Anybody have problems with lights and the bucket??

[bgfdtower1]

We recently just took delivery of a 2010 Pierce 100' rear mount tower ladder. Our other tower ladder is mid-mount, so we havent had this problem yet. At night, between the red led's on the roof, and the white bucket sticking out in front of the truck, makes for miserable driving. Anybody have any solutions to this problem?? Only thing we could figure out is we disconnected the middle and inner portions of the mini bars on the roof, so as we're still getting light off to the side. We also put some of that black, sticky sandpaper looking stuff on the bottom of the bucket and that seemed to help some. Just curious if anyone else has any solutions to the problem. Thanks guys and stay safe out there!

[BKDRAFT]

Are you serious, wow.

[ChiefDog]

We recently just took delivery of a 2010 Pierce 100' rear mount tower ladder. Our other tower ladder is mid-mount, so we havent had this problem yet. At night, between the red led's on the roof, and the white bucket sticking out in front of the truck, makes for miserable driving. Anybody have any solutions to this problem?? Only thing we could figure out is we disconnected the middle and inner portions of the mini bars on the roof, so as we're still getting light off to the side. We also put some of that black, sticky sandpaper looking stuff on the bottom of the bucket and that seemed to help some. Just curious if anyone else has any solutions to the problem. Thanks guys and stay safe out there!

If this is an issue then it should be brought up with the dealer. One for the problem with seeing and Two for liability of messing with the warning light package that meets the NFPA 1901 requirements.

[Rescue101]

We recently just took delivery of a 2010 Pierce 100' rear mount tower ladder. Our other tower ladder is mid-mount, so we havent had this problem yet. At night, between the red led's on the roof, and the white bucket sticking out in front of the truck, makes for miserable driving. Anybody have any solutions to this problem?? Only thing we could figure out is we disconnected the middle and inner portions of the mini bars on the roof, so as we're still getting light off to the side. We also put some of that black, sticky sandpaper looking stuff on the bottom of the bucket and that seemed to help some. Just curious if anyone else has any solutions to the problem. Thanks guys and stay safe out there!

Easy solution; you got the WRONG Truck. Midmount and you don't hafta look at a bucket. Sorry, I just HAD to. Hehe T.C.

[bgfdtower1]

Are you serious, wow.

That was an absolute waste of a response! Thank you for wasting my time!!

[bgfdtower1]

Easy solution; you got the WRONG Truck. Midmount and you don't hafta look at a bucket. Sorry, I just HAD to. Hehe T.C.

I agree, I like driving the midmount better! Unfortunatley, I wasn't on the truck committee and this was a demo truck that they just couldn't pass up. There are still plenty of warning lights off the front of the truck. In all honesty, we were the only ones to see these particular ones!

[BoxAlarm187]

We also put some of that black, sticky sandpaper looking stuff on the bottom of the bucket and that seemed to help some.

Same thing we did on our newest rear-mount tower. Helped some, but next time, we'll just put the bars facing to the side since you can't see them anyway (we're running a total of six 600 series LEDS on the front of the bucket to make up for the lack of lightbars).

[snowball]

We have rearmount platforms as well. I just pretend I'm a big time garbage truck driver hauling a 6 yard dumpster around town.

Perhaps lights mounted more under the windshield will help your glare problem.

[bgfdtower1]

Easy solution; you got the WRONG Truck. Midmount and you don't hafta look at a bucket. Sorry, I just HAD to. Hehe T.C.

Same thing we did on our newest rear-mount tower. Helped some, but next time, we'll just put the bars facing to the side since you can't see them anyway (we're running a total of six 600 series LEDS on the front of the bucket to make up for the lack of lightbars).

Same idea as we have. Thank you!

[Bones42]

We recently just took delivery of a 2010 Pierce 100' rear mount tower ladder. Our other tower ladder is mid-mount, so we havent had this problem yet. At night, between the red led's on the roof, and the white bucket sticking out in front of the truck, makes for miserable driving. Anybody have any solutions to this problem?? Only thing we could figure out is we disconnected the middle and inner portions of the mini bars on the roof, so as we're still getting light off to the side. We also put some of that black, sticky sandpaper looking stuff on the bottom of the bucket and that seemed to help some. Just curious if anyone else has any solutions to the problem. Thanks guys and stay safe out there!

Found same problem with our rear mount aerial. Did same thing...disconnected some of the light bar.

[johnny46]

That was an absolute waste of a response! Thank you for wasting my time!!

Really clogs up the tubes of the internet and I'm sure it took you several minutes to read his response. This valuable time could have been spent taping stuff to your truck or designing a new flaming skull/maltese cross/ I save hot chicks tattoo, amirite?

[johnny46]

...time garbage truck ...

My neighbor had a time garbage truck. He used to travel to the future and dump his garbage in In the Chinese Commonwealth of America, whatever that is.

[bgfdtower1]

Really clogs up the tubes of the internet and I'm sure it took you several minutes to read his response. This valuable time could have been spent taping stuff to your truck or designing a new flaming skull/maltese cross/ I save hot chicks tattoo, amirite?

Nope, you're wrong, and again a useless response, but thanks anyway!

[snowball]

My neighbor had a time garbage truck. He used to travel to the future and dump his garbage in In the Chinese Commonwealth of America, whatever that is.

Was there a landfill erected right next to the statue of Sarah Palin in a bikini?

[johnny46]

Was there a landfill erected right next to the statue of Sarah Palin in a bikini?

You've been there?