Fire Apparatus & Equipment Since 1960
| 49 Knight Street,
Watertown, CT. 06795
860-274-8801 Fax: 860-274-7937 E Mail: gowansknight@snet.net CT. TOLL FREE: 800-352-4871 |
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The
Gowans-Knight Co.,Inc.
Fire Apparatus & Equipment Since 1960
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| TERRYVILLE'S NEW ENGINE |
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| Shown above are several photos of the recently
delivered new pumper for Terryville, Engine #4.
This pumper is mounted on a Spartan Metro-Star chassis, six-man, aluminum, four (4) door cab with a 10" raised roof. and is powered by a Cummins ISM-380, 380-HP engine with an Allison #MD-3066P 5-speed World transmission. The pump is a Waterous model #CS, 1250 GPM single stage, controlled by a Fire Research pressure sensor governor. The pump system includes one (1) Hannay electric rewind booster reel with 200 feet of Niedner "Reel-Tex" booster hose, fed by a UPF Poly IIE booster tank, with a capacity of 1,000 gallons. Rapid water transfer is accomplished using a "Newton" Quick-Dump" electric dump valve. The booster tank also includes a sleeve in the rear, for storage of a Fol-Da-Tank, model #FDT-1500, 1,500 gallon portable pond, accessed through the rear compartment. The body is 12-gauge stainless steel with painted Dover roll-up doors. Other options include a Redi-Line 1600 watt generator which powers two (2) Fire Research "Focus" 750 watt quartz lights; and numerous custom mounting brackets for equipment. This pumper was delivered on January 25th to Terryville Company #4, the "Mountaineers". |
From
all of us at GK, Thanks, Terryville !
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