Fire engine oil capacities

[Nmr1981]

Took the kids to an amusement park and they had a fire engine on display on the inside door jamb they had the capacities listed pretty interesting.

 

[Kira]

They should all be so clear and ...ahem, easy to read.

 

[Pablo]

What does it say on top of that knob/ cap?

 

[RoadDukie]

Man... They're not screwing around!!!

When lives are at risk...

 

[Chris142]

That's a small oil sump. The x15 Cummins in the trucks at my work take 11 gallons.

 

[Owen Lucas]

What does it say on top of that knob/ cap?

It appears to say "Guess" with the last "s" covered by the remnants of a sticker, so not exactly a reassuring thing to place on a cap, or a switch which it also might be lol.

 

[Nmr1981]

It appears to say "Guess" with the last "s" covered by the remnants of a sticker, so not exactly a reassuring thing to place on a cap, or a switch which it also might be lol.

I’ll try to get back to double check still at the park…

 

[LDB]

My W900 had a Cummins ISX and it took 11.5 gallons of oil.

 

[Mazomopar]

Guest for air ride seat? Long shot.
We also had a few trucks where, if that is entering the front seat, the master electrical switch was about there.

 

[Owen Lucas]

Guest for air ride seat? Long shot.

Yeah that would make much more sense!

 

[Langanobob]

Guest is the manufacturer’s name for high end battery disconnect switches.

 

[Kira]

Ha-ha, "Jacoby Amusements Recommends Castrol". I'm so funny, I crack myself up.

 

[CDX825]

For those wondering the pump primer oil lubricates a rotary vane pump that pulls vacuum on the fire pump to prime it. This is used when sucking water from a portable dump tank, pond or stream. Most fire pumps are not self priming hence the need for a separate primer pump.

 

[mattd]

Most of our new trucks are 11 gallons for oil or more . Some take 15 or more gallons of coolant also.

 

[Pablo]

Guest is the manufacturer’s name for high end battery disconnect switches.

Makes 100% sense

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

The units they use are odd.

Why is one 35 quarts but another 35 pints?

 

[Pablo]

The units they use are odd.

Why is one 35 quarts but another 35 pints?

Tradition as much as anything I believe. Axles and diffs were always in pints.

 

[dbias]

What does it say on top of that knob/ cap?

That is the battery switch. Driver turns it on as they get into the seat.

 

[weaponoffreedom]

That's a small oil sump. The x15 Cummins in the trucks at my work take 11 gallons.

You must work with some small trucks.

The Belaz 75710 dump truck has a sump capacity of 142 gallons.

 

[weaponoffreedom]

The units they use are odd.

Why is one 35 quarts but another 35 pints?

they must be Irish or something