@@CLEETUS_BMM He keeps saying he wants a new Ford. Get a F-450/550 with a severduty axle/suspension swap and pump bed on the back! Seen some pretty badass looking brush trucks with that combo. Could also do it with the Rams.
@@maddog8911capt he won't take a brand new truck off into the brush and to build a legit brush is a lot. I just built a brand new brush truck for $165000 and I built another 1 out of a 2005 4500 dodge dually with a custom bed and it cost me $50,000
You bought what the fire service calls a “triple combination pumper.” Meaning water, pump ,hose. We also called it a pavement queen. It would be a good idea to keep on improved roads. Your engine has a transverse pump panel. Great on the highway, gives you a good view of everything. Downside, climbing up and down , gets old after a few hours. To pump, trans in neutral, pump shift lever to pump, shift trans to drive, check Speedo ( should read between 10- 15 mph.). Make sure there’s water in the tank. Open tank to pump valve. Check main pressure gage. At idle should read around 20-30 psi. Open a discharge gate, throttle up. Away you go, have fun!
Purchase wheel chocks for it as well. Always put them out when parking, especially if you’re using the pump they need used, just in case the parking brake would give out. Current active volunteer firefighter.
Nice addition to the vehicles. Good for around close to the house. You like government surplus find a M57 6x6 with water tank already attached or truck equivalent to or with 6x6 capability. Have some chains available for tires if needed, no idea how much property you have but with right set up of tank and possible sprayers you could cover your property at all times. That engine is nice but very limiting for full ground support of your property or possibly your neighbors as well. Also you maybe able to find thru GSA auctions mark 3 water pumps they use I believe 2-2 1/2 inch hose and with right nozzles you can reach out if necessary they work very well prob have something better that is equivalent. Find couple of the soft sided water tanks forest service uses for water support for fires. Use 6x6 to fill tanks then use Mark3 with hose to reach areas as needed. AT Gsa auctionS maybe able to find what is needed. Put M3 and portable tanks on 6x6 to take where needed. Spendy in long run, but if could be found and good working order you could cover ranch at any moment if needed and of course safe to do so. Love the channel Ryan.
You gotta put in pump gear first before you try to pump. Should be a lever in the cab that says drive or pump to engage! Then once you do that, then put trans in drive. But make sure there’s water in the tank first. I own a retired 91 E-One fire truck! It is awesome for sure.
@@DMAXRYNOLook into getting reducers for every single cross lay and discharge on that truck. You need to be running Forestry hose and the thread size is 1 inch. The way that truck is piped right now is completely not set up for brush or forestry. If you do need any help on running an engine i could help you. Im a career firefighter a stones throw from Boston.
Dude right there with you, started in 1989 myself. We had a 1990 Pierce Dash open cab. Best truck I ever ran, old school kicks ass and takes names. i only lasted 17 years myself but that old truck still runs as second due. Its out lasted two newer trucks that have been replaced. They were built tough and easy to work on. Good buy!!!
@@DMAXRYNO our main engine is a 1996 Freightliner/Pierce and it has a top mounted pump panel. I've only been on for 3 years, but I can probably give you decent enough advise to get it in pump gear and get water in your tank and out the discharges. I've never been around anything that old though. I can give you decent advise on fighting brush fires as well. My department has the most brush equipment and training in our area.
That’s so awesome!! I live in cedar city Utah, and I work in hurricane all the time for a flooring company laying tile! I probably drove past that fire truck for years and didn’t even realize!! Sweet purchase I’m lovin the uploads.
Put in neutral shift pump lever to middle then all the way down, then place in drive (make sure your wheels are chocked and there is water in tank) pull tank to pump lever all the way down then tank fill/recirculate half way down. Then open whatever discharge you want and throttle it up.
That divider in the back is to spilt your supply hose from your attack lines. Talk to your local department and they might want to put it in reserve status and help you fix it up. You probably can find some old hose and equipment from the same sites that you bought the truck from. Make sure you service the pump before trying to use it. You might want to find a place to mount brush hose reel or 50 feet of attack line in the front that is ready to go. Also, you need to build a heated garage to put this in and keep it full of water. If you get the right permit, you should be able to fill it with city water and drive it back to the ranch. You would just have to pay them for the water.
