Your Biggest Tanker?

So my department has a 4500 gallon tri-axle monster of a tanker that we have given the nickname "the whale." I want to know if anyone has anything bigger. I dont know how to upload a photo from a differant computer but if you check out my page there is a pix of it somewhere. You will notice it (the big white truck) LOL

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on February 8, 2009 at 8:21pm
We have 2 tankers...TA-80...a 2400 gallon and the Big Momma....TA-8....a 6000 gallon tractor trailer...Paul
Permalink Reply by Rick Armitage on February 8, 2009 at 8:43pm
Our Tanker is 3250 gal. On a Sterling Chassis, 435hp Mercedes diesel, 3 10" dumps, 500ft of 5" LDH, (1)1-3/4 pre-connect, (1) 2-1/2 pre-connect, 1000gpm pump.
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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on February 8, 2009 at 8:49pm
Got us beat Bro. 3200 Gal is our biggest.
Permalink Reply by Rick Armitage on February 8, 2009 at 8:52pm
Its rated 3200, we get the extra 50 on it but how long it stayes depends on the run lol
Permalink Reply by Brian Boeseneilers on February 8, 2009 at 9:38pm
WOW!! I love it!
Permalink Reply by jeremy mankin on February 10, 2009 at 10:28pm
we have a 2300and 2400 and then the baby at 1200
Permalink Reply by MJ on February 10, 2009 at 11:09pm

We have an 8000 gallon tanker. We call it the Super Tanker.
Permalink Reply by Steve Williams on February 11, 2009 at 12:48am


Our largest tanker is a 2000 gallon olyptical tanker on a Sterling Chassis with a 500hp Detroit diesel and a 500gpm pump. The rear has three manual dumps, and an automatic porta tank rack on the officer side. The truck was manufactured by US Tanker in Wissconson. It is the first one in our area (ST.Louis) Manufactured by US Tanker. The truck has been in service since 2005 and has been a very good piece of equipment. I think if you get much larger than a 2500 gallon unit you will be hurting any tanker turn around evelotion you may establish. A neighboring District not to far from us has a Tractor Trailer unit with an 8000 gallon tank. It is know as the "Super Tanker" however it doesn't get used much around us but the District that owns it usses it regularly.
Permalink Reply by John on February 14, 2009 at 1:08pm
holy S**t now that is a tanker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Permalink Reply by John on February 14, 2009 at 1:11pm
Here is a picture of our new one we ordered
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Permalink Reply by Frank Svitak on February 15, 2009 at 4:29pm
We have a 2005 E-ONE 3000 gallon Pumper/Tanker with a 1250 gpm midship top mount pump and an 8 man cab. We use it as our first due engine or as a tanker for mutual aid calls. It has 2 150' 1.75" cross lays, 1 150' 2.5" cross lay, a 100' 1.75" trash line, 1 300' 1.75' rear preconnect, 1 300' 3" rear preconnect, 1000' of 4" LDH, a 1000gpm deck gun, and a 10" rear dump. We call this our "Attack Tanker".
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Permalink Reply by Jason Koontz on February 19, 2009 at 11:48am
We have a 4200 gallon tanker, sits on an 1981 peterbilt chassis. We just call it the big 'un. I've seen one a few districts over that was 5500 gallons, but they could only fill it to 3500, as it would compress the asphalt roads.

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