The Tavistock Station of the East Zorra - Tavistock Township Fire Department took Delivery of this Metalfab Tandem Pumper/Tanker on July 24, 2013. This unit was the third unit purchased by the township but it was the first Metalfab unit at the Tavistock Station.
This tandem Pumper/Tanker was installed on a Freightliner M2 106 Four Door Chassis. The chassis was equipped with a Cummins ISL 350 HP Diesel Engine and a Allison EVS 3000 Automatic Transmission. The chassis was complete with Aluminum wheels and dual fender mounted air horns with dual lanyard controls overhead in the interior of the cab.
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The pump on this unit was a Hale PSD 840 IGPM PTO Driven pump. Where this was a PTO Driven pump, it had Pump and Roll Capability. All piping was stainless steel and the pump panel was in a side mount configuration. The Poly Water Tank had a capacity of 2,500 Imperial Gallons. The truck was also equipped with a 10" Newton dump with Rotating and Telescopic chute and Two 4" Direct Tank Fills at the rear of the unit.
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The extruded aluminum body featured a combination of high side and low side compartments on the
left side of the unit. The right side of the unit had a combination of intermediate and low side compartments. Rear Access to the main hose bed was achieved by a Zico Quic Ladder. On the left side fender top a portable tank was stored in a manual drop down rack. The right side fender top had a manual drop down ladder rack.
Metalfab would like to thank the East Zorra - Tavistock Township Fire Department and the Tavistock Station for choosing Metalfab to manufacture this new Pumper/Tanker.
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