Apparatus - Showcase: Unique Tanker Delivered to Fort Montgomery, N.Y.

Sept. 26, 2013

The Fort Montgomery (N.Y.) Fire Department has taken delivery of a unique tanker with a 1,500-gpm pump, a 2,400-gallon tank and a large diameter hose reel capable of holding up to 4,000 feet of 4-inch hose.

It's built on a KME Predator two-door cab and chassis with seating for two. It has three Newton 10-inch dump valves.

It carries a 12-foot roof ladder and a 10-foot folding ladder in the hose bed on a Zico drop down rack. It also has two arm Quic-Lift portable tank systems, Class 1 ES-KEY multiplex electrical system and a Whelen light package.

The overall length of the apparatus is 33.1 feet long with a 10-foot, 8-inch height.

The apparatus was sold by William McGuffey for $563,000.

Apparatus Type: Tanker
Model: KME Predator Severe Service
Engine: Cummins ISX15 550-hp
Generator: NA
Transmission: Allison 4000EVS
Tank: 2,400-gallon polypropylene
Pump: Hale DSD-150 1,500-gpm
Aerial: NA
Chasis Manufacturer: KME Fire Apparatus
State: NY
Year: 2013

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