@@juanbaclavab ohh I see. Yeah this definitely can crack or crush the long casing too sadly. Seems little regard for the lock was given in this particular method. Just more of a brute force macho man approach to the the opening of lock with a lost key I would say. As a lock smith I don't approve of this method really.
Although I don’t doubt the strength and method of construction, the qualifications of the welder/fabricator or whether it is safe or not (it seems so) but the biggest question is: Does the manufacturer of our hydraulic tools approve these for use. If they do not endorse it, and we adopt it, we are opening a window of liability to our dept, city and personnel. Remember case law states that you are only covered from liability if you are using a ‘tool’ to the manufacturer's intent, procedure's and methodology. Think about the recent memo about our cutters and guys NOT using them according to these principles and failing them. Adding things that have not been approved by the manufacturers is opening that window of liability. Will it work? Probably. Is it safe? Likely. Are the tips of the spreaders designed for those forces in that manner? We don't know. We know across the contact "area' of the tips we have lost of force, but how about where these contact the tips? The contact patch is different (think flat soled shoe may not leave a mark on the hardwood floor but same person in heels can leave a dent). We use an “L” bracket. Is it manufactured in house? Yes, but we are not attaching it to an extrication tool.
To the comment on trash and dash i understand, but the more you practice the more you'l play that way. The more you train the less frazzled you will be in the real deal. Mental conditioning.
I don’t think that’s a true American 700. Looks like a Chinese clone. Either way impressively fast. I tried that with an American 700 once. Ended up ripping the loop off of the prop
Since the patient appears to be under the suspension, I would have run a load binder over the hood and secured it to each wheel before lifting. This would have avoided needing to lift the vehicle off the suspension, and the patient may have been able to be removed earlier in the evolution. In this case, the rescuers needed to lift about 4" before the tires started moving.
Thank you for saving our lives. Thank you for putting out raging fires . Thank you for running into a fire to put it out and pull us out saving our lives . 🙏 👏👍❤
I guess you guys have never been to a fire where the door to a bedroom burns through will your conducting a search. Getting another door allows you to contain the fire to the area of origin allowing you to continue your search or get to an area of refuge
You beat me to it. like seriously, here's an idea: JUST WALK THROUGH THE DOORWAY, DUUUUUHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or, maybe try this tutorial with a (oh i don't know..) A CLOSED DOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Germany we say "Hammer und Schwanz benutzt man ganz" which translates to "always use the full length of your hammer and the full length of your cock"
