Have you rode in the back of a traditional ambulance? This road + reg ambulance would be miserable due to extra stiff suspension on a vehicle that weighs close to 10k
They have no clearance, the shock bracket is not even lifted. This is the Ford Transit Trail, honestly not the best for offroad. Would of gone with a 4x4 F250 with a lift kit
@@saltyhumansWXA van has less overhang at the back. We use 4x4 Sprinter and Toyota Troopcarrier ambulances in Australia with no real dramas. We also have a few helicopters in our ambulance fleet for those "real drama" times.
Wow an AWD sprinter van with a lift kit 😂 Cal Fire is just now getting an offroad ambulance? When I was an EMT our rigs already had 4WD and good clearance straight from the manufacturer.
in a country full of offroad capable pickup trucks which can also be converted into an ambulance, the best they came up with for an offroad ambulance is a Ford Transit? Seriously?!
It is not a bad idea, thinking in Italy we use Torsus Terrastorm (MAN-VW van modified for floods scenario) that offer clearance of a 4×4 and space of a van or Daily 4×4, otherwise pickups or modified SUV (if still available even old Panda 4×4 😂). In North America it's a doubt, you perfectly said the reason
@@marco_grt4460 got to keep in mind that modern vans like the Sprinter are great for dirt roads, but are barely made to actually drive offroad. Way too much tech automaticly regulating everything ... could happen that you floor it and it still won't move. Also feels odd with the high center of gravity wenn trying to drive it on offroad trails
@@EnjoyFirefightingWe trialled a Unimog as an off road ambulance but it was not as good as the tried and tested Troopcarrier ambulances here in Australia.
@@coover65 Unimogs are barely used as ambulances in Germany as well. Most of the time emergency services don't use Unimogs at their potential offroad capabilities. The few we have are used by the armed forces, industrial fire departments at open pit mines and a few at EMS providers in the cities and at the coast line. For our needs a simple 4x4 Sprinter is sufficient most of the time, even when driving on the beaches or in the forest. I work in a rural area, our EMS units aren't offroad capable at all but are still sufficient for 99.9% of the calls.
1 million bucks for a few ambulances, seems a bit much just for AWD capability and low ground clearance even with the lift (with the lift kit they have the same or less ground clearance as a standard pickup). But i guess they get to look cool while the drive the Rubicon trail with them, oh wait, they are only good on a maintained gravel road with a few ruts.
@@gregorybirchfield4952 You are correct sir. Thats why the engines say San Diego County Fire on them. I am sure the Volunteer Reserve Firefighters would like some recognition as well. It's not all about CDF. It;s about the team. th-cam.com/video/OjHJnvJ8F5I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5-yKWaeWP6NhJOYl
this isnt offroad... thats just a normal street xD also when you want Offroad, just buy a god dame Mercedes Unimog with a Box on it like Germany does, that thing really is Offroad
lol as if there were lots of them around. Barely needed anyway, as there're not many dirt roads or actual offroad terrain. You don't need a Unimog to drive a dirt road either
50 percent of ambulances in Illinois are F-550’s with 4WD. Leave it to a liberal state to think this looks tough when they’re going to rescue a they/them. 😅
maybe bigger tires and higher lift kit and also frontlights leds and the bottom body more built for offroad and for small river roads and snorkel maybe more strong under body
Yeah, not impressed. Those things have a narrow track across the axles and are rolly-poly on heavily rutted roads. They do not handle well in crosswinds with the huge sail area of the slab sides. I drove American LaFrance modified units like this in NW Washington state. At least those were on a Mercedes chassis, with good climbing performance on steep back roads with extra good low transmission gearing. The Fords are built for in town flower deliveries and such. Driving on uneven roads is a hairy ride, with the narrow track and high sided top weight. Like driving a pendulum. This rig is known as a Type 2 ambulance and wouldn't be a spectacular choice for an off road ambulance. There's not a lot of interior room for firefighting turnout gear or rescue equipment. If set up as a paramedic ambulance, these units just do not make the cut. Too much medical equipment and not enough room to put everything. Even in the city, Type 2 narrow vans are mostly used for routine Basic Life Support transport or non-emergency interfacility transport ambulances staffed with EMTs. What you need is a 4wd box style rig known as a Type I unit, with beefy tires and a raised suspension. Dual rear tires might be a good option.
that's a ford transit, mostly used by the government as prison transport trucks, but i wouldn't take any transit rock crawling. and it's designed for the city. yea they made upgrades, but the AWD system has a lot of flaws and can cause the engine to seize. it's cool that they have this, but there are better vehicle for this application.
transits are very commonly used as van ambulances. havent seen a transit used specifically for offroad though, most places out here in cali either have type 1 ambulances or an e350 van.
tbh electric ambulance make a lot of sense. durability? thats another story. most of them get like 4 miles to the gallon just driving around the same spots all day.
