Naracoorte CFS busy = two incidents

[Crankster 34]

They are already getting a type 2 next financial year.

[rescue5271]

i understand(cant confirm) that CFS has placed a order for two type two pumpers and one should be here before xmas 2006 and I would say it will be rolling into Murray bridge...

[fire03rescue]

i hope no pun meant " rollling into Murray Bridge"

[rescue5271]

Sorry NUN ment........

[medevac]

I think Medevac was being sarcastic ;)

:wink:

just taking the piss...

funny how little it takes to set off at a tangent.

Murray Bridge should be taking delivery of the next type 2, believe Burnside is also meant to be getting one, but they want a MFS build scania pumper.... dont we all?

[rescue5271]

Nothing wrong with the type two pumper may be burnside needs a new station for all that gear that they have,So why do they want a MFS built one?? Do they think they go faster wil a red truck :lol:

[medevac]

MFS build Scania... as in exaclty the same set up... except white....

[rescue5271]

Does anyone know the cost of the MFS scania???

[medevac]

i believe it is around the 350,000 mark...?

but 500,000 also rings a bell....

any cranks got some info here?

[rescue5271]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,Dont think the type two pumper cost's that amount but it would be nice to see what we do pay for appliances.

[medevac]

i recall hearing that the type two's were around the 250 mark

[PF_]

Ive heard around 330,000 for a Scania around the traps. 

If Burnside want an MFS truck, give them one of the old Volvo's  :-P  "Come to think of it a type2 Isuzu does look good"

[24P]

Wouldnt mind seeing their argument for needing one though.

[Alan (Big Al)]

I believe the new 34's kitted out came in at just over the 200,000 mark

[Toast]

Well, we could have bought a Scania for the amount the CFS has ended up paying for our Pumper. Still, it makes sense to have the state using one type of Urban Pumper, in terms of purchasing and maintenance. None of this rear mounted pump bollocks. Its so nice to have to reverse up to booster cabinets. :roll:

[Scania_1]

Let me guess your from Stirling. lol

[PF_]

Why didnt Mt BArker get a white Scania instead of the Dennis.  WOuld have been a lot easier.

[Scania_1]

Well a Scania fully kitted out is about $450k but the Dennis fully re-furbished was only about $100k. So thats probably the reason why.

[PF_]

Even with shipping costs and all the stuff they had to do tog et it here and get it going?

[medevac]

Why didnt Mt BArker get a white Scania instead of the Dennis.  WOuld have been a lot easier.

???

the only reason the Dennis was ever purchased was , CFS trying to get heavy pumpers for cheap $$$

[PF_]

Would ahve tohught an Isuzu would ahve been cheaper than gettign in the dennis, or making a CFS Scania.  I dont know, just thinking with no real evidence.

[medevac]

look at stirling pumper.... good truck when it wants to be, but thats an ISUZU build thats ended up costing the service quite a bit becasue they have designed there own, instead of going with an existing design on an already used chassis...

100,000 for a operational pumper is pretty good.

[Toast]

Much more cost effective to say "Hey Skilled (if they still manufacture the Scanias for MFS) can you build 3 more scanias, same set up as the MFS ones, just paint them white!"

Then we already have the maintenance facilities here, and a tried and true truck build. $100,000 for an operational pumper? One that is already 10 years old having done around 3000 jobs a year(or so the stories go). Yep, money very well spent...

[CFS_Firey]

The issue with Stirling pumper wasn't a case of them designing their own and it not working - it was a case of the CFS not following their designs, but rather going for the cheapest option... (again)... :|

[medevac]

Then we already have the maintenance facilities here, and a tried and true truck build. $100,000 for an operational pumper? One that is already 10 years old having done around 3000 jobs a year(or so the stories go). Yep, money very well spent...

well i said operational pumper... nothing else.

the Mt Barker boys & girls seem to love it though.