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Okay, I'll bite. What exactly is the PWC pumper spec? Is it an idyllic minimum of tank and pump size or an effort to type rigs by capabilities within a class spec? Is it an attempt to standardize drivelines (motor, transmissions) so that maybe, in the (distant, not too distant) future there might be a PWC Apparatus Shop that does repair and maintenance to ALL fire and rescue units used within PWC?
Who "decreed" this PWC pumper spec, PWC alone or was it the volunteer departments?
Just want to know...
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From what I've dealt with. The PWC spec calls out for a pre-engineered pump module. All apparatus have the same pump and pump panel layout. The spec also calls for a particular body configuration.
It's pretty much a standardized pumper spec that allows for common familiarization between all pumpers / engines in PWC.
Individual companies can customize the paint and lettering, but the basic "meat and potatoes" are the same across the board.
It may not make the fire apparatus buff happy.... but from the operational standpoint it makes prefect sense to have a standardized layout that everyone can be familiar with and work off of.
Tim W.
Okay, I'll bite. What exactly is the PWC pumper spec? Is it an idyllic minimum of tank and pump size or an effort to type rigs by capabilities within a class spec? Is it an attempt to standardize drivelines (motor, transmissions) so that maybe, in the (distant, not too distant) future there might be a PWC Apparatus Shop that does repair and maintenance to ALL fire and rescue units used within PWC?
Who "decreed" this PWC pumper spec, PWC alone or was it the volunteer departments?
Just want to know...
[/quote]
From what I've dealt with. The PWC spec calls out for a pre-engineered pump module. All apparatus have the same pump and pump panel layout. The spec also calls for a particular body configuration.
It's pretty much a standardized pumper spec that allows for common familiarization between all pumpers / engines in PWC.
Individual companies can customize the paint and lettering, but the basic "meat and potatoes" are the same across the board.
It may not make the fire apparatus buff happy.... but from the operational standpoint it makes prefect sense to have a standardized layout that everyone can be familiar with and work off of.
Tim W.
Mechanical engineers build weapons, whereas civil engineers build targets.
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
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