Question

CR 137’ Ladder truck by E1 weighs 35,300 lbs. If the ladder is fully extended, 90 degrees from the long axis of the truck at a rise of 10 degrees, how far must the outriggers extend beyond the 8’ wide truck be to prevent the truck from tipping over assuming the ladder weight 5,000 pounds with a centroid at 40% of the ladder’s length and the firefighter, with gear, in the bucket weighs 220 pounds?

Answer 1

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