My "other truck...."

[DaGonz]

This is "my other truck".. a 2005 Emergency One Typhoon Rescue Pumper.



It has a 400 horsepower Cummins turbodiesel engine coupled to an Allison 5 speed automatic transmisson, and carries 750 gallons of water, 30 gallons of AFFF foam concentrate for flammable liquid and polar solvent fires, 1100 feet of 4" LDH supply line, 500 feet of 3" hose., 450 feet of preconnected of 2.5 inch hose and 600 feet of preconnected 1.75 inch hose as well as a Hurst extrication tool for vehicle extrication.

 

[imported_Surfer]

Give that Cummins an Edge chip and some Propane Injection.....you'll really get to fires fast :cooleek:

 

[joyriiide1113]

That or start his own! Atleast he'd be able to put it out.



The horsepower mentioned is alright but what about torque?

 

[DaGonz]

That or start his own! Atleast he'd be able to put it out.



The horsepower mentioned is alright but what about torque?

The torque the ISM 400 motor puts out is 1550 foot pounds @ 1200rpm.



It does have plenty of get up and go, but the speed is governed at 65 mph maximum

 

[velobard]

So, are you going to "wax" it with kerosene?

 

[DaGonz]

Hell no!



I bring in the polishes and waxes that I buy and don't care for to wax the rigs.

 

[2000firebird]

whats the curb weight? haha ever take it ot the drag strip? that'd be a sight to see.

 

[DaGonz]

The truck weighs 40,000 pounds.

 

[GrayHawk]

Hats off to all of you in the Fire/Rescue/EMS brigades.

 

[gmblack3]

Hats off to all of you in the Fire/Rescue/EMS brigades.

:xyxthumbs



cool rig!

 

[spotpad]

Dang! You'd be able to wash a lot of cars with that thing.

 

[imported_joyriide1113]

He was joking guys. Thats actually his mobile trailer that he parks in his detail shop... DUH!

 

[Scottwax]

Too



And :bow to you and your fellow firefighters!

 

[velobard]

whats the curb weight? haha ever take it ot the drag strip? that'd be a sight to see.

When I worked at the GM proving ground in AZ they used to let fire depts take their trucks out on a huge skidpad for driver training. It's impressive watching one of those things get sideways.

 

[DaGonz]

When I worked at the GM proving ground in AZ they used to let fire depts take their trucks out on a huge skidpad for driver training. It's impressive watching one of those things get sideways.

It's more fun actually doing it! The City got a grant about 10 years ago to send the Marlborough Police and Fire Departments to a emergency response driving course. We did collision avoidance, skid recovery, emergency lane changes, threshold braking , the "slalom" and emergency manuver recovery.



The first round through the course was done in one of their vehicles, the second was done using one of our reserve pumpers. Quite a difference the second time around!



The course more than paid for itself in the reduction of apparatus accidents.

 

[imported_Surfer]

It's more fun actually doing it! The City got a grant about 10 years ago to send the Marlborough Police and Fire Departments to a emergency response driving course. We did collision avoidance, skid recovery, emergency lane changes, threshold braking , the "slalom" and emergency manuver recovery.



The first round through the course was done in one of their vehicles, the second was done using one of our reserve pumpers. Quite a difference the second time around!



The course more than paid for itself in the reduction of apparatus accidents.

So that's how you guys are able to dart ion/out of traffic like an F1 driver in those rigs :xyxthumbs