Queensland Australia trialled a Unimog ambulance a couple of years back. We've had Toyota Landcruiser troopcarrier and Nissan Patrol ambulances for decades, and are a cheaper option as far as running costs and spares go.
@@EnjoyFirefighting so what? In the US way more people drive offroad on way more remote areas than it is even slightly possible in Germany. There is a use case in the US and my suggestion has nothing to do wether something exists in Germany or not.
@@NashBen whatfor a Unimog when you don't come close to use it at its potential capabilities? While there are barely any "offroad" trails in Germany, German emergency services sure drive offroad. But even then they barely get the Unimog to its limit and use it at its full potential. Many of the Unimogs are replaced with normal trucks with offroad capabilities today. Barely any Unimog based EMS units in service either, most of them at the armed forces, some few at industrial fire departments at open pit mines and even less at EMS providers in the cities and at the coast line
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That road is like a 4 lane highway in Idaho
This demo was based on the doctrine of Hedging Your Bets.
Demonstrates new off-roading ambulance..... Drives on a dirt road that any vehicle can travel. smh
so?
Have you rode in the back of a traditional ambulance? This road + reg ambulance would be miserable due to extra stiff suspension on a vehicle that weighs close to 10k
@@christopher6487Them maybe show the medical area.
4x4 and high clearance, patient is going for a ride
They have no clearance, the shock bracket is not even lifted. This is the Ford Transit Trail, honestly not the best for offroad. Would of gone with a 4x4 F250 with a lift kit
@@saltyhumansWX oh yeah?
@@saltyhumansWXA van has less overhang at the back. We use 4x4 Sprinter and Toyota Troopcarrier ambulances in Australia with no real dramas. We also have a few helicopters in our ambulance fleet for those "real drama" times.
A Prius could handle that
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So when are you going to show it off road?
Wow an AWD sprinter van with a lift kit 😂 Cal Fire is just now getting an offroad ambulance? When I was an EMT our rigs already had 4WD and good clearance straight from the manufacturer.
Ford transit, buddy.
If it was a sprinter it wouldn’t be going so damn slow 😂
It's a Transit van, they even said it in the video. How are you that dumb?
A TOTALLY AWSOME IDEA!!!!
Montana here: That road is great! My 20 year old saturn would be right at home.
in a country full of offroad capable pickup trucks which can also be converted into an ambulance, the best they came up with for an offroad ambulance is a Ford Transit? Seriously?!
It is not a bad idea, thinking in Italy we use Torsus Terrastorm (MAN-VW van modified for floods scenario) that offer clearance of a 4×4 and space of a van or Daily 4×4, otherwise pickups or modified SUV (if still available even old Panda 4×4 😂). In North America it's a doubt, you perfectly said the reason
@@marco_grt4460 got to keep in mind that modern vans like the Sprinter are great for dirt roads, but are barely made to actually drive offroad. Way too much tech automaticly regulating everything ... could happen that you floor it and it still won't move. Also feels odd with the high center of gravity wenn trying to drive it on offroad trails
@@marco_grt4460 great example of a 4x4 Sprinter on a trail. It does make it, but not really great: th-cam.com/video/WLVae7-N_Vs/w-d-xo.html
@@EnjoyFirefightingWe trialled a Unimog as an off road ambulance but it was not as good as the tried and tested Troopcarrier ambulances here in Australia.
@@coover65 Unimogs are barely used as ambulances in Germany as well. Most of the time emergency services don't use Unimogs at their potential offroad capabilities.
The few we have are used by the armed forces, industrial fire departments at open pit mines and a few at EMS providers in the cities and at the coast line.
For our needs a simple 4x4 Sprinter is sufficient most of the time, even when driving on the beaches or in the forest. I work in a rural area, our EMS units aren't offroad capable at all but are still sufficient for 99.9% of the calls.
SO YOU BOUGHT A FORD TRANSIT?! Oh my lord.
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My Kia Soul could handle that road they used for the “rough terrain” example.
I'd be more impressed if it was shown on the off road driving course at Ione! 🤣
1 million bucks for a few ambulances, seems a bit much just for AWD capability and low ground clearance even with the lift (with the lift kit they have the same or less ground clearance as a standard pickup). But i guess they get to look cool while the drive the Rubicon trail with them, oh wait, they are only good on a maintained gravel road with a few ruts.
a single box ambulance costs 150k minimum. With supply chain issues and depending on the features most departments are paying 250k+++
A normal ambulance is about 200 - 300 Grand so seems about right.
BC Ambulance has had the lift gurney for years. That dirt road is common on a lot of off grid areas.
You mean San Diego County Fire. Right?
San Diego County Fire is run under contract with Cal Fire.
