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APPARATUS DELIVERIES

May 1, 1986

ByFire Engineering Staff

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

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The Blackwood, NJ, Fire Company #1 has recently taken delivery of a 1985 Hahn Custom Pumper. It has a 1,500-gpm single-stage Hale pump with a 750-gallon water tank. The engine is powered by a 6V92-TA Detroit diesel with an Allison HT-740 automatic transmission. It is also equipped with a Hale 3,500-watt portable generator. A unique feature is that all stripping and lettering is reflective Scotchlite.

Photo by John Carlin

The Taylor and Trenton, MI, Fire Departments took delivery of this Quint Fire Apparatus from Pierce Manufacturing. Features include: an all-aluminum cab and body, 475-hp 8V92TA Detroit turbo diesel, and Allison HT-740 automatic transmission. The units are equipped with a Waterous CMU 1,750-gpm two-stage pump with a 27,000-Btu pump heater. The trucks also feature: a 75-foot hydraulically operated ladder with a 1,000-gpm automatic nozzle controlled at turntable and pump panel, 85 feet of ground ladders, and a 300-gallon water tank.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fire-Rescue is operating two pumpers built by Quality Manufacturing on Mack Model CF chassis. They have a wheelbase of 166 inches. The pumpers have a Waterous Model CYMB two-stage 1,000gpm pump with a 500-gallon water tank and a 50-gallon foam tank. The engine is a Mack Model E6-260, 672-cubic inch diesel, and the transmission is an Allison Model MT-644 automatic.

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Photo by John Malecky

The Swoyersville, PA, Fire Department Hose Company No. 2 has taken delivery of a Darley Custom Pumper, which is built on a Hendrickson 1871S chassis, powered by a Detroit V-8 turbo diesel (275 hp). The pump is the Champion Model LDM single-stage midship. It is rated at 1,500 gpm. Special pump features include: a Darley relief valve built into the manifold to serve as a pressure regulating system; a Darley electric primer; and the Darley-designed brushed stainless steel control panel.

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The West Springfield, MA, Fire Department has placed in service a 95-foot platform ladder truck built by Emergency One on a Hurricane chassis. It features a Hale QSMF 1,250-gpm pump and has a four-inch pre-piped waterway feeding an Akron 3475 hydraulic nozzle of 250-1,000-gpm range. It has a 200-gallon water tank with 200 feet of booster hose. The apparatus has a Detroit 8V-92TA diesel engine with Allison Model HT 740 automatic transmission.

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Photo by Keith Victor

This refurbished 3,000-gallon tanker was recently delivered to Evergreen, CO, Fire Department by Applied Engineering and Supply. The new fire body holds three individual inter-connected 1,000gallon tanks. These tanks are uniquely isolated, allowing full frame twist and flex even in off-road conditions. The chassis is a 74 Kenworth, powered by an 8V71T/HT750. The conversion includes a Jacobs Electronic Driveline Retarder and a Darley 750-pto pump.

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