Apparatus - Townsend, MA, Fire Dept. Puts Big Tanker in Service

The Townsend, MA, Fire Department has received an HME Ahrens-Fox 2,500-gallon tanker.
March 5, 2019

The Townsend, MA, Fire Dept. has received an HME Ahrens-Fox 2,500-gallon tanker. It's built on a 1871-W HME Ahrens-Fox chassis and a MFDxl-12 mid-roof cab with a large windshield. It is powered by a Cummins ISL-9 and an Allison transmission. It has a Hale QMax 1,500-gpm pump and a 2,500-gallon tank. 

Apparatus Type: Tanker
Model: MFDxl-12
Engine: Cummins ISL
Generator: NA
Transmission: Allison 3000EVS
Tank: 2,500-gallon
Pump: Hale QMAX 1,500-gpm pump
Aerial: NA
Chasis Manufacturer: HME Ahrens-Fox
State: MA
Year: 2018

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