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KP15008 Sunset Park Brooklyn

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How often do City trucks utilize the hard suction?

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:'(

[FireMedic049 597]

How often do City trucks utilize the hard suction?

The smaller hose tube at the bottom gets used pretty frequently. It's commonplace to use it to connect directly to a hydrant.

The larger hose tubes for drafting probably don't get used much at all. It is my understanding that they and the current engine design are primarily for alternate water supply usage in the event that the hydrant system is unusable, like what happened on 9/11 in lower Manhattan.

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The smaller hose tube at the bottom gets used pretty frequently. It's commonplace to use it to connect directly to a hydrant.

The larger hose tubes for drafting probably don't get used much at all. It is my understanding that they and the current engine design are primarily for alternate water supply usage in the event that the hydrant system is unusable, like what happened on 9/11 in lower Manhattan.

Just about right!

The lower-most hose is a 4-1/2" flexible hydrant connection, 10' long. It's actually not suction at all, it would collapse. The top two are flexible hard suction, 6". As for how often we draft? Well, if all goes as it should, never. Those lengths should stay right there for 10 years, undisturbed.

:'(

What's wrong?

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nothings wrong its a nice rig id just rather see Seagrave instead

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nothings wrong its a nice rig id just rather see Seagrave instead

Is there a difference?

I am sure that someone from that Company could tack-on a Seagrave logo on the front of the rig to make you feel better.

[27east 19]

Whats that rig to the left of the engine? Looks like a squad?

[newsbuff 286]

Whats that rig to the left of the engine? Looks like a squad?

Yup

[M' Ave 1,466]

nothings wrong its a nice rig id just rather see Seagrave instead

I'm not sure why....

The O.O.S. time's have been higher on the last few Seagraves delivered than on the first dozer or so KME engines. What's in the name?

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Yup

Not a squad, some sort of medium size rescue.