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I like the side-view mirrors they used on it...are those from a newer Topkick/Kodiak? Very nice!
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Not really:Wow, they spent some $$$ on that truck.
How/what makes something "that way" ?There's a term for that truck. It's three letters long, begins with "G" and rhymes with "May".
A "Slow Moving Vehicle" sign might be more appropriate,Why would a m35 fire truck need lights and sirens? Probably should have put yellow caution lights on it..
works fine for me: http://yourfirstdue.com/manager/data/1275752401/apparatus/dscn1940.jpg http://yourfirstdue.com/manager/data/1275752401/apparatus/dscn1963.jpgNo, right click does nothing.
It should be well under the truck's 10,000 pound on-road capacity. From my experience it will also be fine for mild off road usage even if it is slightly over the 5,000 pound off-road rating from the military. A properly trained driver familiar with the dynamics of this vehicle would be fine using this as a brush truck. FYI: the M50A2 and M50A3 both were rated to carry 1,000 gallons of water and knowing how conservatively the military rates things, this truck should be well within its capabilities.![]()
At five hundred gallons the water weighs 4150#. That leads me to the suspicion that the truck may well be over loaded. Am I wrong about that? With the empty weight of the tank and the weight of the pump, firefighters, hand tools and a couple of fifty pound back pack pumps they are pushing the nominal capacity of the vehicle. How does the maximum weight loading compare with the nominal capacity. How much of a margin do you want on such a rig. Also it is awfully high centered for a brush truck. That does not mean that I don't respect the work that went into it but tanker rollovers are a significant cause of firefighter fatalities in the rural fire service.
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Tom Horne
Private fire dept, it will never show up on GSA. Only Government agencies dispose of property through GSA.Can't wait for it to show up on GSA. I see a trip to the Yankee Lake mud pit.Nice work though.