I am just a retired firefighter as of yesterday you will need to make sure your PTO on that truck works that is how you engage your pump you will want to make sure you always have water at least in the tank before you engage it
Need to tell Sergio that the siren speakers were in the top light bars back in the day. And yes, my dept had an identical FMC pumper. The speaker is in the light bar.
From what I could see, that looked like a hale deck cross deck mount pump on your engine. They are pretty straight forward. You engage the system from inside the cab by putting it in neutral, setting the brake, and starting the pump system. Then you go to the deck and open whatever line you want to use be it a 1.5 inch or a 2.5 inch line, or the suction draft line which allows you to draft water from a lake, pool, well, or any large water source and feed it to the lines for fighting a fire. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.
Ryan congratulations on the best purchase you have ever made. I am a firefighter in Altavista VA so it is a under statement to say I was excited to see when you got the truck. Can’t wait to see what y’all do to it keep up the great content. #WORKFORIT
Should have a pto on the the dash. Put the truck in neutral then engage the pto on the dash. Then go to the pump Panel with all the levers and pull the tank to pump and pull whatever discharge you want to use. Then there is a throttle that twist to increase the pressure of the water coming out.
I used to operate engines. You probably have a 1500 gallon tank. And its pretty easy to operate. You need to get your self some inch and a half hose lines. The hardest part is gonna be drafting aka sucking out of a river or pool. But to spray you want to pull tank to pump and then which ever hose discharge your gonna use. Then you can twist the middle throttle nob and idle the truck up. Just when you go to shut stuff off don't slam it go slow and easy. And there should be a pressure guage above the hose discharge lever. On a 1 ½ line you want to be about 100psi @ 150ft of hose. When you go to fill the truck there should be a lever saying something along the lines of tank fill. Or if you fill it from the back there should be a intake lever. The divider in the back was so you could keep 1 ½ or 2 ½ hose separate from the big 5 inch hose to hook to a hydrant. The slide out tray is good for a generator because then the exhaust is able to be away from the truck.
make sure the truck is in Park and parking brake is set before tryna put the truck in Pump mode, do the same Steps when taken it out of pump mode also, disconnect all line power down pump panel, set the transmisson from Drive back to park then switch the Pump switch bk to Drive or truck mode mode,
Nice and I would suggest you keep that hose rack in the back if your planning to use it for fire fighting and maybe get some oxygen tanks and stuff if you plane to fight fires and I would go to the local volunteer fire department and see if they can train you on it and I would suggest you run water trough the pump to clean it out before next fire season and give the engine a once over to be safe
Get driver operator training and take a us forestry service class for wildland fire fighting class. Also pump testing and the proper hose will make sure you can keep your property safe
Hey Ryno, I'm a fireman out of Northern California. I can tell you that you're missing two 6" caps for the pump intake. Without it you can't fill up the water tank until you put those caps on
Hello; I'm a retired vol firefighter from Massauchsets. Check with your Local fire dept and see if you can set up some training time. local dept in a way is better. But set up a meeting time and meet with the dept members. Explain your purpose and some training on your truck. Have your group set down and discuss what you want to do,know and remember let them be the boss. Start going to flea markets fore equipment and some times fire companies may help also. Best of Luck. Rod 45 yrs in the vol fire dept
Water comes in, water goes out. All those gauges at the pump panel are your discharge pressures for each line. You'd have to have a few lengths of hard suction hose with a strainer or turbo draft to be able to get water out of a static water source. The type of pump you have is a Hale Top Mount. It's capable of pumping 1250 gpm and carries 750 gallons on board. You got a pretty good price for it too. It's difficult to buy a brand new custom engine for under $700k now. To build a custom ladder, you're looking at $1.3 mill easy.
