do any of you use flot pumps and do you like them do thay work good and what brand is beter
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Float pumps!
My rural department uses two types of floating pumps.We have two waterous Floto -pumps that have one 1.5 inch discharge and flows around 140-160 gallons per minute.We have had the units in operation since the early eighty's.The are a pain in the *** to start sometimes, however they do come handy during wildland fire operations.We have also used them for mopup during structure fires.During freezing conditions they have saved homes.In those cases truck were out of water with no chance of tanking in water,we pressed the float pumps into service in nearby ponds or creeks.The water could not be reached any other way.
We have also recently purchased a Hale Chief II floating pump with a max flow of 410 GPM for drafting from streams or ponds.The pump as two 2.5 inch discharges.The pump is standard equipment on our water tanker/tender.
We like our float pumps!Always a day late and a dollar short!
Hillbilly Irish!
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Originally posted by coldfront View PostMy rural department uses two types of floating pumps.We have two waterous Floto -pumps that have one 1.5 inch discharge and flows around 140-160 gallons per minute.We have had the units in operation since the early eighty's.The are a pain in the *** to start sometimes, however they do come handy during wildland fire operations.We have also used them for mopup during structure fires.During freezing conditions they have saved homes.In those cases truck were out of water with no chance of tanking in water,we pressed the float pumps into service in nearby ponds or creeks.The water could not be reached any other way.
We have also recently purchased a Hale Chief II floating pump with a max flow of 410 GPM for drafting from streams or ponds.The pump as two 2.5 inch discharges.The pump is standard equipment on our water tanker/tender.
We like our float pumps!
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Our Hale Floto-Pump.....
Our Hale Floto-Pump is awesome..... regarding the noise factor though, I've found that most are very noisy due to most being two strokes."Be LOUD, Be PROUD..... It just might save your can someday when goin' through an intersection!!!!!"
Life on the Truck (Quint) is good.....
Eat til you're sleepy..... Sleep til you're hungry..... And repeat.....
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Sitting in the corner
Im understand that float pump are good for some department, however, ours sit in a corner busted and it been used a good dozen times, we simily are able to get more water with a draft than take the time to set up the pump and actually get it working.
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