Author Topic: Eden Hills Type 2 Pumper (Read 37941 times)

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #50 on:** September 15, 2005, 07:46:34 AM »

Ahhh, interesting, I am sure the truck is still good, but I hope they don't keep it for too long, I don't fancy a 30 year old tanker getting around as an emergency vehicle. I think the old Mt Osmond/Ironbank truck is now at Rhynie as a tanker, doesn't look to bad, and they kept the Darley PTO pump on it as well, so fingers crossed if they do the same to the Ford then it gets to keep its pump as well rather than a dinky portable pump like Mt Lofty Tanker.

strikeathird · « **Reply #51 on:** September 15, 2005, 12:45:46 PM »

LOL @ the portable pump on lofty tanker.

Steveg · « **Reply #52 on:** September 15, 2005, 03:47:01 PM »

Well, Last night was pumpers baptism of fire, so to speak

house fire in eden, going quite well.
we had the 38 out and putting water on just as quickly and easily as a Hp.

Pump was excellent, flawless water delivery, even when opening and closing the 38, there was only a miniscule change in the pressure.

deliveries on the side are good, as there is far less to fall over when zipping about going to lockers and what not.

all in all, i think that all those involved were happy as pigs in the proverbial.

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #53 on:** September 16, 2005, 06:50:38 AM »

Good to hear Steve, can't be a bad truck when almost every state has at least one of them, a very popular truck, looks like the NSWFB are onto a winner there!!

rescue5271 · « **Reply #54 on:** September 16, 2005, 07:27:27 AM »

Well at last its had a good job and by the sound of it it did well and the crews where happy,did ya take any pictures steve?? if so send them in...

Steveg · « **Reply #55 on:** September 16, 2005, 08:19:23 AM »

not sure if there was any snaps taken. we are training tonight, so i will see if there are any.
there is a couple of people who would rather it was an auto box, but mostly everyone is ok to drive the manual.

oz fire · « **Reply #56 on:** September 16, 2005, 08:50:43 AM »

Great to hear!
Maybe now the Group will pull it's head in and those who knocked that style of appliance will stand back and have a look.
Nice to see some positive change, and some great results:-)

PS - Did CAFS go, or was taht 'off line' again?

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #57 on:** September 16, 2005, 10:18:40 AM »

CAFS offline again, careful, hee hee!

TillerMan · « **Reply #58 on:** September 16, 2005, 11:40:20 AM »

Yeah, for the cost of this appliance cfs need to just make 4 or 5 and give them to the brigades that need them.

That will stop 90% of the winging in cfs about appliances but i guess it would also take away 90% of arthur and sandys work so they won't want to do that.

Like most paid positions in cfs just keep on the same round about and no-one will question you, that way your job is justified and all is good. Theres less hastle from 17,000 volunteers than 1 paid staff boss so why please the volunteers.

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #59 on:** September 16, 2005, 11:46:10 AM »

Actually I think they way they do things causes more hassle, because thye don't listen, and it takes so many hours of our time to get what we need, because we never get what we want, well, 99% of us don't, we all know the special brigades out there!!

But anyway, good to see a good truck come into the service, hopefully it enjoys many years at Eden Hills.

fire03rescue · « **Reply #60 on:** September 16, 2005, 08:02:58 PM »

Yes cafs did go and the knockdown was much better than water.
Why do people bash something that is new.
If we don't try new technologies we will go backwards. Yes CAFS has had a few problems

rescue5271 · « **Reply #61 on:** September 16, 2005, 08:21:58 PM »

I think I would also still like to see one at belair instead of a 34p that they are getting is it too late to order one??? also I think that some people have forgotten that CFS already as two other's of these pumpers and both of these are in brigades that use them alot but really like them and how the operate. Time for arthur to order more.

By the way does cfs still have its working party on appliances or is that gone also?

strikeathird · « **Reply #62 on:** September 17, 2005, 12:19:08 AM »

Good to hear it had a good run!

Pity bout the Manual g/box.......

TillerMan · « **Reply #63 on:** September 17, 2005, 11:39:45 AM »

Well not sure about the working party but region 1 now has a pumper commitee made up of brigades that are likely to a get new pumper but from what i've seen its just to make the volunteers think the paid staff are listening to them and i dont think it will achive much.

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #64 on:** September 17, 2005, 12:33:41 PM »

Yep, you got it in one Tillerman!!

strikeathird · « **Reply #65 on:** September 17, 2005, 03:40:20 PM »

mattb · « **Reply #66 on:** September 17, 2005, 06:58:58 PM »

Actually the working party was looking at something that would work well in the urban interface, It would not be a pumper. Basically still a four wheel drive 34P or similar.

If anyone has seen the four wheel drive pumpers the MFS have recently purchased I think one of them would be nearly ideal for urban interface fires.

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #67 on:** September 17, 2005, 11:35:56 PM »

oh yes please, and with the new turbo model Isuzu that would be a nice truck.

strikeathird · « **Reply #68 on:** September 18, 2005, 02:47:59 PM »

Do you think the CFS might go this way in the future ?

I don't see why we can't tap onto the end of an MFS order, and have White Scanias for the Urban brigades.... After all, the job being done is the same, the equipment needed is the same, the pumping stardards are the same............ Just paint the thing white and she'll be right !!

24P · « **Reply #69 on:** September 18, 2005, 09:21:06 PM »

Quote from: strikeathird on September 18, 2005, 02:47:59 PM

Do you think the CFS might go this way in the future ?

Probably not, the CFS tends to rely on the red trucks in urban brigade areas so they dont have to justify urban appliances

strikeathird · « **Reply #70 on:** September 18, 2005, 11:00:19 PM »

hmmmm....

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #71 on:** September 18, 2005, 11:23:14 PM »

Thats right, but when you try the arguement the other way, you are soon told "we are not here to prop up the MFS" I threw the comment back and was soon told what for!!

corocfs · « **Reply #72 on:** September 19, 2005, 12:00:13 AM »

right... neway.

there were rumors flying aorund of CFS getting heavy pumpers some day soon... similar kind of thing to an MFS scania...

Wagon 1 · « **Reply #73 on:** September 19, 2005, 12:06:09 AM »

Not in our lifetime, unless we become an intergrated service.

corocfs · « **Reply #74 on:** September 19, 2005, 12:14:55 AM »

hmmm well lets not just say things for the sake of posting...

CFS is going to have to upgrade to heaavier trucks, andf more
"urbanised equipment" either that or hand over urban stations. there is no way around it.

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