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While you may not have liked some of the things said, they are IMPORTANT. You said you're only doing what you are told, but could you live with yourself if someone got killed in a tanker you built because it was overloaded? 1200 gallons in a deuce WILL make it overloaded, you only have 400 pounds left for the tank before you are at your limit. I understand fully about not having money for a fire dept. and in the words of Col. Sink "It's a cryin' ass shame". YOU must impress on the end uses how dangerous those trucks are, and that they need to take steps to provide training and SOP's to provide safe operation. And you should also insist that the administration look into grants and funding for the future to improve the equipment.
I'm on both a large metropolitan dept and a rural volunteer dept. On the vol. dept., we require 6 hrs of driving and operations for every type of truck before a firefighter can drive it on an emergency run. Review NIOSH Line of duty death reports to learn what you can about home brew tankers. We had a surplus Humvee with a home built pressure tank for grassfires. We turned it back in when we bought a new (compliant) grass truck. Last year a firefighter was killed when something on the tank failed. They had sent it back out without any inspection or certification. I would also be concerned for your liability as the "manufacturer". If an accident were to occur, are you protected from liability? I say these things not to attack you or your work, but to help you be better informed. I think you should maybe see about some kind of liability release.
I wish you luck, and enjoy learning about MV's here. Feel free to ask questions from the guys here, most of them have a lot more knowledge about the truck than myself, and are always willing to lend a hand or an ear.
While you may not have liked some of the things said, they are IMPORTANT. You said you're only doing what you are told, but could you live with yourself if someone got killed in a tanker you built because it was overloaded? 1200 gallons in a deuce WILL make it overloaded, you only have 400 pounds left for the tank before you are at your limit. I understand fully about not having money for a fire dept. and in the words of Col. Sink "It's a cryin' ass shame". YOU must impress on the end uses how dangerous those trucks are, and that they need to take steps to provide training and SOP's to provide safe operation. And you should also insist that the administration look into grants and funding for the future to improve the equipment.
I'm on both a large metropolitan dept and a rural volunteer dept. On the vol. dept., we require 6 hrs of driving and operations for every type of truck before a firefighter can drive it on an emergency run. Review NIOSH Line of duty death reports to learn what you can about home brew tankers. We had a surplus Humvee with a home built pressure tank for grassfires. We turned it back in when we bought a new (compliant) grass truck. Last year a firefighter was killed when something on the tank failed. They had sent it back out without any inspection or certification. I would also be concerned for your liability as the "manufacturer". If an accident were to occur, are you protected from liability? I say these things not to attack you or your work, but to help you be better informed. I think you should maybe see about some kind of liability release.
I wish you luck, and enjoy learning about MV's here. Feel free to ask questions from the guys here, most of them have a lot more knowledge about the truck than myself, and are always willing to lend a hand or an ear.