The back seats are hot as hell going to a fire. Used to be on an older fire truck that didn’t have the bars for the back seat and the motor hump was burning hot. It sucked but being a big kid it was fun. The new trucks we have now are like driving a Cadillac
Find your road to pump gear PTO (may/ should be in the cab). After that make sure you have a full water tank and open your tank to pump valve and crack tank fill open (recirculates water to avoid overheating and also allows you to fill your tank from a hydrant). The gate valves open discharges to flow water or open intakes to receive water. After that.... Have fun my dude!!! Edit: earliest engine/ truck I’ve ever operated is from 2001 so I apologize if I’m off on anything
Looks like you’ve got a ‘88 Spartan/FMC with a top mount Hale QMax 1250 or 1500 gpm pump, 500 or 750 gallon tank capacity, 5” main intakes (suction), 2-1/2” intakes, two drivers side and officers side 2-1/2” discharges, two 2-1/2 rear discharges, two 2 1/2” top crosslays, and a pre-piped deck gun/monitor. To operate the pump is really really simple. Fill the tank till it overflows, there is a information tag on the drivers side pump panel control that’ll give you the pump and tank capacity along with flow information (next to the suction).. 1) Put the truck in pump gear (follow instructions) DO NOT PUMP IF THE “PUMP ENGAGED and/or OKAY TO PUMP” LIGHT IS NOT ON OR SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING 10-15 MPH ON THE DASH, THE TRUCK WILL TAKE OFF WHEN YOU THROTTLE UP THE TRUCK FROM THE PANEL 2) Open “tank to pump” or “tank fill” 3) Oull “pump primer” for 3-5 seconds, you’ll want to remove the air from the impeller (make sure you have primer oil in the reservoir). If the primer doesn’t work, crack open the “deck gun” valve to remove the air from the pump 4) Crack open “tank recirculation” if not flowing water out a discharge. You will destroy the impeller and packing if you don’t keep water recirculating or flowing out the pump 5) Throttle up the truck with the knob in the center of the panel to desired pressure. Normal 1”-3/4 hand lines with 200 foot of hose for structural firefighting run about 125~130psi on a fog nozzle at the nozzle unless it’s a low pressure nozzle; 7/8” or 15/16” smooth bore nozzle will run about 50 psi at the tip. The relief valve should be set around 150~155 psi from the department **If for any reason at all there’s an emergency and you need to bring the truck back down to idle push the middle of the throttle control and it’ll bring the truck back down to idle pressure. Always have an operator close by the panel in case you run out of water or something happens** 6) When shutting down do everything in the reverse, take your time 7) Have fun and as always #workforit 🤘🤙🤙
Should have drove. We just purchased a 1990 sutphen fire truck about two months ago and drove it Virginia to Oregon home. We can help if you need advice ours is similar to that. Let us know we also set up water tanks around our property to draw water from the ground to the truck for fires.
I think those tank thingies behind the seats are for supporting your back when you are on a run in your turnouts and SCBA. If not for storing your tanks in the emergency position.
That's awesome! This government auction site sounds like fun. I did not even realize it was possible to buy stuff like that. Even has all the decals still on it. Governments here in Canada are more uptight with that sort of thing, I remember having to get rid of hospital stuff when I worked there and it was sad the stuff that got thrown out since they had bureaucratic reasons to not sell.
should be a switch next to the sterring wheel inside the cab that says switch to Pump. U Hit that to switch the pump on then u put the truck into D which is drive , make sure your Parking brake is set, then u go outside to the pump panel , Pull ur Circulate water and fill Tank Valve, then Hit ur Throttle Lever or button, new trucks have the button , Open the valve u want to get the water to then , charge your line then adjust your pressure as needed Mind u that this truck may be 700GPMs so u a need a constant water supply, like a hydrogent or Dump tank close by to refill or suction off that. hope this helps
They will have a battery disconnect some where probably near the floor as you get in. Under the seat maybe. Every fire truck I have owned or worked off has one. Even my 1959 international that had 3,200 documented mils. And a water canyon. I understand your excitement. Cool toy.
The suction was used to hard suction out of bodies of water: pools, lakes, so forth. Perhaps this originated from an area where fire hydrants were in short supply. The tubing associated with the use of hard suction is not on that truck from what I can see. Cross lays refer to hose lines. So you will need to get a hose line. Those red bags were most likely used for the oxygen masks.
So sad that you are so far away. I could help you quite a bit with that. This is a good engine for doing what you want. Funny with the open cap as they don't allow that anymore around us. As for storage... most trucks are overloaded so they have spots for everything. Enjoy that beast.
That’s the pump panel in that open cab area every non does something different but for the most part they are labeled and turning and opening the valve that corresponds should make it do it’s job either pulling or pushing water
It’s easy man, you guys can definitely handle it. First thing will be getting it into pump gear. Should be a switch in the cab in the driver area. Air brake on, put in neutral. Put switch to pump gear, give it a few seconds, the put transmission into drive. Once that is done, pull the tank to pump, then pull the lever for wherever you want the water to come out of. If you’re in pump gear and are flowing water, open the tank fill slightly and it will circulate water.
