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Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
Thought I would start with a 1 off shot, to gauge interest of what people think....
Will start with a
1987 Hino
Mills Tui/Carey Gully Engineering
Darley HM350
3000 litres of water
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
Scania P310
Mills Tui Pump/Rescue
Main pumpWaterous single stage CSC20
High pressure pumpWaterous single stage CPK 2
2010 Model
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
More, please....always like the rigs from down under, an interesting combination of North American and British designs.
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
2010 Scania P310
Liquip
Rear mount Godiva pump 1250 GPM
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
Rear shot of same truck, showing pump panel etc
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
1990 Volvo FL7
Moores/Brigade workshops
Palfinger crane
This is the spare heavy rescue, 4 man crew, covers citywide heavy rescue and local door pops on the home station ground.
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
Rear shot showing the crane
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
I also have to apologize that some shots are not up to scratch, all taken on my cell phone....never seem to have my camera on shift when a new rig arrives !
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
Fleet 144 - spare rig
1986 Volvo F7
Mills Tui
Darley SEH1000 (I think)
Will be going to disposal this year.
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
2006 Isuzu FTR900
SEM
Rosenbauer NH30
Australian Rigs - firetrucks - 07-03-2011
please keep them coming pumper8032
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
204 (new)
Scania 94D
Moores/workshops
HIAB crane
Sorry for the bad lighting
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
Scania 94D
BA Tender
SEM
Couldn't move it, was having some work done on it
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
1995 Scania 113M
Bronto Skylift/Australian Fire Co (now closed down)
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
2090 Communications bus
Scania/Mills Tui
Sorry I couldn't move it, the driver had the sides extended and the PTO generator in use
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
361
Scania 94D
Liquip
In for a training course, driver had the keys with him
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
Now that I am getting into this a bit more I must remember to bring my camera with me to work, the iPhone just doesn't cut it, so I am sorry they are a bit dodgy. I will raid my collection at home and see what I can come up with.
Australian Rigs - b9208 - 07-03-2011
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Rear shot of same truck, showing pump panel etc
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Does the standard Australian engine carry hose in rolls like alot of European designs, or do they have hosebeds like American-style apparatus?
Great shots...thanks for sharing.
Australian Rigs - Guest - 07-03-2011
We don't have hose beds, but we do run some 38mm and 50mm lines flaked in trays, with TFT branches ready to go, also some 64mm hose for supply. Otherwise everything else is in dutch rolls like the Europeans, we are tending to lean more towards the british way of doing things, as that is where our first settlers came from and they brought their techniques and construction methods with them. but having said that we have a lot of American influence in the bodies, with mostly mid mount pumps, deck guns, etc.
One thing that has dissapeared altogether is the ladder trucks, everything is BRONTO BRONTO BRONTO now. They are a good machine, but sooooo slow to set up !
Oh and don't choke on your dinner, but we mostly used booster reels for first attack.......
Australian Rigs - Dickey - 07-03-2011
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Oh and don't choke on your dinner, but we mostly used booster reels for first attack.......
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Not so bad....isn't it totally different construction techniques and materials than how we do it in America?
LOVE the pics...keep them coming!!