsmith
    @prowordsmith 3 роки тому +2

    Mighty nice-looking unit!

  • @spartus
    @spartus 3 роки тому +1

    Stops into - Backed into garage .. One move and in .. Very impressive ...

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 Рік тому +3

    Seattle fd your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated thanks to everyone who responds keep them safe out there job well done you should be proud love respect and appreciate you guys thanks terrific catch as usual ! Joe

  • @robertdawson9114
    @robertdawson9114 4 роки тому +7

    That last part up close and personal. I thought that you was going to be ran over.👍😁😎

  • @ryanhagerty4799
    @ryanhagerty4799 4 роки тому +5

    What a beautiful rig!

  • @mdpo6419
    @mdpo6419 4 роки тому +38

    One have to be good driver to operate. Tiller truck

  • @ton6473
    @ton6473 4 роки тому

    I remember an old children’s video about firefighting I used to watch. They got Seattle to do it now whenever I see that logo it takes me back. It was by Little Steps and called, “Adventures in Firefighting” I think.

  • @ZicajosProductions
    @ZicajosProductions 4 роки тому +2

    That looks like a beautiful firehouse. Amazing truck!

  • @davidmichalski4241
    @davidmichalski4241 3 роки тому +1

    My Father who was a Firefighter for South Bend Indiana Fire Department was a driver for the Ladder 3 Station 7 Tiller in the 70s and he was he drove the back End of their Tiller Ladder Truck I think it was a American La France Tiller

  • @susanallen2678
    @susanallen2678 5 років тому +9

    Love the drift. Just plain love tillers.

  • @felsinferguson1125
    @felsinferguson1125 3 роки тому +2

    So if the "back seat driver" has Lipton in his thermos, would that be considered "Tea For the Tillerman"?
    (I wonder how many will even recognize the reference to that cool Cat, Mr. Stevens...)

  • @briangebhart4485
    @briangebhart4485 4 роки тому +5

    That must take balls of steel!

  • @mikeo.1593
    @mikeo.1593 4 роки тому +7

    Tiller man makes it a breeze when backing up

  • @CanadianEmergencyBuff
    @CanadianEmergencyBuff 6 років тому +15

    Sweet catch Timur. Gotta love the tillers.

    • @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses
      @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses  6 років тому +1

      Canadian Emergency Buff Thanks Michael!! The tillers are amazing! Catching this was the highlight of the trip 🇺🇸

  • @YummyFood454
    @YummyFood454 4 роки тому +1

    Saw this on Seinfeld today and didn’t think it was a real thing so I looked it up. I guess there is someone in the back driving lol. Pretty cool stuff

    • @enriqueburke7637
      @enriqueburke7637 4 роки тому

      SlightlyRandom they have been around since horses pulled them

  • @neilrobinson232
    @neilrobinson232 6 років тому +9

    How can you not like this? Absolutely awesome piece of kit👍

  • @joegaito702
    @joegaito702 2 місяці тому +1

    Great job great team work and great and sweet catches as usual still going strong great team efforts are deeply appreciated thanks even by Seattle fd your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated thanks they deserve alot of credit tons of it stay safe and warm out there its a service we can't live without right love you guys thanks way to go very impressed !!! Joe

  • @PghDon77
    @PghDon77 4 роки тому +2

    Badass! Very skilled tillerman to do that

  • @leprechaunshelper
    @leprechaunshelper 3 роки тому +1

    Wow ! What an awesome bit of kit ! 😎👍

  • @lord_raindrops237
    @lord_raindrops237 3 роки тому +1

    When you see a tiller truck drifting you know it's gonna be good

  • @user-hw1cr5uq4z
    @user-hw1cr5uq4z 3 роки тому +1

    That looks much easier to back up than a semi, The tiller driver is doing most of the work aligning the trailer section. The tractor driver just has to aim it.

  • @overbank56
    @overbank56 5 років тому +4

    Great job!

