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Special Interest Image Posting => Emergency Vehicles => Topic started by: SA Firey on February 17, 2007, 11:06:08 AM

Title: Mills Tui 34P
Post by: SA Firey on February 17, 2007, 11:06:08 AM
Pic of the new batch of 34P's
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Post by: Scania_1 on February 18, 2007, 07:39:49 PM
Werent they built by Skilled in Ballarat???
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Post by: 24P on February 18, 2007, 07:58:18 PM
Werent they built by Skilled in Ballarat???
Not this lot
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Post by: fireblade on May 05, 2007, 08:47:18 AM
This lot was manufactured in Queensland i believe
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Post by: Camo on May 05, 2007, 11:20:58 AM
Probaly why is says Mills Tui in the subject line  :-D
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Post by: fireblade on May 05, 2007, 01:42:54 PM
Relax Camo just replying to someones question. I'm glad you know where appliances are made very important thing to know!  :roll:

Title: Re: Mills Tui 34P
Post by: Camo on May 05, 2007, 03:25:17 PM
ease up just joking around.


Thought it was common knowledge Mills Tui was located in Queensland
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Post by: 5271rescue on May 05, 2007, 04:21:33 PM
May be skilled have bought out mills tui..... :lol:
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Post by: Footy on May 05, 2007, 05:55:25 PM
Isnt it funny how we can start an argument by looking at a bunch of trucks...
I love the CFS  :evil:
Title: Re: Mills Tui 34P
Post by: snr1 on May 05, 2007, 06:14:25 PM
To throw another manufacturer in!
that rear tray design looks almost identical to our 34p(from the photo's) & that was built by SEM at Ballarat. :?
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Post by: wilma on May 05, 2007, 06:44:03 PM
Looks can be deseving thay are totaly differant and a lot better design tan the last batch   :-D
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Post by: F.B.R.T on May 07, 2007, 09:36:46 PM
Mills Tui build very good vehicles!!

They have been operating in Queensland, just out of Brisbane for a few years now with their HQ still in NZ.

I have seen a lot of their Aussie manufactured buses and coaches in my travels of my previous work, and their work is pretty good.

Cheers, Mat
Title: Re: Mills Tui 34P
Post by: SA Firey on May 08, 2007, 01:31:49 PM
Mills Tui have built the majority of fire appliances used by our paid brothers over the years....especially the ACCO(Australian Constructed Cab Over) if you didnt know where the term came from. :wink:

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Post by: F.B.R.T on May 08, 2007, 11:27:15 PM
Mills Tui have built the majority of fire appliances used by our paid brothers over the years....especially the ACCO(Australian Constructed Cab Over) if you didnt know where the term came from. :wink:



Learn something new every day!! :-D
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Post by: F.B.R.T on May 08, 2007, 11:29:55 PM
The ACCO bit that is!! :-D
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Post by: TillerMan on May 09, 2007, 04:33:11 PM
Mmm apparently Mills Tui haven't kept upto their usual high standard this time but i guess when you pay peanuts you get monkey's.
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Post by: bittenyakka on May 09, 2007, 06:21:39 PM
care to explain?
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Post by: Footy on May 09, 2007, 10:13:53 PM
Peanut
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Peanut Classification


Peanut (Arachis hypogea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
 
Division: Magnoliophyta
 
Class: Magnoliopsida
 
Order: Fabales
 
Family: Fabaceae
 
Subfamily: Faboideae
 
Tribe: Aeschynomeneae
 
Genus: Arachis
 
Species: A. hypogaea
 
 
Binomial name
Arachis hypogaea
L.
The peanut, or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing to 30 to 50 cm (1 to 1½ feet) tall. The leaves are opposite, pinnate with four leaflets (two opposite pairs; no terminal leaflet), each leaflet 1 to 7 cm (⅜ to 2¾ in) long and 1 to 3 cm (⅜ to 1 inch) broad. The flowers are a typical peaflower in shape, 2 to 4 cm (¾ to 1½ in) across, yellow with reddish veining. After pollination, the fruit develops into a legume 3 to 7 cm (1 to 2 in) long containing 1 to 3 (rarely 4) seeds, which forces its way underground to mature.
Title: Re: Mills Tui 34P
Post by: bittenyakka on May 09, 2007, 10:35:08 PM
That doesn't tell me why mils Tui has slacked off?
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Post by: Zippy on May 10, 2007, 08:44:09 AM
We could be lazy and automatically say "WorkChoices"  :evil:
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Post by: Camo on May 10, 2007, 07:35:04 PM
The old saying you get what you pay for....

the cfs put out a tender for the 34P and various truck builders put quotes in...

to be competitive the price has to be pretty cheap so sometimes quality parts are replaced with lesser quality etc.


In the end you probaly spend the same fixing the damn thing up. but not in all cases
Title: Re: Mills Tui 34P
Post by: TillerMan on May 14, 2007, 11:58:26 AM
Yes that's what i meant, but CFS don't just go for the cheapest bid they then spend months screwing the builders down in price and asking if cheaper parts can be used.