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NEIOWA · 07-13-2010, 23:32

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Originally Posted by steelsoldiers

Thanks Bill. The road has a very tight entrance with 2 stone pillars on either side and you turn out into a blind curve on the main road. It was a pain getting the deuce in and out of there and you take a chance of hitting someone by swinging into the other lane to avoid hitting the pillars. I hope to have a farm outside of town one day where I can have a building to keep some bigger toys. In the meantime, I'll have to keep something 1-1/4 ton or smaller. It's even a PITA to get my crew cab Ford in and out of there. I'm sure it wasn't a big deal in the 50's when the road was built.

Issues many rural transplants don't consider until their house is on fire.

Your local FD (likley a vol. FD, and if paid they will be calling local vol.s for mutual aide) needs to be able to quickly, efficiently, safely run large fire turcks and and lay 5" hose from hydrants or run multiple large tanker trucks to your home.

I suggest contacting the local Fire Chief an ask if you can sponsor a tanker shuttle drill to your home. 2hr of water shuttle from whatever supply points they have (or should have) established. You supply the brats and burgers when it is done. Good plan to make these friends. If your trafficability is as bad as stated then the Fire Chief ( and local insurance agent/underwriter) should be kicking butt to get the road/gate problem fixed. You're not properly protected and your property is at risk.

Note if local FD is running 1972 single rear axle (or M35) converted gasoline tankers then they are broke and you need to help them get fixed. Modern tankers are typically 2000gal (single rear) or 3000+gal (tandem). And many of them. FD is NOT going to meet industry water supply standards with anything less.

That M925 would make a fair FD tanker (if you install the ABS on it).