What they had were all-terrain fuel trucks, easily retrofitted to carry hundreds of gallons of water and high pressure hoses into brush that regular fire trucks can't access. So far, ten Texas Panhandle counties have the Beasts. Kind of funny to watch the fire trucks screaming towards a grass fire and the Beast lagging behind like a winded rhino at the back of a stampede. But it gets there, and it does an amazing job getting into the breaks and draws where mesquite and buffalo grass offer ample fuel.
Meet the Panhandle Volunteer Fire Department's Beast. Credited for helping to quickly contain last week's brush fire.
Haven driven one in the back country of Idaho, I can tell you it's like a .56 caliber round. It don't go fast, but it don't stop.
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Drove enough of those Deuces and 5-Tonners in the lean green farting machine... the best of them will go 60 but will go all day, the next day until you drop and sleep in the cab on those hard-assed canvas seats exhausted! WC knows what I speak of...
ReplyDeleteSlow and steady wins the race. Love Ya Beast.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless Em...and for sure Bless their drivers!!
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Getting water where it's needed is key in firefighting. Good for them vying for this vs. the tank. Much more practical.
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