If Anyone is interested

[HV_RKO007]

I was browsing The SA Government Auction List and found this right down the bottom of the list

FIRE TRUCK OCTOBER 1987 HINO 4WD GT175K MAN GST Inclusive
Engine: 6CYL (Diesel) Kms: 34122  Colour: WHITE
Reg No: UQM730  Engine No: H07CE28445 VIN: 
Ex: COUNTRY FIRE SERVICES 
Options: Air Snorkel, Bull Bar, Air Conditioner, Pump & Hoses, Water Tank


Not sure which brigade it belonged to but Just thought I would put it out there if anyone was interested or not. :-P

[Zippy]

pip will definately probably be able to tell ya which brigade heh  :wink:

im gonna guess....Region 1 Light Group area

[uniden]

Ex Browns Well CFS.

[Pipster]

Yep..ex Browns Well...

There was another one sold the week before as well...as well as the old Onka Car 2 (looks like sold for about $16,500 or so...

Pip

[captain]

Hey heres a thought... why don't CFS refurbish a couple (3 or 4) of the older units and send them over to KI and have them on standby, so all we need to do is organise and send over crews to man the units (be it that they are older ones) but that way they can hit the ground running, and do what we do best. This would also help in the decision making process as to where the next big fire might be here on the main land and try and not deplete that groups resource's..... any thoughts?

P.S. and yes I know we will end up sending appliances anyway, but this could be a good way of trying to contain the fire as quick as possible in the eairly parts of the fire by getting crews over there ASAP (by air) to start working.   

[Zippy]

there are already plans are to have 10-12 appliances there in storage...any news on this btw?

[alphaone]

pip will definately probably be able to tell ya which brigade heh  :wink:

im gonna guess....Region 1 Light Group area

Umm Dezza, you might want to check what regions particular groups belong to. Light Group is Region TWO (2).

[rescue5271]

Keep an eye out Robe car two and another command car where shipped out thursday for the auctions i would say.

[Zippy]

lol....i was thinking as i was typing, alpha-one :P

[Darcyq]

In regard to prepositioning trucks to KI, 4 x 34 appliances were driven over last week, I only know this as one of our day crew members was asked to drive one, and had a nice day out and then flown home in time for dinner.(his words) :-D

[Pipster]

5 old 34's on the Island now, for use during big fires.....all listed on Promo site already (photos to come soon).... the 34's were:

Echunga 34
Freeling 34
Hindmarsh Valley 34
Kingscote 34 (which was replaced by a new 34 a while ago)
Paringa 34

[HV_RKO007]

And don't forget there is a few BWC's going over to KI, once they are completed. Using Old CFS Appliances.

[HV_RKO007]

Two More Of For Auction This Week

61  FIRE TRUCK SEPTEMBER 1987 HINO 4WD GT175 MAN GST Inclusive
Engine: 6CYL (Diesel) Kms: 39167  Colour: WHITE
Reg No: UQR368  Engine No: H07CE27046 VIN: 
Ex: COUNTRY FIRE SERVICES 
Options: Air Snorkel, Bull Bar, Power Steering, Pump & Hoses, No Air Conditioning, Water Tank
       
62  FIRE TRUCK DECEMBER 1987 HINO 4WD GT175 MAN GST Inclusive
Engine: 6CYL (Diesel) Kms: 23170  Colour: WHITE
Reg No: XQO290  Engine No: H07C30111 VIN: 
Ex: COUNTRY FIRE SERVICES 
Options: Air Snorkel, Power Steering, Pump & Hoses, No Air Conditioning, Water Tank

[Pipster]

UQR368 ex Kapinnie 34 & XQO290 ex Mt Graham 34

Pip

[gasman]

How much do these trucks get at auction?

[Pipster]

Similar age / condition appliances at these auctions have sold for about
$20,000 each

Pip

[Sarge]

And don't forget there is a few BWC's going over to KI, once they are completed. Using Old CFS Appliances.

What about the adelaide plains\lower mid north & yorke penninsula, no tankers in these areas at all & very much needed.

[rescue5271]

Those appliances are not that old and have not done many KM's.I think they where rear entry???

[Crownie24]

Gilbert Group has got a tanker, im not sure PIP may be able to shed some light but I'm pretty sure this was a joint purchase between Rhynie and Riverton thus the call sign "Riverton-Rhynie Tanker". Tankers are scant thats for sure.

[Sarge]

Yes & while they would be the closest tanker they are still to far for some of the adelaide plains\Lower mid north

[Pipster]

The Chassis is ex Ironbank.....but not sure of the funding arrangements for it..

Pip

[sesroadcrashrescue]

its is the riverton rhynie tanker but only ever herd it use the call sign rhynie tanker

[Robert-Robert34]

Im gonna take a potshot and say ex Kalangadoo 34  :-)

[boss]

The Chassis is ex Ironbank.....but not sure of the funding arrangements for it..

Pip

the funding for tanker is made up of money raised from compenys, farmer,and the local people around the gilbert vally every year people pay to have there names on the tanker and in doing so. money raised go's towards the tanker. the last tanker the group had was falling apart the the diff was shot  the chasie on  one side was all rusty  and the cab was full of rust  and trying to get parts was hard to find the old tanker was an old dodge

[boss]

its is the riverton rhynie tanker but only ever herd it use the call sign rhynie tanker

the old tanker was knowen as rhynie tanker and when the new one was bulit  they just kept the name as it was  but tanker is some times cerwed by members of the riverton cfs plus bulk of the work done when the tanker was being bulit was done in riverton as well