Introducing the new TANKER 5-1
01/16/2008 - Truck going down the post paint inspection line. Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
01/14/2008 - Final assembly line & pump testing. Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
01/08/2008 - Coming down the final assembly line. Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
01/01/2008 - Start of final assembly. Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
12/21/2007 - Chassis chassis, body & pump are painted. Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
12/18/2007 - Chassis nears completion, 1st coat on cab, body & pump in paint booth. Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
12/10/2007 - Pump valves, body assembled & sent to paint. Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
11/30/2007 - Pump & Side sheet metal cut out Click here to view Adobe pdf file.
11/12/2007 - Kenworth chassis arrived at Pierce Mfg. Click here to view Adobe pdf file 1.88 mb.
At the monthly fire company meeting in February 2007, a committee was formed to look into replacing the current 1979 tanker. A lot of meetings and hard work have produced the final drawings for the new tanker. The tanker was approved at the monthly April meeting and ordered on April 30, 2007. Delivery is slated for March/April 2008. Below are specifications and pictures.
Specifications
Committee Chairman – George LeFevre (Deputy Fire Chief), Co-Chairman Kevin Kreider (Training Officer), committee members, David Farmer (Fire Prevention Officer), John R. Graybill (Treasurer), Levi K. Glick (Chief Engineer), Ivan Stolztfus (FF-EMT), Jonathan Zook (FF-EMT) and John T. Whiteside Jr. (President).
Date Ordered 4/30/2007
Kenworth T800 Tandem axle chassis
Two man cab with air ride seating
Diamond Grade Interior
Cat 475 hp engine with engine brake
Allison 4000 EVS automatic
Air Ride rear suspension
Differential lock on rear axles
Aluminum Dura Brite Wheels
In dash GPS
Air Conditioning
Chrome External Air Cleaners
Stainless Steel Sun Visor
Safety Vision colored back up camera
3000 gallon Elliptical poly tank with S/S wrap
Two (2) 4” rear tank fills
Two (2) 4” tank to pump valves
Hale QMAX 2000 gpm pump
Hale HIV Main Inlet Valves
Two (2) 5” discharges
All plumbing Stainless Steel
Three (3) 10” air actuated Bray dump valves
Zico Quick Lift with 3500 Gallon Fold-A-Tank
DOT lighting to be LED
Whelen and Code 3 LED warning light package
Q2B mechanical siren and Powercall electronic
Six (6) Optimum 150 Watt HID lights
Lettering and Striping by Danz
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Drawings
Artist picture rendering
Tanker Committee Travels to Appleton, WI for Tanker Delivery Inspection
1/20/2008 - Today members departed for Pierce Manufacturing in Appleton, Wisconsin for the delivery and inspection of the new tanker. Committee members will be checking the tanker blueprints and specifications to ensure they are correct. Members will also be test driving the new tanker and be taking a factory tour.
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The new Tanker has arrived
2/8/2008 - Today the new tanker arrived from Glick Fire Equipment Inc. Glick's performed the PA State Inspection and Pre-Delivery checklist. During and after the February monthly breakfast, several neighboring fire company members, residents of the community, Bart Township Supervisor Chairman Calvin Keene, Lancaster County Commissioner Dennis Stuckey & 100th District PA House of Representative Bryan Cutler were on hand to check out the new tanker. After the breakfast, members installed the pre-connected hand lines, nozzles and supply hose. It will be several weeks until the new tanker is in service. A lot of portable equipment needs to be installed as well as radios. Driver training on the new unit will start in the next couple of weeks. At the January 2007 company meeting, a motion was carried to form a committee to purchase a new tanker. Exactly one year later and a lot of hard work fundraising, the company has backed in a state of the art tanker. Great job Tanker 5-1 committee. FYI: The company served 659 people for February breakfast.
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New Tanker 5-1 Lettering and Striping Begins
3/10/2008 - "Dan Dan the Lettering Man" has rolled into town. Dan setup shop at the firehouse on Monday and expects be busy for the week. Dan started by fixing the scoth-lite and gold leafing on the side doors on Engine 5-1-1 from previous body work. Dan then laid out the mandatory NFPA scotch-lite striping, lettering and gold leaf templates on the new tanker.
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