Our dept is looking for a new tanker with a price tag of under 150K. Can you guys share your price and dealers that have already met your needs in this price range. Email info to [email protected]
Although we don't run tankers(we run engines w/ 1000 gal tanks) One of the departments around us just bought a new tanker. They got a Pierce 2000 gal tanker with a 1000 gpm pump on a Kenworth chassis. I think that it was around 120k. It seems like a pretty nice rig. It looks good and runs well for them. http://kuhlhosefire.org/apparatus.htm
I too am interested in a tanker, but have a little more $ to spend (not trying to be snobbish)
We are in the beginning stages of putting together a 2500-3000 gallon, 4 man cab, 1250 pump, blah, blah, blah.
Found American LaFrance to be very reasonalbe, plus you can build rough on-line.
As long as you don't go nuts, just about any builder should be able to build you a new tanker for $150K. Now if you start getting real heavy on the chassis, adding lots of options, then you won't be able to get what you want for that money.
Check everyone. I sell Rosenbauer, I know they can do it. I also know that US Tanker as previously mentioned can, Pierce as was mentioned, probably folks like Simon, Alexis, E-One and ALF (for sure in a program unit, as I recently bid against one.)
Your budget is not out of line, in my opinion.
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Don't know how much pump you want, but take a look at Toyne's new web site (lauched yesterday) at www. toyne.com. > Products > Demos. They're showing a 2000 gallon demo tanker (8542) on a Freighliner M2 single axle chassis. I didn't open them, but the complete specs are there. Looks like it has a small pump.
Look at the one under it, too, #8700. Also 2000 gallons, more pump, stainless body, more features. No idea what price range they're in, but 800 phone calls come pretty reasonable...
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Last edited by chiefengineer11; 10-28-2006, 12:05 PM.
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I too am interested in a tanker, but have a little more $ to spend (not trying to be snobbish)
We are in the beginning stages of putting together a 2500-3000 gallon, 4 man cab, 1250 pump, blah, blah, blah.
Found American LaFrance to be very reasonalbe, plus you can build rough on-line.
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