  • @leniszameit
    @leniszameit 6 років тому +10

    beautiful tiller

  • @josephburke7224
    @josephburke7224 6 років тому +102

    Nothing says "Fire Truck" like a tiller.

  • @nadimh.2614
    @nadimh.2614 5 років тому +6

    That is cool, great video!

  • @keithcooper7153
    @keithcooper7153 4 роки тому +7

    Career fire fighters reversing in to a fire station. Don't see that in Melbourne, Australia. Our career fire fighters wouldn't know how to reverse in to a fire station. They all have stations with drive through engine bays as they wanted it to be easy for them to get the trucks in the stations.

  • @rolandr.fortier6432
    @rolandr.fortier6432 4 роки тому

    Retired in 1988 and our tillers still didn't have power steering. Turn too much and it was impossible to bring it back . Wash. D.C. was always behind the times for equipment !

  • @OregonFireBuff
    @OregonFireBuff 2 роки тому +2

    Great catches! Tillerman did an awesome job!

  • @daviemccallum7759
    @daviemccallum7759 4 роки тому +2

    Nice appliance

  • @schmittdjeson
    @schmittdjeson 5 років тому +28

    *D E J A V U !*

  • @alexandernunez109
    @alexandernunez109 6 років тому +5

    Amazing catch

  • @BxCortez2050
    @BxCortez2050 2 роки тому +2

    Nothing like team work

  • @NevadaDesertStorm
    @NevadaDesertStorm 5 років тому +1

    i love the Look of the US Fire Dept. So shiny and Cool. In Germany our trucks are boring as shit, but they do the Job. :D

    • @allen480
      @allen480 Рік тому

      Saw some YT videos of German and other European Fire Departments. Two words: Very impressed!

  • @marshmello9189
    @marshmello9189 4 роки тому +19

    1:42 looks sooo werid when it drives ???

  • @jchors2947
    @jchors2947 5 років тому +9

    The driver has that backing manoeuvre down. that's one tight hole.

  • @OlanKenny
    @OlanKenny 4 роки тому +1

    Is the parking bit sped up? Or is he just that good?
    Cracking video

  • @RT_today
    @RT_today Рік тому +1

    Reversing that into such a narrow entrance must be the hardest part about driving those.

    • @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses
      @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses  Рік тому +1

      I can only imagine… most of us can’t even park our cars properly 😂

    • @RT_today
      @RT_today Рік тому

      @@TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses Yep. I imagine the driving training course would be pretty intense. Pity we don't see them in Australia, would be cool to have them here.

  • @iambj144
    @iambj144 4 роки тому +1

    You evidently haven't seen Truck 735 from Montgomery County MD change lanes at 50 mph then

  • @arizonadroner5164
    @arizonadroner5164 6 років тому +13

    Put those tires on that yellow line and back that baby in !!!

  • @pissedoffpapa2841
    @pissedoffpapa2841 6 років тому +32

    Its nice to see a fire engine with a full crew, unlike here in central calif where they cut it down to 2 men on a engine now, and people wonder why they have to call other cities for help on fires.

    • @dpm-jt8rj
      @dpm-jt8rj 5 років тому +7

      Pissed Off Papa
      How the heck do you fight a structure fire or even just a room-and-contents house fire with just an engineer and another person?

    • @Maizefire
      @Maizefire 5 років тому +8

      Which departments are you talking about that cut down to two men because there's only a few of those departments that have done that it's not like all of them in central California that are doing that.

    • @Ducati121
      @Ducati121 5 років тому +3

      Which cen cal Department’s? I’m in central Cali and with the exception of a few volunteer and on call departments the paid departments are three man engines

    • @lindanwfirefighter4973
      @lindanwfirefighter4973 5 років тому +3

      Ducati121 3 is no better than 2.

    • @faithingod9554
      @faithingod9554 5 років тому +3

      Not fresno!

  • @lucaslaughing
    @lucaslaughing 6 років тому +4

    Great footage! I need to go hang out by Station 2 soon and see if I can catch any responses...

