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Front Mounted Pumps
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Permalink Reply by united 289..{Dave} on
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Yep 1996 GMC 1000 GPM Darley
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Permalink Reply by Chris Harris on
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We just sold ours - 78' Sanford w/ 1000gpm & 1500' of 4" on it...what a great supply truck ..
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Permalink Reply by Asst. Chief Bigshow on
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2008 International with a 2500 gal tank with a Darley pump. The county has 7 of them.
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Permalink Reply by Jeff on
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All three of our engines are front mounted pumps. 1967 Chevy, 1993 TopKick and a 2003 Frieghtliner.
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Permalink Reply by Trainer on
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We currently have 2, 69 Chevy and an 88 GMC top kick. The 69 is rarely used and will be replaced by years end but the 88 is used regularly. Talk on the street is International is the only chassis that you can get this in, and I think they are doomed. It’s kind of sad, I grew up with these trucks, I do like the new ones, but the one thing I always remember; if you got excited and could not remember the proper operating procedure just pull all levers toward you and the water will come. I never had to do this but that simplicity had a certain calming affect.
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Brough on
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I used to be on Plainville Fire Department, this is Engine 1 It's a 68 International.
This is a neighboring department Veale Fire District. Its located in Daviess County Indiana. This is Engine 3 a 94 International Built by BlueGrass
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Permalink Reply by Curtis Mensch on
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My dad's old fire department in Oregon still predominantly uses front mounted pumps!
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Permalink Reply by Moose on
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1986 GMC with a Darley front mount, 1000/1000, 2 man cab. Im not too crazy about this truck myself but trying to get the older members to part with it is like trying to get ice cream away from my daughter!
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Permalink Reply by Jan Fuchs on
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in Germany which is not really too unusual.
It has the advantage just on the country you can drive right along to the waters there to take water.
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Permalink Reply by Don Catenacci on
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We have a 1992 GMC/Monroe Truck 1000 gpm front mounted pump, 1500 gallon tanker pumper. I have always like the front mounts. I can generally teach a guy to run a front mount pump in a couple of hours because everything is right there in front of them.
And YES, I know I should call it a tender, but tender pumper just sounds dirty to me!! LMAO!!
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Permalink Reply by ashfire on
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I belive that some depts East of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland still run engines with front mount pumps. I seen one on a unit marked as a Tanker Support unit. I may also be correct that some depts in the Western end of the state in the mountains have a few too.
Where I am the Central area of Maryland which is mostly Metro front mount pumpers disappeared many years ago in the 60s.
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