Start with a military specification Zil truck, which has been in production unchanged for decades, but which is unbelievably tough and reliable. This one is a 4X4, which is very common, even in big cities: this may be because of their problems clearing snow off the streets in winter. (Even their ladder trucks are often on 6X6 chassis.)
Add a crew cab, although there is no clear reason why it has a blue interior. Hook up the pump using both a flat hose and a small diameter suction. This is the SOP everywhere in Russia, and is intended to be a precaution against any problem with mains pressure. Then run out the delivery lines through side outlets, like they do in Germany.
If you need to use an open water source, you have the big suctions on the roof, each in its own steel tube They share the roof space with other gear, including two foam-making branches and - for the nostalgia enthusiasts - a hook ladder.
Finally, open up the hood, because this truck's engine was never intended to operate as a static pumping engine, and we don't want it to overheat.
I am not sure why you then leave the pump and stand under a tree, but its always interesting to have at least one unanswered question...
Start with a military specification Zil truck, which has been in production unchanged for decades, but which is unbelievably tough and reliable. This one is a 4X4, which is very common, even in big cities: this may be because of their problems clearing snow off the streets in winter. (Even their ladder trucks are often on 6X6 chassis.)
Add a crew cab, although there is no clear reason why it has a blue interior. Hook up the pump using both a flat hose and a small diameter suction. This is the SOP everywhere in Russia, and is intended to be a precaution against any problem with mains pressure. Then run out the delivery lines through side outlets, like they do in Germany.
If you need to use an open water source, you have the big suctions on the roof, each in its own steel tube They share the roof space with other gear, including two foam-making branches and - for the nostalgia enthusiasts - a hook ladder.
Finally, open up the hood, because this truck's engine was never intended to operate as a static pumping engine, and we don't want it to overheat.
I am not sure why you then leave the pump and stand under a tree, but its always interesting to have at least one unanswered question...
Added by Rob Johnson on 21 May 2018.