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Ok not a Merc fan, far from it but this does look good ! very modern looking TL and good to know they are still some around in the world, also nice to see the Atego cab fitted instead of the Econic, this real looks the part .

Added by John Johnstone on 29 July 2009.

What a fantastic looking machine! Shame we do not have appliances looking this good in the UK

Added by Worcester Firefighter on 03 August 2009.

John:

There are a lot of Atego aerials all over Europe, and further afield. If you trawl around the Mercedes section on this site, there are numerous examples from many different countries.

The Econic has a lower profile cab, and is mainly only specified for an aerial ladder application if there is a height restriction on the appliance. It is also a bit over specified for most aerial ladder applications.

But Econics are very commonly specified for aerial platforms, because the booms' dimensions usually result in a potentially taller vehicle than a set of aerial ladder sections. In addition, a higher GVW chassis is also called for in the case of the longer ones. The Econic is 18 tons while the Atego is 16, and the Econic can be supplied with a third axle, too, further increasing the weight capacity.



Added by Rob Johnson on 04 July 2018.

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