ON-FARM

Front-mount fire chaser

Front mounted 1000-litre fire-fighting unit on an articulated 4WD tractor.

Ben White

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This innovation from Paul O'Meehan, Martin Brooks and the team is no exception. They have mounted 1000-litre fire-fighting units to the front of the articulated 4WD tractors that pull chasers at harvest.

The fire units use a hypro pump to pump water through a pipe fitted with TeeJet ¾" boomless nozzles that are pointed forward for chasing down fires.

A hand-held hose is also mounted to the cab-entry side if required.

We hope they don't have to use it but with the chaser usually the first on the scene, we reckon this is a nice setup to quickly douse any fires that spring up.

See more photos of the innovation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor_650/status/1059614017294000128 

A couple of Workshop series books on their way as a token of our thanks for sharing the photos.

If you have an idea, innovation or low-cost solution, send it in and we will publish it. As a token of our thanks, we'll send you a couple of copies of our Workshop series reference books.

Email us the idea at contact@kondinin.com.au or send us an MMS of it at 040 111 FARM (0401113276)

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