I've been a firefighter/paramedic for 35 years and have been around fire trucks for quite a few years. A pump on a fire truck looks more complicated than it really is and they're really easy to operate. Just don't try to pump more water than the hydrant puts out because you can suck a hydrant out if the ground. I know I've done it before lol. Congratulations on your beautiful purchase. Great looking truck bro 👃. Hopefully you won't need to use it. Happy Thanksgiving. The Ryno Ranch Volunteer Fire Dept.
New build? LED lights all around and good detail and your good. Polish the chrome diamond plate with LED lights could look sick and maybe some fresh red paint on the wheels. You can get rid of your water trailer and have everything one self contained unit.
I helped build firetrucks for toyne fire apparatus . Did the body work and paint for a few years then went assembly. Very interesting on how everything worked
You definitely want to change out your discharge lines to 1 inch quick connect. I would leave your suction inlet the size it is fo fill the tank. I would also see how big the gpm on the pump is and how big your tank is. Pay for my way to get down there and I will gladly help y'all out.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING and I'm ex firemen so if you need help just yell I'm only 4 hours away in Arizona but check when the last inspection was done and if recent then pump should work but careful driving with full tank of water but great buy! My old dept was station 56 south mountain fire dept..
Check with the local Fire departments, they only use their hoses for one or two grass fires and they sell them or donate. A company I worked for a few years ago bought 500 feet of the hoses .We cut them in 25 footers and used them for water weights. They were used for holding down Fumigation tarps on hill sides. We would clamp the ends and fill them water. After the Fumigation we just drain the water and roll them up. That was easier than dragging sand bags back up the hillside. Anyway enough of that, just wanted to let you know that you can get the hoses from the Fire Department cheaper than New ones.
Just about any Volunteer Fire Department can teach you how to use your truck and will also probably have hoses to hook everything. Make a donation to them if they help you out. Don't change the built for tag it helps trace the trucks history and let's you know who ordered it the way it is.
the siren wires directly to the battery or the electrical system, make sure the toggle switch is to the "on" position, and the wiring to it is all connected and the volume is all the way up. Haha, i would be way to trigger happy with the horn.
You need to now get an OBS brush truck now to go with this cause it will be able to go places this big rig can't. You could use the big one to fill the brush truck.
Great purchase - kind of think that an old airport Oshkosh striker would have fit the bill a little better. Designed for one operator and don’t need a team. We sold an old Walter for $10k a few years back...
Look for some hard suction hose with a strainer, some forestry line and some forestry nozzles. plus it is plumbed for a deck gun up top could be fun for watering the mini bike track. Let me know if you have any questions.
You will have a pump switch with 3 movements (Road/Neutral/Pump) always shift when in Neutral you'll only usually make that mistake once. ALWAYS set your brake when pumping and try to chalk the wheels. move it from road to neutral then pump stopping in each position. when in pump shift to drive making sure the brake is engaged. Unless it is a dual stage then you can pump and roll which would be great for your situation. once in pump with water in the tank open the (Tank to pump valve) (Unless hooked to a water source) with the tank to pump open it will put water to the pump and allow you to select where you want it to go. ie left discharge, right, rear, front. when you get hose crack the gate/valves open slowly and throttle up on the panel to the desired pressure. disengage go to neutral let sit for a few seconds then shift from pump/neutral/road. You should be able to source some hose from the said Govt auction as well it is not cheap. Good luck!!! Have fun
Now you need light bars galore and a flir ball of gov.net so you see hot spots and drive in blackout, some protane fire suppression units, and all position tires.,
Hey @DMAXRYNO I'm a Fire Captain in the Imperial County, CA which is about 1.5 hours away. My buddy is a Diesel Fire Mechanic. If you need help by all means Let me know!!!!
Detig being in uniform definitely helped keep people from yelling at you. People may be assholes, but they know that without our military we'd all be fucked. I know my reaction to him shifted when I saw this.. had no clue he's military, I haven't been watching long and haven't gone back and watched your old stuff.. It was the fire videos that got my attention seeings how my cousin (and my late great uncle's wife/daughter) lost her/their place(s) in the Camp Fire. BTW just FYI, it's illegal for you to use the lights or sirens for no reason on public roads, at your own house on your property sure it's okay but anywhere that will make the public think you are emergency personnel it's illegal. That's why they always remove them from old cop cars etc before they sell them.
