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rescue5271

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rfw for sale
« on: May 10, 2006, 08:06:48 PM »
Few RFW for sale in tenders section this week anyone got any spare group funds and we can buy some for water tankers :lol:
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2006, 09:13:55 PM »
what are RFWs?
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2006, 10:08:52 PM »
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2006, 11:04:03 PM »
aaah ok cheers
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2006, 02:24:29 AM »
My memory of RFW's is from days as a cadet at Williamstown.  On visits to Woods&Forests at Mt Crawford we were shown their firefighting appliance.  A great big Muthatrucker.  Yellow I think, huge snorkel on the roof.  Held approx 3000 litres.  Replaced nowadays by the Fire Kings.
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2006, 07:53:37 AM »
Forestry's were well built aswell. no plastic (or at least reduced to an absolute minimum!). The doors alone weighed about 60Kg
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2006, 10:35:58 AM »
Tea Tree Gully still has one in service.
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2006, 11:05:18 AM »
Southern Fleurieu Group Tanker
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2006, 11:44:07 AM »
I remember the first Royal Adelaide Show Display many years ago... TTG's RFW had a minor issue with the diff locks... hehe, minced the centre of the oval!   

ahh the memories...
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2006, 12:04:27 PM »
yeah, those things are absolute tanks. They're massive. They'd be interesting to drive!
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2006, 09:51:05 PM »
may be we can all chip in $20 and buy one for probie boy to play with lol :mrgreen:
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2006, 10:26:50 PM »
NOW THAT"S A TONKA TRUCK  :-o
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2006, 02:18:46 PM »
Quote from: rescue5271 on May 11, 2006, 09:51:05 PM
may be we can all chip in $20 and buy one for probie boy to play with lol :mrgreen:

yeah bro my birthdays in january...plenty of time for all of you to chip in!
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2006, 02:54:46 PM »
Quote from: rescue5271 on May 11, 2006, 09:51:05 PM
may be we can all chip in $20 and buy one for probie boy to play with lol :mrgreen:

Yeh, but how much need for petrol/diesel to drive it 100 metres :roll:
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2006, 03:38:09 PM »
Not bad to drive.  Fully automatic Allison gear box, as mentioned before you have to be very careful with the diff locks.  Can screw the axles out of them if you hit the hard with them still on.  Very effective trucks for scrub, grass, forest, designed here in SA by Woods & Forests (ForestrySA) and hand built in Sydney by RFW.
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2006, 06:52:02 PM »
Tender is still open so buy one for probie....
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2006, 07:06:22 PM »
I think we should buy one each Bill and donate them to Kalangadoo! :wink:
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2006, 07:30:48 PM »
When i did a weeks work experience with Forestry SA back in high school i was fortunate enough to ride around in both the RFW fire appliance and RFW tankers  :-)

I can tell you this they drive very smoothly but can sometimes not make it up a steep sand hill
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2006, 07:50:00 PM »
i dont think he gets sarcasm some how....
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Re: rfw for sale
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2006, 10:52:29 PM »
:roll:Ok I will put in a tender for two RFW and lets hope they fit in the shed,no that would be funny we buy the two get into the station and remove their 34.. now how would that look :evil:
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