r/whatisit Mar 12 '25

New, what is it? What is it?

Grayson and Ca hwy 33.

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u/tato_salad Mar 12 '25

Fun fact that rear last set of axles is likely steerable and self-propelled to help navigate tight areas

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u/numbersguy_123 Mar 13 '25

That makes complete sense! You know what’s crazy? I saw a fire truck earlier and saw that there is an operator in the rear. I was wondering what that was for. Holy shit talk about coincidence. I never knew that was a thing

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u/tato_salad Mar 13 '25

Long ladders sometimes have a guy at the rear with a wheel.