Unusual pump for a municipal brigade - these kinds of (mainly Ford) LPs were more often bought by factory brigades.
The advantage was that they were cheap to buy and maintain, could be crammed into confined spaces and generally had a slightly higher payload than a Land Rover. Although they could accommodate a pump up to 500 IGPM and a tank around 100 IG, the accommodations for hose and equipment were inevitably rather limited...
The advantage was that they were cheap to buy and maintain, could be crammed into confined spaces and generally had a slightly higher payload than a Land Rover. Although they could accommodate a pump up to 500 IGPM and a tank around 100 IG, the accommodations for hose and equipment were inevitably rather limited...
Added by Rob Johnson on 09 October 2019.