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No: 36118 Contributor: Jerry Morrison Year: 2013 Manufacturers: Hummer, KME Country: United States of America
1997 Hummer/KME Mini Pumper
Service 153 of the Voluntown Volunteer Fire Department of Voluntown, Connecticut is this 1997 Hummer/KME mini-pumper equipped with a 350 GPM pump, a 200 GWT and 10 gallons of Class A foam. It also carries 1500' of forestry hose. Photo taken 9/17/2013.
Service 153 of the Voluntown Volunteer Fire Department of Voluntown, Connecticut is this 1997 Hummer/KME mini-pumper equipped with a 350 GPM pump, a 200 GWT and 10 gallons of Class A foam. It also carries 1500' of forestry hose. Photo taken 9/17/2013.
Alan:
They are truly amazing off-road, but - like the Land Rover and many similar vehicles - have a very limited payload and cannot carry much water.
200 US gallons is only 757 liters, so its not surprising most of these type of rigs have a CAFS installation, to make the most of their limited water capacity.
By the way, "forestry hose" is usually unlined 1 inch (25 mm) hose, often bright yellow so it can be easily seen wherever and whenever it is stretched...
Added by Rob Johnson on 27 February 2018.
They are truly amazing off-road, but - like the Land Rover and many similar vehicles - have a very limited payload and cannot carry much water.
200 US gallons is only 757 liters, so its not surprising most of these type of rigs have a CAFS installation, to make the most of their limited water capacity.
By the way, "forestry hose" is usually unlined 1 inch (25 mm) hose, often bright yellow so it can be easily seen wherever and whenever it is stretched...
Added by Rob Johnson on 27 February 2018.
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Added by Alan Ramsay on 25 September 2013.