AES 18000 Water Truck
AES 18000 Water Truck
Overview
Water Delivery
Tank Features
Options
Safety
Overview
All AES Water Truck Modules come with fully integrated ROPS and/or FOPS systems designed and fabricated to suit a range of cab-over and bonneted vehicle chassis.
Water Delivery
FAN SPRAYS
- Three magnum air operated spray heads
- One left, one right and one central
- All individually controlled from cabin
DRIBBLE BAR
- 125mm full width type with air operated butterfly valve controlled from cabin.
CANNON
- Designed and built by AES Equipment Solutions with remote grease lines to designated swivel bearings on the cannon
- The cannons are air operated, mounted in rear right-hand corner top of tank, remote controlled from cabin
CAB CONTROLS
- Mounted on cab console
- Air-switched controls fitted in a control box mounted to the front of the centre console
HOSE REEL
- Graco spring rewind complete with 15m x 25mm hose and variable spray water faucet.
Tank Features
TANK CAPACITIES
- 18,000 litres
TANK FITTING
- Top-fill point funnel; site level gauges front and rear
- Pump system
- 3″ high lift water pump with three fan sprays
- Pressure outlets include 1″ ball valve outlet for hose reel
OTHER PIPING
- Dammfill system
- Tank bottom fill-point with pipe to top of tank and butterfly valve complete with 75mm camlock male and cap
BUMPER
- Full width bumper incorporating LED tail lights and clearance lights
TANK PAINTING
- Tank and all components sandblasted to class 2½
- Internal tank lining is two-pack epoxy to minimum 400 micron
- External tank finished is a two-pack system to corporate colours; hand rails and ladder to ASY14 yellow
Options
OPTIONS
Because our modules are custom-manufactured to clients’ requirements, we offer a wide range of options, including:
- Allison or Telma retarders available for most makes and models
- Wrap around bull horn extensions for dribble bar
- Hour meter for PTO circuit to monitor pump hours
- Foam injection (fire control) system for water cannon with inbuilt 200 litre foam tank
- Dual cannons, top- and bottom-mounted, with individual controls
- Standalone ROPS/FOPS
- Tank-top handrail mod behind cannon
- Starter isolator
- Extra beacon on rear handrail
- Extra fire extinguisher (rear mount)
- Steel wire to secure wheel chocks
- Drop pipes – must be pre-ordered
- Front sprays – must be pre-ordered
- Twin pole isolator
- Extra rear spray head (horizontal)
- Vertical magnum batter sprays
- Camlock fitting on pressure side
- Tank flushing system
- Wheel nut tags
- Actual litre amount fill level marker
- Grip-tape/paint on tank-top
- T-clamps instead of worm clamps on sight gauges
- Whip aerial
- Bull bar
- Heavy duty tyres
- Flouro hi-vis tape (75mm)
- VHF Radio
- Park brake/seatbelt alarm
- Auto-on for headlights
- Blue beacon
- Fire suppression system (specification required by client)
LIGHTING
- LED lights on top corners of tank
- Reverse alarm and reverse light fitted
- Hella Amber Strobe type mounted on cab
- 12 volt work lights fitted to the rear work area
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
- Fitted to front driver-side of tank
HYDRAULICS
- Hotshift PTO installed driving a gear pump
- 250 litre oil tank integrated into the front left corner of the water tank
- Suction filter with replaceable canisters installed in the return line
SIGN WRITING
- Company logo on left and right sides
- Company reflective asset number 600mm x 300mm on left and right sides
- All hose, reels and fill points labelled
- Safety signage, compartments product labels, flammable liquids to meet Australian standards
COMMISSIONING
- Pre-delivery operational checks
- Meter calibration and flow rate testing
- Parts book and service manual
Safety
FIRE SUPPRESSION
- Fire suppression
- Rails
- guards and steps
- electrical
- ROPS
REVERSING CAMERA
- Camera fitted to the rear of the tank