BHP Billiton ACCO

[Matt.]

BHP Billiton Acco , Made by Mills Tui Brisbane

Iveco Acco F2350G/260

Darley LDMH1500

Tank Capacity 3200 Litres

[jezza]

Looks just like the MFB's Pumper-Tankers.

Nice shots too

[gkoutlis]

Brilliant Pics!!

What a truck...

G

[written_ficton]

Is it me or does it look like a model?

Great pics!

[Matt.]

Is it me or does it look like a model?

Great pics!

It does , this type of image is achieved by using the full focal length of the lens (in this case L series 70-200 F2. and also using the full F stop at 2.8 (can be achieved with 5.6) , gets a nice DOF effect (depth of field) and because its on an elevated level an almost tilt shift effect.

Achieving this however requires distance between you and the subject.

Some other examples utilising this style but not elevated,

[dlcat1]

Awesome pics Love the CFA telesquirt.

[BuddahFRS]

i think Perth's ICV is better. and looks better. but this only going on first impressions.
but we all know its whats on the inside that counts

[Matt.]

If it's whats on the inside that counts . . . .

[Matt.]

Perths is ok



I like the one in Canberra , but again if it's about the inside

[nra555]

Belmont ICV expands too!

[Matt.]

Thanks , I have images of that some place , out of all the trucks I have seen sorry to sat Queensland's is the only truck ,this one



It has the ability to refill the BA cylinders , that is make its own air for the cylinders, not just swap cylinders or decant from large into small cylinders, seems to be the only one in Australia that does this (happy to be corrected)

Also our command truck is fairly special also



And I am not just being biased has so much crap on it I doubt it will all get used , Melbourne and Adelaide's Buses look cool but both had major issues and both are well, buses after all , too large Adelaides can only drive on certain roads, NSW had the right idea and its been around for years but alas its age means a lot of out of date stuff at a guess

[observer]

It has the ability to refill the BA cylinders , that is make its own air for the cylinders, not just swap cylinders or decant from large into small cylinders, seems to be the only one in Australia that does this (happy to be corrected)

Matt. Not 100% sure what you mean by "make its own air", but if you mean that it draws air from the surrounding enviroment, then the vic CFA BA vans do this. They are able to refill cylinders on site by drawng air from the sorrounding enviroment. I also beleive the BA trailers in WA also have the same function.

[Matt.]

It has a machine on board that does this not sure of the technical info , thanks for sharing that info also , very good to know.

Matt

[WPXZBP]

I also beleive the BA trailers in WA also have the same function.

Correct. They have an inbuilt compressor that can do 4 (?) cylinders at a time. The compressor runs off three phase electricity.

[Natalie]

It has the ability to refill the BA cylinders , that is make its own air for the cylinders, not just swap cylinders or decant from large into small cylinders, seems to be the only one in Australia that does this (happy to be corrected)

Matt. Not 100% sure what you mean by "make its own air", but if you mean that it draws air from the surrounding enviroment, then the vic CFA BA vans do this. They are able to refill cylinders on site by drawng air from the sorrounding enviroment. I also beleive the BA trailers in WA also have the same function.

Having this capability is valuable for emergency responders, as it ensures a continuous supply of air for the BA cylinders without the need to transport or replace them, ultimately enhancing their operational efficiency and effectiveness.