Bus Carries Big Water Tanks
Leland Heuchert says his grandfather and father purchased a 1975 Ford bus to hold water tanks to fill sprayers a couple of decades ago. Now that they have a high- clearance sprayer to use on their grain farm, the bus is used for watering trees and fighting fires.
“They cut out one side to make a 7-ft. hole from the roof to the floor to put in 100 and 800-gal. poly tanks. They covered the hole with a large sliding door to give them quick access to the pump and hoses,” Heuchert says, noting a chemical handler was mounted near the rear door. A 150 gpm pump provides good pressure for a 2-in. hose with an adapter for a 3-in. hose and firefighting nozzle. The bus is also equipped with a garden hose on a reel and a 1-in. hose with a firefighting nozzle.
“It’s heavy when filled with water, and there’s no power steering either,” Heuchert says, noting it only goes 40 to 50 mph. But it’s useful for fires like the nearby 5-acre dry grass fire it helped battle last spring.
The Heucherts keep water in the bus throughout the warm season and drain it and treat it with RV antifreeze before storing it for the winter.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Leland Heuchert (Lelandheuchert@gmail.com)
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Bus Carries Big Water Tanks MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Leland Heuchert says his grandfather and father purchased a 1975 Ford bus to hold water tanks to fill sprayers a couple of decades ago Now that they have a high- clearance sprayer to use on their grain farm the bus is used for watering trees and fighting fires “They cut out one side to make a 7-ft hole from the roof to the floor to put in 100 and 800-gal poly tanks They covered the hole with a large sliding door to give them quick access to the pump and hoses ” Heuchert says noting a chemical handler was mounted near the rear door A 150 gpm pump provides good pressure for a 2-in hose with an adapter for a 3-in hose and firefighting nozzle The bus is also equipped with a garden hose on a reel and a 1-in hose with a firefighting nozzle “It’s heavy when filled with water and there’s no power steering either ” Heuchert says noting it only goes 40 to 50 mph But it’s useful for fires like the nearby 5-acre dry grass fire it helped battle last spring The Heucherts keep water in the bus throughout the warm season and drain it and treat it with RV antifreeze before storing it for the winter Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Leland Heuchert Lelandheuchert@gmail com
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