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Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-04-2013

The RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force have these new Rosenbauer Panthers 6x6 CA-5's for the air bases around the country.





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Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-04-2013

The Victorian city of Melbourne's Metropoletian Fire Brigade run several of these 'water tankers'. They are used to mainly [background=rgb(249, 249, 255)]to fight grass and scrub fires, but can fight any kind of fire. It has a Gaam mk450 pump (1800L @ 700kpa) with 3000L and 300L of foam (A&<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />. Crew of 3.[/background]



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MFB Water Tanker 81 - Acco by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-04-2013

rear shot





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MFB Water Tanker 81 - Acco by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-04-2013

Samford Valley Rural fire brigade have this beast of a 'heavy tanker' Its a MAN 4x4. Samford have a long history of building their own appliances rather than using appliances from the service. Has a 4000L tank and a Gaam pump set.





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Samford 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-04-2013

Chambers Flat Rural Fire Brigade have this Isuzu FTR900 heavy tanker. It holds approx 5000L water with a GAAm mk500 pump.





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Chambers Flat 61 (Heavy Tanker - Isuzu) by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-04-2013

Rocky Point Rural Fire Brigade also have a heavy tanker the same as Chambers Flat's. It was built off the same specification.





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Rocky Point 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - keeney - 01-04-2013

Nice photos

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Tallebudgera Valley RFB have this Isuzu 4x4 FTS750 Heavy Tanker. The body was remounted onto a new chassis several years ago.





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Tallebudgera 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Here it is back in 2001/02





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Tallebudgera Valley 10 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Bonogin Valley have this 2002/3 Heavy tanker. It is an Isuzu FSR500 4x2 with 3000L. There are no set standards or designs for the heavy tanker with decisions made by each brigade.





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Bonogin Valley 61 (Heavy Tanker - Isuzu) by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Wasp Creek built this around the same period as Bonogin Valley's





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Wasp Creek 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Woodhill Rural Fire Brigade have this heavy tanker. Built in the same period as Wasp Ck/Bonogin Valley





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Woodhill 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Greenbank Rural have this heavy tanker again An Isuzu FRR500.





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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coghilla/8083967534/"]Greenbank 61[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/coghilla/"]coghilla[/url], on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Chambers Flat's former heavy tanker was this Mercedes Benz 911 4x4. Formerly a with the Forestry Service



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Chambers Flat 61 (Heavy Tanker - Mercedes Benz 911) by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Cawarral Rural Fire Brigade have this Isuzu FTS750. The body I'm told was from an older QFRS Type 2 Appliance





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Cawarral 61 (Heavy Tanker - Isuzu FTS750) by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

QLD Forestry have these tankers on an Isuzu FTS750. Details unknown





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QLD Forestry - Isuzu FTS750 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Foresty also run these Toyota 6x6 Landcruisers





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QLD - Forestry - Toyota Landcruiser MDT by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Queensland National Parks and Forestry had these F250 units for a while.





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QLD - NPWS - Ford F250 by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

Several of these 4x4 tankers served in QLD. They were designed with approx 2000L and most probably had a Gaam Mk450 pump. They are mostly for grass fires but with the before mentioned pumps serve at a house fire etc.





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QFRS Kirwin '112' - Type 1 Tanker 4x4 (Fleet 0827QF - Isuzu FSS500) by coghilla, on Flickr

Australian Rigs - Guest - 01-05-2013

rear 3/4 shot





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QFRS Kirwin '112' - Type 1 Tanker 4x4 (Fleet 0827QF - Isuzu FSS500) by coghilla, on Flickr