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  1. texas-5-ton

    Firetruck..Finally done !!

    That is correct. That poly tank is a foam tank. I was looking for one that was smaller (like 15 gallons) but the 35 was the smallest that I could find. I wanted to get these pictures taken before the truck made a call because I have a feeling it won't look this nice after going thru the brush a...
  2. texas-5-ton

    Firetruck..Finally done !!

    600 gallons each. We played with it for awhile a couple of days ago and it will take about 20-30 minutes to empty both tanks while fighting fire. It will all depend on what GPM we have the nozzle set on. Thats a heck of alot longer than our 1 tons will last.
  3. texas-5-ton

    Firetruck..Finally done !!

    Thanks to all of you for the nice comments and prayers. The truck turned out nicer than I had planned. I didn't have much help in all of the leg work that it took to get it to this point, but I have plenty of fireman standing in line to drive it now. As far as the paint goes, we used Dupont...
  4. texas-5-ton

    Firetruck..Finally done !!

    It runs super Will. Yeah, I am hoping that the Cumins emblems don't get knocked off. This thing runs Grrrreat. We had a heck of a time trying to get all of the muck out of the radiator though. Looked like someone had dumped "Mississippi Mud" in that thing. BTW, did u ever get your shirt ??
  5. texas-5-ton

    Firetruck..Finally done !!

    After some sweat, time, and alot of whining, the 5 ton is finally done. We put it into service today. I want to thank you all for helping me with technical support. This thing is AWESOME !! If you are ever around and want to stop by and look, drop me an email. Thanks again for all of the help...
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