Thread: Td5 fire truck help...

Another pic... what is the plug for on the wing on the other pics we cant work it out?
Chris

Send a PM to Graz.Graham has had them in his Bushfire brigade.Beware the low kms,the engine hours are high,they can run for days at a fire without moving very far.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Send a PM to Graz.Graham has had them in his Bushfire brigade.Beware the low kms,the engine hours are high,they can run for days at a fire without moving very far.
Andrew

Thanks I will.
Yes I know our other truck has low km's too but has done a lot of work (fire fighting you cant turn the engine off even when not moving), but this truck has only 60 hours on the pumps so it does not seem to have done much work at all. Underneath it is mint and the engine is super super tight. No oil leaks little damage and even the seats are almost mint.
Thanks again
Chris

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Send a PM to Graz.Graham has had them in his Bushfire brigade.Beware the low kms,the engine hours are high,they can run for days at a fire without moving very far.
Andrew

What is his username as I cant send the pm?
Cheers
Chris

Originally Posted by cafe latte

Another pic... what is the plug for on the wing on the other pics we cant work it out?
Chris

If it's anything like NSW appliances, I would assume it is for a charge plug to keep the battery charged when the vehicle is at station not in use.

Username is Graz.
Will PM you with his phone number,he isnt on all the time.
He is involved with the Kalamunda Bushfire Brigade,and is pretty well up the management ladder there.
You should find him quite helpfull.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Larry

If it's anything like NSW appliances, I would assume it is for a charge plug to keep the battery charged when the vehicle is at station not in use.

I never thought of that. I put a meter across the pins though and got nothing. I will give Graz a ring later before I plug anything into it though.
All in all though I am quite pleased with it the engine is very tight, the gears are smooth, no oil leaks either. The chassis is undamaged and it still has a as new paint job underneath so the truck really has not done much work. We still have the original plate so maybe Graz knows where it comes from..
Cheers
Chris

Hi Chris

I think Larry is on the money, probably an at station battery charging plug. Chase the wiring from it to see where they go.
The 130 is an ex FRS (Fire and Rescue Service) appliance. I'm with the BFS (Bush Fire Service) and all our appliances are white and all 4x4.
Both the FRS and BFS often work together, particularly larger incidences though we normally are separate which is why I don't recollect the 130 you are looking at.
We did have three Defenders but these have been replaced with toyotas.
One thing is obvious, the tojos struggle with the terrain where the Defenders traversed with ease.

Graham