Wildland Brush Fire Truck..

[Daveroo]

Hi..i like that,the box on the back reminds me of a USFS green machine,(wildland rig).

im no longer active in the fire service,but most all of our rigs in northern California ,structure,wildland,even the mini pumpers ,all have a square water tank,which is baffled as well,i was also told by a salesman from American LaFrance (ALF) years ago that the tanks are built square to help with weight distribution,and center of gravity balance.and ofcourse baffled for "slosh reduction".

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Originally Posted by Daveroo

Hi..i like that,the box on the back reminds me of a USFS green machine,(wildland rig).

im no longer active in the fire service,but most all of our rigs in northern California ,structure,wildland,even the mini pumpers ,all have a square water tank,which is baffled as well,i was also told by a salesman from American LaFrance (ALF) years ago that the tanks are built square to help with weight distribution,and center of gravity balance.and ofcourse baffled for "slosh reduction".

Thanks much Dave.. That would make scene about the rectangle tanks having a better COG. That is what I plan to run in this truck..

[Daveroo]

i dont know if it would help or not,but if you go to the Pierce website..

http://www.piercemfg.com/en/home.aspx

there used to be videos of building a truck ,they showed tank placement and pump in fo...might wanna just look and see if there is anything there you can work with?...just a thought.