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 Wendel J Pfefferkorn on March 15, 2009 at 6:55pm

A wet side tanker has the tank mounted on the frame and is painted the color of the apparatus. This is what you see, no side sheets .
A dry side has the tank inside of the apparatus body like a regular class a engine.
Pierce Contender website has pictures of both.
So does fouts bros.

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Permalink Reply by Deanna on March 15, 2009 at 7:00pm

we have a 3500 gallon rolling pumper tanker, the only problem is filling.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Koontz on March 15, 2009 at 7:02pm

They actually filled the empty space with rubber innertubes to keep the "slosh factor" down. It sounds completely ridiculous, but it actually worked awesome! I got to drive it last week, and I honestly didn't feel anything I would consider out of the ordinary. No overdone water movement as all. I asked them about it and they popped open the tank to show me.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Koontz on March 15, 2009 at 7:05pm

I think I' m in love!

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Permalink Reply by Chad King on March 21, 2009 at 4:13pm

the tankers around these parts are 2000 - 2500 gal. for flow through a tanker shuttle.

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on March 21, 2009 at 4:20pm

3200 Gallon is our biggest. You got me beat big time Dustin.

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Permalink Reply by Marty D. Ross on March 21, 2009 at 5:02pm

Well ours is not that big, its only 4000 gallons. Its a 1989 international eagle with a 1959 gasoline tank on it back. We built it about 4 years ago, my Lt, called me and said the truck is painted. But you need to come see it. I got my teenage son and went to his shop, to find this beatiful red and white tanker with flames on the hood. So it's name is now the flame...