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Permalink Reply by Justin Buck on September 14, 2008 at 4:55pm

how many gallons does that tanker hold

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Permalink Reply by Joe Stoltz on September 14, 2008 at 5:53pm

Now, that's what I'm talkin' about!

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Permalink Reply by T.J. on September 14, 2008 at 6:05pm

wow, thats a good size tanker, we need spec's on that baby:)

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Permalink Reply by rfdjumper on September 14, 2008 at 6:07pm

Nice Gold Leafing.

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Permalink Reply by FETC on September 14, 2008 at 8:01pm

Beg to differ... Here is our new KME Pumper-Tanker; 6 man cab; 2000 GPM / 2500 gallon tank; 2200' of 4" LDH; has both A&B FoamPro System; remote controlled-telescoping 10" jet dumps on 3 sides; 3000 porta-tank.... Built pretty much for mutual aid as we have about 85% coverage with city hydrants.

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Permalink Reply by anne potter on September 14, 2008 at 8:10pm

Now Morriston and Hevaulton in nY have tractor trailor milk trucks as their tankers.. If I get a chance to go up north I will take a pic for on here.. Not that this one is not nice,but what they have now that is a tanker..lol

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Permalink Reply by Joe Stoltz on September 14, 2008 at 8:11pm

...and this is how you get water out of them:

That's our 1800 gallon tanker on the left, and our neighboring department's 2000 gallon rig on the right. Both are equipped with 6 inch side dumps as well as the 10 inch Newton on the back.

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Permalink Reply by FETC on September 14, 2008 at 8:17pm

The tractor trailer units around here usually have a small pump or limited capabilites to dump because they are retrofitted, as compared to building a custom fire tanker. I have seen a few that were in the way more than the benefit of their size. I would be interested to hear the specifics on theirs.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Nicholson on September 14, 2008 at 8:19pm

Something I don't understand. I was a small city FF in a large metro area. A tanker/tender here was pretty much just that. A truck used to transport water. Take of the lights and siren and it could be used as a milk truck. No need for 6 man seating or even a pump.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on September 14, 2008 at 8:56pm

Here's our 3000 gallon Tanker 2. I regret to say it's been renamed "Tender 2". Sorry Ben.

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Permalink Reply by T.J. on September 14, 2008 at 9:04pm

wow, nice tankers guy's they put our to shame:(

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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on September 14, 2008 at 9:15pm

I thought we might be able to adapt one of our Road Trains (Do other countries run road trains?) for fire fighting purposes....

In the words of Mick Dundee, "That's not a tanker. This is a tanker!"....

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