Where does it go??

[rescue5271]

Does anyone know when CFS sell their old appliances where does that money go does it go back into CFS for new appliances or does it just float away?? If it does go back into cfs then where is it spent??

[Bagyassfirey]

no idea but a very good question..sometimes they can fetch quite a bit of $$$$$$ depending of age and condition

[Pipster]

When sold at Government Auction, they seems to sell for around $20,000 each.   

Not sure where the funds go...

It has been some time since an appliance was sold at the Government Auction, but they seem to be very slow to sell, and often go up two or three times before being sold.... there doesn't appear to be a huge market for old fire trucks...

Pip

[rescue5271]

Last week the CFA had their auction of around 35 appliances(30 hino tankers,2 type 2 small town pumpers and some old rescue units) all where sold by Tender so there is a life for the old appliances may be we need to look at better advertising for the auctions..

[Bagyassfirey]

all of us farmers have one for a fire unit or spray unit...maybe thats why there slow 

[6739264]

Thus for every 20 old fire trucks at $20k, the CFS can buy a brand new, fully stowed Heavy Pumper!

[safireservice]

Probably goes into govt. revenue, cant see it going back to the CFS.

[SA Firey]

The Hino's have been fetching up to $23,000 at the State Supply auction even the old Wilpena 24 went for a mint.

They then show up at truckyards for around $35-42,000

[Pipster]

And they sit in the truck yards for months, and years, not selling....... 

[Bagyassfirey]

they shuld just send them to KI ...would save takin trucks from mainland and be one less logistical nightmare

[Cameron Yelland]

they shuld just send them to KI ...would save takin trucks from mainland and be one less logistical nightmare

They already do this.  There was 5 or 10? trucks this year.

[Pipster]

Five......

Any appliance retired from its brigade, which might be suitable for use, is sent to other brigades...... those sent to auction are generally sent to auction because they are no longer suitable for CFS use (eg mechanical issues - or just a lack of availability of parts should they be required,  pump is stuffed, the body is rusting etc etc etc

Pip

[bittenyakka]

and then the idea behind the 5 trucks on KI failed.

[Bagyassfirey]

its certainly an interesting topic...one day there will be a sever glut of old trucks....

[pumprescue]

There will be a massive glut in the next few years, in the late 80's early 90's they were buying up to 90 24/34's a year, so there will be a massive problem.

[OMGWTF]

and then the idea behind the 5 trucks on KI failed.

how so?

[bittenyakka]

and then the idea behind the 5 trucks on KI failed.

how so?

their stowage was not really enough to be classed as a fire truck. And originally planned to be for the first strike team of crews flown in to KI the locals had taken the trucks so we had nothing to use (mind you you can;t blame them)

[Bagyassfirey]

ya would think cfs will hopefully learn from it and make sure those 5 trucks are up to scratch for next year...hey why not send more put twenty spare ones over there mite just help in first 24 hours

[rescue5271]

and it may help reduce the damage and stealing that is done from appliances that go over there from the main land.....

[bittenyakka]

It was a big surprise going over there and finding trucks with little useful stowage, crews with little no or half their ppe and many people who seem to just spring up when there is a fire and don;t even know where stuff is stored on their truck. Very different to around here. 

[SA Firey]

Where does it go?.......back into the government coffers