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No: 36039 Contributor: Warren W. Jenkins Year: 2013 Manufacturer: Spartan Country: United States of America
2012 Spartan/4-Guys 1500/750 rescue/pumper
To go along with my comments on rear-mounted pumps in a previous pic, this rescue-engine has a rear-mount pump and a rear-mount top-mount pump panel!Please see their fine web site for more photos and details.
This was the first rig built with this configuration by this small regional builder in Western Pennsylvania, however they have delivered several other rear-mount pump rescue pumpers in recent years.
Dunlo VFC 1, Adams Twp.,Cambria Co.,Penn.
This new rig replaced 2 older rigs and is this vfc's only suppression piece.
To go along with my comments on rear-mounted pumps in a previous pic, this rescue-engine has a rear-mount pump and a rear-mount top-mount pump panel!Please see their fine web site for more photos and details.
This was the first rig built with this configuration by this small regional builder in Western Pennsylvania, however they have delivered several other rear-mount pump rescue pumpers in recent years.
Dunlo VFC 1, Adams Twp.,Cambria Co.,Penn.
This new rig replaced 2 older rigs and is this vfc's only suppression piece.
This looks very European, and has a much less cluttered appearance than a lot of mid-engined rigs. One question. Does this design still incorporate crosslays or some other preconnected 1.75 inch hose configuration?
Added by Rob Johnson on 15 September 2013.
Added by Rob Johnson on 15 September 2013.
Certainly more of a rescue squad, IMO.
According to the description on the web site, there are 4 speedlays for crosslaid hose in the transverse front compartment. There is also a "trashline" in the front bumper. A trashline is a enhanced version of the old booster lines.
I really recommend examining the description and gallery of photos about this rig on 4-Guy's website, shows it far better than I can explain it.
Added by Warren W. Jenkins on 15 September 2013.
According to the description on the web site, there are 4 speedlays for crosslaid hose in the transverse front compartment. There is also a "trashline" in the front bumper. A trashline is a enhanced version of the old booster lines.
I really recommend examining the description and gallery of photos about this rig on 4-Guy's website, shows it far better than I can explain it.
Added by Warren W. Jenkins on 15 September 2013.
Warren - I took your advice and looked at the 4Guys site to see the description of this rig.
Thanks for your heads-up - it is certainly not easy to explain this one in print! It is indeed a unique configuration with its rear mount pump and top mount control setup.
What occurs to me looking at their site is the enormous variety of solutions which different departments come up with, compared to a relatively standardized apparatus design approach in other countries.
This is, I think, because US departments encourage their members to specify what they want and what they find are the best ways of configuring their rigs. In a lot of other places, there seems to be a "top down" approach, with those responsible for design and specifications often far removed from their early career days when they were actually "hands-on".
I can see a lot of advantages to this particular design, and it will be interesting to see if similar units become more popular as departments have to store increasing amounts of gear on their new trucks - which are being required to perform more and more multiple specialized roles in the future.
Added by Rob Johnson on 18 September 2013.
Thanks for your heads-up - it is certainly not easy to explain this one in print! It is indeed a unique configuration with its rear mount pump and top mount control setup.
What occurs to me looking at their site is the enormous variety of solutions which different departments come up with, compared to a relatively standardized apparatus design approach in other countries.
This is, I think, because US departments encourage their members to specify what they want and what they find are the best ways of configuring their rigs. In a lot of other places, there seems to be a "top down" approach, with those responsible for design and specifications often far removed from their early career days when they were actually "hands-on".
I can see a lot of advantages to this particular design, and it will be interesting to see if similar units become more popular as departments have to store increasing amounts of gear on their new trucks - which are being required to perform more and more multiple specialized roles in the future.
Added by Rob Johnson on 18 September 2013.
Spartan
Added by John Stott on 14 September 2013.