sandman2234
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- JD2555 and a few Allis Chalmers and now one Kubota
Mtsoxfan
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I refurbished an alarm box from my home town. Looks brandy new, at one point outfitted it as a garage door opener when you pulled lever. Now, it is on the wall next to wood stove. Have a couple of hose nozzles that were used as candlestick holders by my parents.
repete
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No. This is the label after it first passes its 6 hour acceptance test. The annual test is mush less intensive.
This link will take you to a site that gives a BRIEF rundown of what is required. Annual Fire Pump Pump Test Description
My tests were to the letter of NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)1901.
The department that owned it SHOULD have had an annual in service test and results in apparatus records. I have run across departments that never conduct these tests so if the previous owners did not have them tested, I recommend you see if there are any fire engine collectors groups in your area that can help out. Bear in mind though, these owners may only have them because they are cool and in reality know little about fire engines and pumps, they just like fire engines.
repete
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Your label of 1050 IGPM tells me you have what we in the US refer to as a "1250 GPM Pumper".
You see three entries on the label:
Top one being rated capacity of 1050 IGPM at 150 PSI
Second is pump at 70% of rated capacity at 200 PSI
Third (lowest) is 50% of rated capacity at 250 PSI
You see three entries on the label:
Top one being rated capacity of 1050 IGPM at 150 PSI
Second is pump at 70% of rated capacity at 200 PSI
Third (lowest) is 50% of rated capacity at 250 PSI
OP
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Like me, LOL I bought it for the Ford truck and Detroit Diesel, then decided to leave it as is. Now I'm learning about fire engines, LOLBear in mind though, these owners may only have them because they are cool and in reality know little about fire engines and pumps, they just like fire engines.
OP
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I do know how to operate the PTO to engage pumps. Engage in neutral, once light comes on, shift Allison transmission to drive (but never do until I have valves open)
So lets start with the basics. How to fill.
Here are all my controls and valves.
Talk to me in dummy terms, LOL
How would I fill it?
I see most everything is numbered.
So lets start with the basics. How to fill.
Here are all my controls and valves.
Talk to me in dummy terms, LOL
How would I fill it?
I see most everything is numbered.
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riptides
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My old neighbor was a firefighter. He retired after 20 plus years of service. He bought a fire truck (ladder) which looked to me to be over 30 feet long. Circa 1970 i thought. He got it in a few parades...displayed it deployed hanging our flag off it in his front yard. Unfortunate his health declined and the thing sat out back for a long while. When it got towed out...about a year later he passed.
Those things require knowledge and upkeep. They are quite complex machines. Good luck with your new equipment.
Those things require knowledge and upkeep. They are quite complex machines. Good luck with your new equipment.
repete
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The first thing I would do is get a fitting to go into the pump to pressurize it with water off a garden hose. This can be most easily be done removing one of the 1/4" test ports on either side of the RPM gauge.
Watch for leaks. You can also test the gauges for function by opening the valve with a cap on the port. You should see both of the large white gauges rise equally as the pump pressurizes.
Be patient, it may well take a few minutes to fill the pump before you see the pressure gauges rise. There is nothing in the pump that will be damaged by garden hose pressure. You will be charging both the intake as well as the discharge side of the pump as it is a centrifugal pump.
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