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Yet another classic example of a large company taking advantage of a poor country. I see 2 discharges and 1 intake. No supply hose (I have yet to see a fire engine in Thailand carry any hydrant hose)and only about 400 ft of attack hose. Sad thing is Thailand probably paid $5000.000 + dollars for this piece ...

Added by Todd on 31 December 2008.

I am not sure about this particular pumper, but I have seen discharges behind the rear bumper facing the side. Additionally I have seen attack and supply hoses kept in the rollup doors behind the cab.

Added by Kris on 12 May 2009.

I would think that this type of tanker(due to its obvious lack of locker space and lack of any ladders)will probably be used in a supply capacity i.e to supply fully equipped pumpers with a water supply until a hydrant supply is set up,this seems to be the norm on many countries and in asia in particular where fire hydrants and even in some cases piped water are at a premium and hard to locate.

Added by Colin Mcqueen on 13 February 2010.

Sorry to disappointment but these engines only carry 350 gallons of water. I know but because I always asked this question for each engine I saw.

Added by Todd on 14 February 2010.

Actually they carry 10,000 liters (2641 Gallons)
here is a link with specs
www.fire2rescue.net/viewpage.php?page_id=26

Added by Kris on 14 February 2010.

I appreciate the web site as I have been looking for several years to try and find one on Thai fire departments. However, if you look at every single vehicle capable of holding that much water, either in the U.S. , Canada, or across the pond (just look on this website) you will see that they all have duel axels in the rear. The most gallons any fire engine can carry on a single axel (rear) is 1,750 gal and that is IF they significantly upgraded the rear axel. Either way thanks again for finding the website, now I just need my wife to translate it.

Added by Todd on 14 February 2010.

Actually, in the US, we have pumper-tankers that carry 2000gal (7600liters) on a single rear axle, in addition to having pumps ranging from 250 to 1500gpm (950 to 5700lpm) or more, attack and supply hose, ladders, and miscellaneous equiptment. I have seen tankers, that just have the water tank, a small pump, a dump chute, portable pond, and a short attack and supply line carry 2500gal (9500liters). These though are rare as most rural departments prefer a tandem axle tanker carrying more than 2500gal of water.

Added by David L on 14 February 2010.

Thanks for your coments kris,i just couldnt see such a large single cab machine only carrying so little as 350 gallons of water,you can always tell if a country has a bad or limited supply of water for firefighting,if appliances have double crew cab,s and plenty of locker space for equipment you can bet they will have a good supply of piped water and plenty of hydrants but if you find single cab appliances(more room for water)then you can safely say that water hydrants are going to be a bit thin on the ground,seen a few fires in some countries get out of control due to a lack of supply,difficult to carry out a sustained attack with tankers alone.

Added by Colin Mcqueen on 20 April 2010.

Welcome to the conversation Colin. Just an fyi, this station is located IN Bangkok where there are hydrants regularly located on every street. Also, while I don't deny a fire engine can carry 2,000 gal of water on a single axel, this engine is allegly carry over 2,500 gallons on a single axel. Not only does that require a major upgrade of not just the axel but also the rims and types of tires used. This type of "preplanning" is not something the fire departments in and around Bangkok are able to do. As for Kris saying he has seen "supply" hose roled up in compartments, he can't be suggesting that 4 inch or 5 inch supply hose is being kept in compartments rolled. One roll of 100 feet of 4 inch weighs more than 125 pounds, and would not be possible to remove from a compartment, without significant risk to ones self. I won't even mention how much 100 feet of 5 inch weighs. Any line smaller than 4 inches is NOT a supply line but a large handline.

Added by Todd on 21 April 2010.

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