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Aw, that is a pretty good-looking Tank.
1973 Ford Chassis; and "CFA" body..is that Coastal Fire Apparatus of Guy, Texas, USA; a family-owned business since 1967, producing Tankers, Mobile Pumps, and Trailers ?
The 250 gpm (xxx Imp Gals; xxxx Litres) Pump - really only for filling the tank, and transferring water; although good for chasing grass-fires, with the Booster Reel(s?)
From the by-gone era - she has the vertical side rail and grab-bar, for the guys to ride the rear-step. 'Elf & Safety "No-No" these days.
I imagine these days, she responds with just a driver; behind the Seagrave Pumper, next to her - carrying the water, for non-fire-hydrant areas.
They would be a classical pair -thanks for showing us.
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
PS For Pav; yes, yes: "CFA" would ring a bell, in your part of the world....County Fire Authority of Victoria State, Australia - pretty large org. of rural Volunteer Fire Services......
For today's Drivers, accustomed to Push-Button Automatic Transmissions: her Manual Gear-box might be a regular "box of tricks"
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 20 October 2009.
1973 Ford Chassis; and "CFA" body..is that Coastal Fire Apparatus of Guy, Texas, USA; a family-owned business since 1967, producing Tankers, Mobile Pumps, and Trailers ?
The 250 gpm (xxx Imp Gals; xxxx Litres) Pump - really only for filling the tank, and transferring water; although good for chasing grass-fires, with the Booster Reel(s?)
From the by-gone era - she has the vertical side rail and grab-bar, for the guys to ride the rear-step. 'Elf & Safety "No-No" these days.
I imagine these days, she responds with just a driver; behind the Seagrave Pumper, next to her - carrying the water, for non-fire-hydrant areas.
They would be a classical pair -thanks for showing us.
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
PS For Pav; yes, yes: "CFA" would ring a bell, in your part of the world....County Fire Authority of Victoria State, Australia - pretty large org. of rural Volunteer Fire Services......
For today's Drivers, accustomed to Push-Button Automatic Transmissions: her Manual Gear-box might be a regular "box of tricks"
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 20 October 2009.
Thank you Pat, hadn't heard of CFA before! As for the manual box, I doubt the younger things could cope with one, when I was still at Leeds airport the safety elves were saying auto transmissions were safer as the driver had both hands on the wheel!
Added by John Stott on 20 October 2009.
Added by John Stott on 20 October 2009.
Found "CFA" on a sweep through the mighty World-Wide Web: am hoping TheFireman, or someone, can correct me, if Coastal Fire Apparatus is not indeed the builder.....
Didn't complete my Conversion home-work:
So, 250 US gpm Pump = 208 Imperial gpm = 946 lires per minute.
The 1800 US gallons Tank = 1500 Imperial Gallons = 6,813 litres....really, about the maximum to carry on a single rear-axle.
Still say CFA did a nice job on an often humble truck, the Tanker.
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 21 October 2009.
Didn't complete my Conversion home-work:
So, 250 US gpm Pump = 208 Imperial gpm = 946 lires per minute.
The 1800 US gallons Tank = 1500 Imperial Gallons = 6,813 litres....really, about the maximum to carry on a single rear-axle.
Still say CFA did a nice job on an often humble truck, the Tanker.
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 21 October 2009.
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Added by John Stott on 10 October 2009.