    • @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses
      @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses  6 років тому +1

      lucaslaughing Thank you! Yea you should! I'm surprised you hadn't caught this new ladder already :D
      Station 2 is one of the busiest in the city, so it shouldn't be too hard, but you'll probably get a bunch of videos of the Aid units before you see the engine or ladder roll out haha

    • @lucaslaughing
      @lucaslaughing 6 років тому

      Yeah, I just need to get out of my apartment more :-p

  • @jamie1839
    @jamie1839 5 років тому +8

    It’s called crab walking and rear steer

  • @arguine1780
    @arguine1780 6 років тому +4

    Awesome catch! I wish Vancouver has a tiller truck...

  • @LydellAaron
    @LydellAaron 2 роки тому

    It looks so beautiful!

  • @dancollins8296
    @dancollins8296 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful fire truck

  • @anonymouscatm4288
    @anonymouscatm4288 4 роки тому +4

    1080fps60 thanks and perfect parking

  • @shaneward954
    @shaneward954 5 років тому +1

    Nice driving!!!

  • @duderguy1571
    @duderguy1571 2 роки тому +1

    3:15 the most impressive park job bar none.👏

  • @turtle7946
    @turtle7946 5 років тому +1

    Now that's a rig nice PC of equipment

  • @rfbush
    @rfbush 5 років тому +4

    Twin screw tractor; love it!....

  • @franklin76
    @franklin76 4 роки тому +8

    Love the tribute to the military. It takes all of USA working together. Imagine how the driver operate s a car.

  • @Lucky_Male_Bee
    @Lucky_Male_Bee 2 роки тому

    Does the tiller turn the opposite way of the turn or do the back wheels go the opposite way the tiller is turning?

  • @TeamFish15
    @TeamFish15 11 місяців тому

    Damn, that backing in was CRĀ!!

  • @qldemergencyvehicleturnouts
    @qldemergencyvehicleturnouts 5 років тому +4

    Awesome!!

  • @claudiocarbone2225
    @claudiocarbone2225 3 роки тому +2

    Badass parking skills😎😍

  • @robertdawson291
    @robertdawson291 2 роки тому +2

    Oh man respect parking something that big in between those small doors amazing, I know I couldn’t do it.👍😁😎

  • @oliversommer8165
    @oliversommer8165 4 роки тому +2

    how long is the average time to get out of the fire station, from alarm to leaving? it feels like it takes a long time

    • @maxhallman1036
      @maxhallman1036 3 роки тому +1

      Any where from 40 seconds in a city to 1.5 minutes in rural areas

  • @worldrenowned
    @worldrenowned 6 років тому +28

    *insert eurobeat* KANSEI DORIFTO!!

  • @jameschubzthomas5594
    @jameschubzthomas5594 4 роки тому +3

    Reminds me of ‘view to a kill’ James Bond when he drove one

  • @mahmoodshaikh2606
    @mahmoodshaikh2606 2 роки тому +1

    The Fire Engine is Not Drifting Actually, It has its Rear Wheels Steered in Opposite Direction with respect to its Frontal Wheels which give that impression it’s essentially needed Feature for Extra Long Vehicle for Sharp Turnings

  • @noeldownie9367
    @noeldownie9367 4 роки тому +5

    He’s done that before

  • @larrysbk
    @larrysbk 4 роки тому +2

    How do a firefighters become tiller drivers? Are they engine drivers that get additional training?

  • @halixxx78
    @halixxx78 5 років тому +2

    Very cool.

  • @ju.h_man
    @ju.h_man 5 років тому +11

    What I never understood is, why you would need such a giant truck for a 100' ladder (I'm assuming that this thing is around 100'-110'). Here in germany we have 91' ladders whose wheelbase is half as long as those tillers. We even have 200' ladders whose wheelbase is maybe 2/3 of a tiller. Still impressive though!
    Edit: that's a typical 91 feet ladder in germany:
    www.feuerwehr-nortorf.de/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_HP_DLAK_23-12_GL_Nortorf_KLI_6825_604a8e8e9d.jpg
    And here is a prototype of a 209 feet ladder:
    bos-fahrzeuge.info/einsatzfahrzeuge/128424/MAN_TGS_33400__-Rosenbauer-__DLAK_64_L64/photo/360222
    I really, really appreciate the work of firefighters, no matter which country. I'm just curious...

