Fire Engines Photos

is this bac on the run now without any probs. I've heared from a firefighter in warwickshire(leamington spa) that there gettin a CARP. It won't fit down most of the roads in Leamington and they have had to pay stupied amounts of money to have the engine bay changed to fit it in. There is at mo 2 scania PRLs a ERF HP and a scania PM at Leamington which have served well. So once again the people who hold the purse strings not thinking. The area the quint serves is built in blocks like the USA so its prob perfect. Were as leamington spa is a old town with little roads that you can just get a normal pump down(just).

Added by Tg on 26 July 2009.

lovely machine this would be quite useful for Avon Fire Brigade as they serve a big city area.

Added by Jake Caswell on 26 July 2009.

Looks like another local authority wisely spending public money again.

Added by John Stott on 27 July 2009.

John have you missed the word out NOT at the end of your statement my friend ?

Added by John Johnstone on 27 July 2009.

Oh sorry John, I was so busy thinking about all the places this machine could access in a typical English town, NOT!

Added by John Stott on 27 July 2009.

No need for sorry John, maybe we should start a book on here how long it is before it fails again .....

Added by John Johnstone on 27 July 2009.

It will be a big book John, theres a wind of change though, authorities will be forced to tighten the finances soon, then look around for quality machines that will last twenty plus years. Mystic Meg predicts a run on second hand Dennis pumps.....

Added by John Stott on 28 July 2009.

Sounds like you are right as ever John, even some other brigades are refusing a new appliance and prefering a used Dennis ...

John ( aka Mystic Meg ) please e-mail me Sat. nights winning lottery numbers please, then i will buy PAJ !

Added by John Johnstone on 28 July 2009.

Nay lad, you are better off buying a restored tractor from me, cheaper to run and more suitable speeds for ex firemen of a certain age..... ( pictures avaliable on the Librapix tractor site!)

Added by John Stott on 28 July 2009.

An interesting Quint, with the Rear-Mount Aerial, and steerable rear wheels.

Back to why Fire-Engines are custom-built, (or, assembled from mass-produced parts)...

Ya hafta buy the rig that is suited to its Fire Protection Area, and, its Operating Crew....not for the benefit of "The Bean-Counters" and their Balance-Sheets.

Wrongly-done; even "The Bean-Counters" will be stuck with a "Loss" in their later Accounting.....

So, Having Re-Stated The Obvious; I am looking forward to how the British Quints (CARP's) are making out, in their suitable Big City areas.

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 29 July 2009.

well i do like it despite its performance. Looks like an appliance from the usa

Added by Ferryjammy on 30 July 2009.

Well Ferryjammy, when some over enthusiastic lad takes a corner too sharp and wedges it solid we will see! lol!

Added by John Stott on 31 July 2009.

Does anyone have any updates on how this is performing? One aspect I would mention is that some of these rear steering tandem axle trucks are actually more manuverable than conventional two axle trucks, despite being a lot longer, and of course there is no difference in width or height.

Added by Rob Johnson on 31 May 2014.

Thursday 12th June 2014 - this vehicle is out on standby today in the Milton Keynes area as a result of strike action. Crew say it's still in good order and is very manuverable and suits their area well.

Added by Ian Lisseman on 12 June 2014.

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