Grand Lake Converts Tanker

The Grand Lake Fire Department recently rebuilt its 1991 Ford tanker. The truck was originally equipped with a 2,400 gallon elliptical fiberglass tank. Due to safety concerns regarding how the tank was secured to the chassis, the fire department opted to have a new 1,600 gallon tank installed. The new tank is fully baffled (side to side and front to back) and allows for more compartment space, three dump chutes, hose storage bed and a drop tank rack. The tank was built by Flatwater Fleet of Twig, Minnesota at a cost of about $23,000. The first photo is before the conversion and second photo is after.

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