    • @mrengine9
      @mrengine9 5 років тому +1

      Extremely narrow streets that make it impossible for a regular truck to drive down

    • @lars7935
      @lars7935 5 років тому +1

      @@mrengine9 We have ladders with rear wheel steering that allow them to have a tighter turn radius than most suvs.

    • @colinhowarth3070
      @colinhowarth3070 5 років тому +1

      I thought the same here in England our trucks are not much longer than the ladder.

    • @nol7034
      @nol7034 5 років тому +5

      It has more to do with the work assigned to the apparatus and the amount of equipment carried. The ladder or platform itself is the most visible aspect of the rig but only half the story. Each rig also carries an assortment of ground ladders and is a tool cache for rescue and salvage equipment. A ladder truck or elevating platform in most of the world is staffed with two Firefighters and is called to a scene primarily for elevated work. In the US a ladder truck is staffed with four to six Firefighters and is commonly called in for fire fighting, search, rescue, and/or salvage work. The ladder or platform itself may not be used at a scene but the crew, using other equipment carried on the rig, is busy doing something.

    • @lars7935
      @lars7935 5 років тому +1

      @@nol7034 The logic in many parts of the world is that: 1. you can't have these huge trucks and 2. you want to be able to remanouver the ladder independent from everything else.

  • @CMDRFandragon
    @CMDRFandragon 4 роки тому +1

    Wait, someone is driving the front and the back?

  • @williamPearcewill
    @williamPearcewill 5 років тому +6

    Hi I'm a Brit and we don't have these trucks over here they look rly cool question tho what are those medal things u showed at the start on the grill

    • @The5thChapter
      @The5thChapter 5 років тому +10

      Branches of our military. First badge on the grill is just a USA badge. The rest are army, navy, coastguard, air force and marine corps. Most Americans wether they have served or not take pride in our military.

    • @williamPearcewill
      @williamPearcewill 5 років тому +4

      @@The5thChapter yh i know u guys are big on the military we are to but not quite to the same extent actually hoping to join up myself in a couple of years to the RAF
      Thanks for the info

  • @3RTracing
    @3RTracing 6 років тому +1

    Nice video. Curious about you white balance. Are the SFD trucks really that orange?? Great HD stuff for our enjoyment. Thanks

    • @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses
      @TGGGlobalEmergencyResponses  6 років тому +1

      3RTracing Thanks for the comment! The colors are pretty much true-to-life, I don’t mess around much with the settings. I think they are more red than orange though.

  • @barroningram7286
    @barroningram7286 3 роки тому +1

    The ladder must be pretty heavy that cab is a double axle

  • @CroatZg
    @CroatZg 4 роки тому +1

    I dont get it. Theres a dude in the back also steering?

    • @enriqueburke7637
      @enriqueburke7637 4 роки тому

      Alpha White Male yes, he controls the rear wheels

  • @darthkillerhog
    @darthkillerhog 4 роки тому +3

    I would be scared as all hell backing that thing up into the garage

  • @FirstRespondersNY
    @FirstRespondersNY 4 роки тому +1

    Deja vu, i've just been in this place before.

  • @pjt759
    @pjt759 14 днів тому

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @LasVegasEASPhoto8
    @LasVegasEASPhoto8 3 роки тому +1

    Oh yeah tiller drift!

  • @ThePiquedPigeon
    @ThePiquedPigeon 4 роки тому +6

    "NO ONE SLEEP IN SEATTLE!!!"

  • @EricG7713
    @EricG7713 5 років тому

    Anyone know what siren that is? I know it’s an electronic Q. But I can’t find one that sounds like that anywhere. Thanks