@@gregorybirchfield4952 You are correct sir. Thats why the engines say San Diego County Fire on them. I am sure the Volunteer Reserve Firefighters would like some recognition as well. It's not all about CDF. It;s about the team.
th-cam.com/video/OjHJnvJ8F5I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5-yKWaeWP6NhJOYl
this isnt offroad... thats just a normal street xD
also when you want Offroad, just buy a god dame Mercedes Unimog with a Box on it like Germany does, that thing really is Offroad
lol as if there were lots of them around. Barely needed anyway, as there're not many dirt roads or actual offroad terrain. You don't need a Unimog to drive a dirt road either
Siren is weird .. uk Mercedes ambulance siren nice and design well
It’s a Ford, not a Mercedes
50 percent of ambulances in Illinois are F-550’s with 4WD. Leave it to a liberal state to think this looks tough when they’re going to rescue a they/them. 😅
They are breaking down pretty often.
This was probably the cheapest option. lolololololol.
maybe bigger tires and higher lift kit and also frontlights leds and the bottom body more built for offroad and for small river roads and snorkel maybe more strong under body
All wheel drive ambulance looks cool but a bit rare to find in athere states but not bad
Shiii it’s a ford idk if gonna last
it won't
Find an actual rugged road. My Honda could handle that..
congratulations
Yeah, but a normal ambulance cant. Thats the point.
@@baddriversofthenorcalarea500a normal ambulance can handle that dirt road just fine too.
@@eriksand9262 And this can handle it better.
Yeah, not impressed. Those things have a narrow track across the axles and are rolly-poly on heavily rutted roads.
They do not handle well in crosswinds with the huge sail area of the slab sides.
I drove American LaFrance modified units like this in NW Washington state. At least those were on a Mercedes chassis, with good climbing performance on steep back roads with extra good low transmission gearing.
The Fords are built for in town flower deliveries and such.
Driving on uneven roads is a hairy ride, with the narrow track and high sided top weight. Like driving a pendulum.
This rig is known as a Type 2 ambulance and wouldn't be a spectacular choice for an off road ambulance. There's not a lot of interior room for firefighting turnout gear or rescue equipment. If set up as a paramedic ambulance, these units just do not make the cut. Too much medical equipment and not enough room to put everything. Even in the city, Type 2 narrow vans are mostly used for routine Basic Life Support transport or non-emergency interfacility transport ambulances staffed with EMTs.
What you need is a 4wd box style rig known as a Type I unit, with beefy tires and a raised suspension. Dual rear tires might be a good option.
our taxpayer dollars wasted
that's a ford transit, mostly used by the government as prison transport trucks, but i wouldn't take any transit rock crawling. and it's designed for the city. yea they made upgrades, but the AWD system has a lot of flaws and can cause the engine to seize. it's cool that they have this, but there are better vehicle for this application.
transits are very commonly used as van ambulances. havent seen a transit used specifically for offroad though, most places out here in cali either have type 1 ambulances or an e350 van.
The AWD system cannot make the engine seize, have you lost your mind?
@@tylermacconnell217 nope, i am on the front lines when it comes to fixing these and the AWD systems have problems making sizers more prominent
glad when our taxes go to this. not illegals
Still not ratchet from transformers….
Wow! What a joke this "Off-Road Demonstration" was!!
is it electric LOL. What a waste of money.
tbh electric ambulance make a lot of sense. durability? thats another story. most of them get like 4 miles to the gallon just driving around the same spots all day.
Get a Unimog, this is pathetic.
Queensland Australia trialled a Unimog ambulance a couple of years back. We've had Toyota Landcruiser troopcarrier and Nissan Patrol ambulances for decades, and are a cheaper option as far as running costs and spares go.
@@coover65 Landcruisers and Patrols are very nice, too!
@@NashBen even Germany doesn't need Unimogs
@@EnjoyFirefighting so what? In the US way more people drive offroad on way more remote areas than it is even slightly possible in Germany. There is a use case in the US and my suggestion has nothing to do wether something exists in Germany or not.
@@NashBen whatfor a Unimog when you don't come close to use it at its potential capabilities?
While there are barely any "offroad" trails in Germany, German emergency services sure drive offroad. But even then they barely get the Unimog to its limit and use it at its full potential.
Many of the Unimogs are replaced with normal trucks with offroad capabilities today. Barely any Unimog based EMS units in service either, most of them at the armed forces, some few at industrial fire departments at open pit mines and even less at EMS providers in the cities and at the coast line
Okay, but it doesn't snow there. I'm sure rwd and a limited slip would be just fine.
Rural San Diego County has areas that get snow. Ever been to Santa Ysebel or Julian?
didnt they say it's used on palomar mountain? that's literally a mountain that gets snow regularly.
Thanks state tax payers.
Hope AEV didn’t build it.
Why?
Worked on a few aev transits. Thing started falling off like stews and bolts
@@paulmatakovich9096 gotcha. Don't want garbage like that on any rescues.
all my homies hate traumahawks
Leader, Road Rescue or Life Line
Tax payer dollars finally getting put to good use
could've been used for a much better vehicle
Lol thats now offroading apparently who knew a regular dirt road was dangerous conditions.