totalloser
Well-Known Member
Hey folks, hoping to solicit some advice. My local FD is in the market for a new water tender and a debate is going on about whether a three axle is too big. We currently are running a couple two axle trucks. One 2500 gallons, the other 2000. My first inclination is bigger would be better so we were looking at picking up a 3 axle AWD truck and putting a 4000ish gallon SS tank on it.
A few of local water haulers running similar trucks think it's a terrible idea, too big.
We are rural, and the closest we have to a hydrant are 2.5" standpipes in a few places, charged with low pressure. It's a real challenge to get adequate water to a heavily involved structure, even with mutual aid resources. We are mostly on marginally maintained twisty mountain roads.
Thoughts?
A few of local water haulers running similar trucks think it's a terrible idea, too big.
We are rural, and the closest we have to a hydrant are 2.5" standpipes in a few places, charged with low pressure. It's a real challenge to get adequate water to a heavily involved structure, even with mutual aid resources. We are mostly on marginally maintained twisty mountain roads.
Thoughts?