New Fire Engine.
Designed and constructed in New Zealand, the latest fire engine acquired by the Christchurch Fire Board incorporates all the latest improvements in this type of machine. The body and chassis are of the “new world type, the chief feature being the central well for the firemen to prevent injury at high speed. Beneath the seats on each side are spacious lockers for hose and other equipment, which can be quickly opened by snap ings on the sides of the machine. The pumping unit is situated at the rear of the machine, where all parts can be easily controlled. The pump has a capacity to deliver 500 gallons of water a minute at a pressure of 1201 b. It can also be converted to boost the pressure in the mains. There is a 45 gallon water supply carried on the machine for use in emergency. There are two searchlights and the hose and ladder brackets have snap fastenings, eliminating the delay caqsed in undoing straps. All fittings are finished in chromium plating.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAITA19400403.2.33
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1940, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
174New Fire Engine. Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1940, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Wairarapa Times-Age. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in