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Maffra Tanker 2 Photos

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Maffra Tanker 2 Photo Gallery

Here are some photos of Maffra Tanker 2.  Click on the thumbnail for the full image, and then just click the back button on your browser to come back to this page.  Hold your mouse cursor over the thumbnail for a description of the photo.

Special thanks to Fire-fighter Peter Webster for acting as photographer during the build up of the new Tanker 2. 

Our new Cab/Chassis on the day of pick up! Captain Ron Pitt and Firefighter Toad Marshall are in the truck...   Dismantling the new tanker 2 for painting. FF Rod Bates, Captain Ron Pitt, 4th Lt. Dave Giles   At the painters - partially completed   Painting has commenced!   The completed paint job - Ron Graham installing some wiring and warning devices   Under the bonnet...before painting

Old ACCO being stripped for its body...   FF Steven Slattery wiring tailights onto the stripped ACCO   FF Ron Graham preparing the tray for T2   FF Kevin Nash preparing the T2 tray   What a mess! T2 parts all over the station   Continuing the mess

Balancing act...positioning the tank and tray on the new T2 prior to preparation and painting   positioning the tank   Preparing the tray for T2 - FF Kevin Nash   Supervising? Captain Ron Pitt, Ex Captain Barry Bennett, and ACE   The tank and tray   Front of the tray prior to the ROPS being fitted

Some of the plumbing. The front left 38 outlet   The fuel tank and steps on the LHS. (The fuel tank was raised about 40mm for extra ground clearance.)   The back of the tray before lockers and pump.   Drivers side of the tray.   More plumbing.   Front of the tray before the ROPS and lockers

A back view before the pump, lockers and ROPS.   Unloading the tank - returned from the panel beater's. 2nd Lt. Boys.   Unloading the tray after being galvanised in Melbourne. FF Ron Graham, 2nd Lt. Ralph Boys and the truck driver.   Unloading the tray   still unloading the tray   The tank - three coats of red later

Fitting the tray   More supervision   The tank and tray fitted   FF Kevin Nash installing reflectors   The pump. Bolted down during plumbing.   Just the pump and tank. No lockers or heat shields yet...!

Installing the heat shields.   2nd Lt. Boys and Capt. Pitt working on the plumbing   The back step.   After the sign writing. Gotta love those new stripes.   Capt. Pitt & Co. installing the ROPS   Captain Pitt. Not sure what he's doing!!! something to do with fuses in the dash!

Pump frame and some plumbing installed. At least it LOOKS like a fire truck now!   During the sign writing.   Treasurer Phil - unloading the ROPS   Before lockers.   Look at all that space! much more than any CFA tanker...   Completed sign writing.

Ralph and Batesy...installing the lockers.   Ronny and his fusebox. Who knows how many hours he has put into that little project!   FF Toad. Putting hoses on the dead reel.   Ronny and Nashy. Installing those heavy duty mudflaps.   During locker installation.\   Early on. before the rops and lockers. Ronny Graham.

We ran out of tape!!! The sign writing nearly completed...   Ex Capt. Barry putting the doors on.   Ronny's fuse box. Good luck!   Firefighter's Ron Graham, Rod Bates and Comms Officer Roy Phillips add some finishing touches to the pump panel   FF Rennaye Graham shows some Maffra Primary School students over the new truck   FF Rennaye showing school kids the truck

The finished product!!! Isn't she a beauty?   Front view   Rear view. Note the electric primer pump...   Side view   Rear of the truck. LED hazard lights...electric prime...all sorts of goodies   Heheh...a power wind live hose reel.

Rennaye shows the kids the pump   

  

Old Tanker 2:

For Sale! Tanker 2 from the rear   For Sale! Tanker 2 from the front

Created by 4th Lt. David Giles for the Maffra Fire Brigade
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Revised: 28 Feb 2010 17:30:46 +1100 .