8,000 gal tractor trailer tanker!

[Guest]

That's a lot of water!!! Anyone have info on this Dept. and why they need this apparatus??

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credit: SEMO TANK

trailer delivered by SEMO TANK:

Trailer Apparatus

8000 Gallon Capacity

Mirror Finish Tank

(4) 6' Compartments W/Roll Up Doors

LH/RH 16.0' Hose Lay

LH/RH Draft Connections

Hale HP500 Portable Pump W/Piping

10" Newton Dump Valve

Freightliner 525 HP W/Eaton Autoshift Transmission

source: SEMO TANK

[BedfordFire 7]

Heres another example of a tractor trailer tanker set up (6200 gallons):

http://www.fdnytrucks.com/images/otherstat...endaleT5050.jpg

and another (8000 gallons)

http://www.fdnytrucks.com/images/otherstat...oveTwpT23-5.jpg

Also, there are quite a few departments in New Jersey with this same configuration. You would wonder about the manuverability though....

Edited November 16, 2006 by BedfordFire

[Guest bibbles10504]

wow, there must not be any water anywhere if they need that... I wonder how quickly they can get that to a scene?

[10-Buff-4 0]

Man, thems is a BIG F$&*#$*(! Tanker! By me, the vollies tend to run 3000-4000 gallon tankers. Then again, there are some hydrants in my neck of the woods. I'm sure though that if there are NO hydrants you need tens of thousands gallons of water. My only thought is, why one big tanker versus two or three 3000 gallon tankers? Could be dollars and cents. What I always wonder about is where the pump can fit on the Trailer!!!

Nice one though!

-Joe DA BUFF