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A truck sales yard in my area has the following former Fire & Rescue Service appliances for sale and on display. The Light Pumper has been there for quite some time, but the Heavy Pumper is a relatively new arrival.


Former Light Pumper #78 - previously stationed at Margaret River






Former Heavy Pumper #2

I saw this today as well, it didn't look in bad condition, altho I don't know what someone would do with a Heavy pump?

Also Auntys_Eyes, was that you at the Glen Forrest incident last night?

Sorry Sam, not me. Generally we don't do night time jobs as that is the domain of Turbo and his boss.

How much?

I know im bringing and old post topic up, but i can answer SamW's question. Mine sites sometimes purchase these trucks for their own rescue service. im pretty sure there is a mine up north with an old HP or LP as a mine rescue truck.

treeny wrote:I know im bringing and old post topic up, but i can answer SamW's question. Mine sites sometimes purchase these trucks for their own rescue service. im pretty sure there is a mine up north with an old HP or LP as a mine rescue truck.

Correct. some mine sites buy these old trucks and use them as there own ERT (Emergency Response Teams), some mine sites get brand new trucks, and also buy these trucks to use for training purposes.

also some farmers purchase some of these trucks to use on the farm for odd jobs and fire fighting and burn offs.
I knew someone who had an LT and a very old 3.4 who used them on his farm, he also had one of the old Acco Petrol V8's which he used for pumping water from dams to his tanks in the yard, told me it worked wonders until the pump blew,

FOOTNOTE: The Heavy Pumper is no longer in the sales yard (but the LP still is).

I remember reading a story once of basketballer Luc Longley who had one (cant remember if Scania?) in his own private car collection. He renovated an industrial warehouse if Fremantle as a house for his family that would fit in the fire truck and basketball court. He used it to take his family and kids friends on trips down south, plenty of room in the cab for the kids and huge storage space for all their stuff! What a fun trip for the kids

melg wrote:I remember reading a story once of basketballer Luc Longley who had one (cant remember if Scania?) in his own private car collection. He renovated an industrial warehouse if Fremantle as a house for his family that would fit in the fire truck and basketball court. He used it to take his family and kids friends on trips down south, plenty of room in the cab for the kids and huge storage space for all their stuff! What a fun trip for the kids

believe that placed burned down a few years ago.. ! http://www.news.com.au/explosion-woke-b ... 1113300697

FOOTNOTE 2: There is also another Heavy Pumper on the lot now. I'll try and suss out what it is/was .

Finally got around to checking out the Heavy Pumper that is on the lot now with the former LP78.

It is in fact former Heavy Pumper #9






And former LP78 is still there as well.

Do you require a truck licence to drive those things?

Medium Rigid licence - 2 axles, over 8 tonnes.

HP9 ex duncraig for anyone interested