Thread: "slip on" firefighting or washdown units...

Ok, bit of a random question, anyone got any experience of these - things to avoid or good features to have? Good suppliers for them? Looking into this for going into the back of a ute...

I made my own. Started with a Davis fire fighting pump and one of those thousand litre pods (IBCs). Some flexible hose, then a decent length of Dairy shed washdown hose with an adjustable nozzle.

Was way cheaper than a retail unit, and was able to upscale it when I picked up a $50 farm trailer that was big enough for 2 x IBC's.

Things to bear in mind: The IBC's have a valve that isn't made to last long, so best to install a proper 2 inch ball valve downstream.

The petrol driven fire fighting pumps can lift a few metres, so have a small section of flex pipe with a crude filter for lifting water out of a stream or dam.

Bloody handy bit of kit. Will water quite a few animals for a week if plumbed into a small water trough, useful when having a big bonfire, or washing the bejeezus out of your mud encrusted 4x4.

the IPC on farmbike trailer setups for calf milk are pretty potent units...can squirt milk a good 2 meters with just the petrol pump type nozzle....

Recently put this unit together for work. Australian made with a Honda motor and Davey pump. 25mm reel is perfect for fires and putting a 41mm hose on is amazing for wash downs.
Drafts really fast, 3-5 minutes for 800 litres. There are bigger and smaller units too. Kept away from IBC's as after a couple of years of bouncing doing big k's on dirt roads they are likely to fail

https://www.silvannz.co.nz/rural-lif...ighting-units/

Originally Posted by Brakelie

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Recently put this unit together for work. Australian made with a Honda motor and Davey pump. 25mm reel is perfect for fires and putting a 41mm hose on is amazing for wash downs.
Drafts really fast, 3-5 minutes for 800 litres. There are bigger and smaller units too. Kept away from IBC's as after a couple of years of bouncing doing big k's on dirt roads they are likely to fail

https://www.silvannz.co.nz/rural-lif...ighting-units/

@Brakelie what was approximate cost for that version and do you have an idea of the slightly smaller 600L one's cost? Probably needing a smaller tank for this application as it's gotta go into a ute as far as the current concept goes...

Originally Posted by No.3

@Brakelie what was approximate cost for that version and do you have an idea of the slightly smaller 600L one's cost? Probably needing a smaller tank for this application as it's gotta go into a ute as far as the current concept goes...

It was about $7k, the agents in the Hawkes Bay are Power Farming. They have to bring them in, not a stock item. Trailer was a separate purchase.
Not sure about the 600 litre ones sorry and yes that would be about your max for a ute slip on.

Ouch!!!

Davies water pump twin impellor 2.2K
IBC 0.1K
Flex hose and fittings 0.25K
20m washdown hose 0.3K
Lets call it 3K

Or a new skinny 500L rainwater tank add 0.5K

Originally Posted by XR500

Ouch!!!

Davies water pump twin impellor 2.2K
IBC 0.1K
Flex hose and fittings 0.25K
20m washdown hose 0.3K
Lets call it 3K

Or a new skinny 500L rainwater tank add 0.5K

Yeah, there’s plenty of fat in the 7k.


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I've got a set up like this for dipping sheep, had heavy use for 10 years still going strong.


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