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Offline JamesGar

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New CFA/SEM Heavy Tanker
« on: April 08, 2005, 04:43:37 PM »
Hi All,

Whilst procrastinating today found a new appliance by Skilled for CFA, mark Heavy Tanker. Some of the concepts look good, Like:

-Crew Deck access from crew cab
-4000L with spare 750L for spray protection
-Mack Dual Cab with 270Hp (mmmm nice!)
-Not sure about the GAAM 325 Pump, would prefer a 750gpm 3 stage!
-Reasonable locker layout, though would prefer aluminium roll down door!

Have a look anyway:

http://www.skilledequipment.com.au/vehicle_details.php?vehicle_id=1450

Catch you soon :D
James Gardiner
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2005, 05:56:36 PM »
What do they mean by "heavy" do you think? Does that refer to the 4000l capacity maybe? The 325gpm pump is a bit of a downer with all of that extra water to play with.
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2005, 06:17:31 PM »
Probably just the CFA trying to catch up with us...Hope that doesn't offend anyone! Looks a bit like the newer 24P's! I think it's probably just the water volune thing, I see that the MFB in vic call there 4000 litre appliances Heavy, only guessing though!
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Re: New CFA/SEM Heavy Tanker
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2005, 02:47:12 PM »
Maybe heavy is the vehicle weight - the SEM sight also places a 1300ltr appliance as Heavy Duty Urban Pumper and alike.

NSWFB also have heavy pumpers - large valume tanks and serious pumps as do QFRS - very impressive.

QFRS state:  The Scania Heavy Pumper is designed to provide the full range of QFRS services, with the additional features of an increased on-board water supply and heavy duty road accident rescue equipment.

For a look at their heavy pumper tanker go to : http://gallery66225.fotopic.net/p12836308.html

Maybe this is what we could put on the urban rural interface :-) - for brigades with their own structural risk (high) and also rural risk (high) :-D :-D
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Re: New CFA/SEM Heavy Tanker
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2005, 11:04:43 PM »
HA!  The day one of those is sitting in the staion is the day your sign out the front reads " SAMFS " !  :-D

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Re: New CFA/SEM Heavy Tanker
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2005, 01:53:45 PM »
Na - it's the day that the political BS is binned and the cfs hierarchy realise that we have in our primary response area a very high urban threat with shopping centre, schools and nursing homes and residents plus a large rural threat with hills face zone, scrub, scrub and scrub!!

OK - re your right - hahahaha that ain't likely to happen :roll:
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Re: New CFA/SEM Heavy Tanker
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2005, 02:01:23 PM »
we have in our primary response area a very high urban threat with shopping centre, schools and nursing homes and residents plus a large rural threat with hills face zone, scrub, scrub and scrub!!

You and lots of other brigades have the same risks

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Re: New CFA/SEM Heavy Tanker
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2005, 02:04:12 PM »
What a good thing - commonality!
Fancy more than one station having high risks!!!
Now maybe that could lead to some commonality in appliances as well  :evil:
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