New Burnside Pumper

[SA Firey]

All will be revealed......soon :wink:

[RescueHazmat]

Im sure Google will have the answer...

[Gilly]

Nah checked it. Nothing there... :-)

[Red Message]

I'll put money on it having wheels. In fact, I'll put money on that being the only thing that is similar to what the Burnside lads signed off on.

[Stefan KIRKMOE]

Ok here's the low down from the inside....
1) It will be a truck driven by an engine...
2) Likely to have a number of wheels, some that give the vehicle momentum and some that give it direction...
3) It will have some new technology, it's called a "pump" and designed to move liquid (generally known as H2O) from Point A to Point B...
4) It will have the ability to transfer the above "H2O" from point to point...
5) Likely to have space to the rear of the cabin and before the brake lights to be able to carry equipment to perform what it's required to do...
6) And latest rumour on the street is that it may be fitted with twin 1,000m 12mm "Gardina" technology first attack hose & the brigade is putting in extra funds to have snap lock fittings and branches that comply with water restriction regulations....  :wink:

I don't know how one vehicle has caused so much opinion and stir and isn't yet even being built... How come say Naracoorte Pumper, Stirling Pumper, Nara Rescue, Ceduna 22 don't get as much recognition, arn't they all one offs?

Stefan

MY VIEWS ONLY!

[Zippy]

i think everyones just eager to see the result mate  :-D

[bittenyakka]

the answer to that is that you are doing such a great job to push for progress in technology and equipment in the CFS that we all want to no How?

Not to mention it as been surrounded by mystery and rumor and there hasn't been any official "press relese" to the rest of the CFS or the world.

[SA Firey]

Seriously it will be good to see the finished product so other brigades can see what persistence can achieve, instead of here take this.

[Rainer]

Gday all,

I am on the design team for the new Burnside Pumper and can give you all a status upgrade.

Cab Chassis: Volvo FM9 crew cab, 340Hp 1600Nm torque
CABA : 3 In cab seats 1 OIC, 2 Crew, driver set in locker.
HP Reels : 2 x 90m reels electric rewind 40mm full flow swivel joint
Water : 3000 L
Body : Integral Aluminium with aluminium roller shutters
Locker space : approx 7 cubic meters
Pump : Darley LSRH 1000 rear mount two stage capable of

   3800Lpm @ 900 Kpa for full volume

and approx:

   3000Lpm @ 800 Kpa
   500 Lpm @ 2600 Kpa  Simultaneous pressure.

Delivery approx November this year
Built by LiQuip in QLD

If anyone would like more info just ask!

Cheers
Rainer

[pumprescue]

Is the cost going to be viable for CFS to produce in the future or is it only avaiable to those with excess cash ?

[bajdas]

Is the cost going to be viable for CFS to produce in the future or is it only avaiable to those with excess cash ?

I asked a similar question of a Burnside CFS member and gee I got a passionate response...

[CFS_Firey]

Is the cost going to be viable for CFS to produce in the future or is it only avaiable to those with excess cash ?

Might help to define "viable" as the CFS doesn't seem to have enough money for anything...

[pumprescue]

As in not over $400.000 that seems to be the magic number, anything over that and Arthur just laughs at you.

Bajdas, I have had a similar response in the past.

[Zippy]

haha,  time to be prepared to spend a bit more i say!   $$$ for Quality.  7 better trucks is gonna last you 20 years, while 10 cheaper trucks are going to last you 10 years.

[JC]

Your looking at $207,000 for that type of volvo and thats excluding GST & on roads. So you add in the cost for the rear build, and all the other bit n peices you would be looking at roughly $500,000.

Its looks like a well laid out truck.

[Alan (Big Al)]

No shortage in power thats for sure!!! Am surprised that it's 3000L but if you've got the space go for it.

Am looking forward to the finished product

[JamesGar]

I heard that the pump is now going to be a Rosenbauer.

Any truth to that rumour Rainer?

[pumprescue]

There is no doubt its going to be a good truck, I am just wondering if it can be engineered to appeal to the CFS and be available to those of us without money that need a truck like this.

[Zippy]

There is no doubt its going to be a good truck, I am just wondering if it can be engineered to appeal to the CFS and be available to those of us without money that need a truck like this.

Lets start with a euro chassis, volvo or scania?

[pumprescue]

Not when they are $200,000, the Isuzu's are waaaaaay under that. Its hard to get CFS to buy into a truck like this unless you can wave your own cash under their nose and even then look how long its taken Burnside to get CFS to agree, how old is their current truck, 27 or something ?

[Zippy]

hmm valid....its gonna be interesting the implementation of the new IZUZU NextGen Chassis's   bit of a different look..

MFS Spare Scania's would be ideal  :lol:

[OMGWTF]

No shortage in power thats for sure!!! Am surprised that it's 3000L but if you've got the space go for it.

Am looking forward to the finished product

AAAhhh but thats exactly what they need for the drag races up the freeway isnt it?

3000L sounds pretty good to me.. more time to play before desperately needing to plumb in.

[JC]

The new FTR900 crew cab isuzu are approx $107,000 including GST & on roads.

[Cameron Yelland]

The new Isuzu chassis are pretty advanced compared to the previous models.  Makes you wonder whether its just another that can go wrong on the fireground?

[RescueHazmat]

I'll have a volvo over an Isuzu ANY day..