Weis Fire & Safety Equipment Co., Inc.
111 E. Pacific * P.O. Box 3467 * Salina, Kansas 67402-3467
785-825-9527 * 1-888-689-9347 * 785-825-9538 Fax
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WEIS FIRE QUICK ATTACK 500
DEMO
CHASSIS
2009 Ford F-550 Super Duty Chassis
Color to be Ford red
Regular Cab
4 X 4
165" WB
84” CA
6.4L diesel engine
Automatic transmission with OD
XL trim
Vinyl high back bucket seats
Sliding rear window
AM/FM stereo
LT225 BSW Max-Trac tires
17,950 GVWR
4.88 limited slip rear end
Air conditioning
Single 200 amp alternator
Chrome bumper
Jewel headlamps
Polished stainless steel nerf bars
Stainless steel wheel simulators
TANK
The tank shall have a capacity of 500 gallons manufactured UPF.
The tank shall include the following features:
Fill tower with removable screen located at front left corner
Sump with anti-swirl plate and drain fitting
4.0" vent and overflow pipe
1.5" refill fitting
3.0" tank suction
Liquid level sight gauge
The tank will have a 4.0" tube running through the tank that shall be utilized for the plumbing from the pump to the manifold. It shall also act as a raceway for any electrical wiring and cables from the top mount panel to the pump and motor.
The outside of the tank shall be black.
Mounting strips shall be molded to the bottom of the tank to allow mounting to heavy duty skid frame.
A 10 gallon integral foam tank shall be provided with the fill tower on the right front corner.
There shall be a FRC Vision LED tank level indicator located on the top mount panel and a small FRC Vision LED tank level indicator located on the dash in the cab.
The tank shall have mounting blocks located at each rear top corner for mounting of rotating red lights.
The tank shall have a lifetime warranty. A copy of the warranty shall be provided with the apparatus.
TOP MOUNT PUMP CONTROLS
All pump controls shall be provided in the walkway at the front of the apparatus. The top mount control panel will have all pumping functions. The tank to pump line shall be operated at the rear of the apparatus. The control module and console shall be an integral component with the skid to allow easy removal of the entire firefighting unit, including the top mount panel from the fire body. The control module shall enclose the plumbing and manifold. Removable panels shall be provided for service. The panel shall be constructed of .125” smooth aluminum and shall be painted red to match the chassis.
The pump panel shall be provided with a 12” LED panel light with brushed aluminum light shroud.
The pump panel plumbing and manifold shall be inside the top mount control module.
Each discharge shall be properly function labeled.
SKID
The tank shall be mounted to a heavy duty aluminum skid. The tank shall have under tank mounting system allowing the tank to be mounted to the skid at the front and rear of the tank. The skid shall be bolted in six (6) locations to the body.
The skid shall also incorporated angled cradle supports at the four corners of the skid to eliminate any movement of the tank
The skid shall be constructed of 2.5" heavy duty thick wall aluminum tubing.
The pump mounting platform shall be 30D" x 40W" to provide a mounting point for the fire pump.
The pump platform shall have a .125" aluminum diamond plate overlay.
The skid shall have a DA sanded natural aluminum finish.
PUMP
The pump shall be a Hale model HPX275-B35 powered by a 35 hp Briggs and Stratton gasoline engine with the following features:
4.0" inlet
3.0" outlet with N.P.T. bolt on flange
Electric start
Pump panel
2.5" master gauge
Vernier throttle control
Electronic choke
Primer controls
12-volt ESP electric primer
Low oil pressure light
The pump shall be located at the rear of the apparatus, mounted on the aluminum skid.
A 7-gallon custom fabricated aluminum diamond plate fuel cell shall be provided for the fire pump. The fuel cell shall be mounted to the fire body, between the passenger side upper body compartment and booster reel.
An electric fuel gauge with backlight shall be located on the top mount pump panel.
There shall be remote start / stop engine controls for the pump located inside the cab on the custom aluminum console.
There shall be electronic throttle controls for the pump located inside the cab on the custom aluminum console.
There shall be a 2.5” master discharge gauge with red LED backlight located inside the cab on the custom aluminum console.
PLUMBING
All plumbing shall be heavy duty welded stainless steel plumbing. When necessary, high pressure hose shall be used with stainless steel fittings. The stainless steel plumbing shall have a 10 year warranty
A 4.0" square manifold shall be utilized. All discharges shall be plumbed from this manifold.
The manifold shall have one (1) 2.5” fitting for the 2.5” plumbing from the pump.
The manifold shall have one (1) 2.0" fitting for the front remote controlled nozzle.
The manifold shall have one (1) 1.5" fitting for the 1.5" pre-connect.
The manifold shall have three (3) 1.0" fittings, one (1) for the booster reel and two (2) for the whip lines.
There shall be two (2) automatic drain valves provided, one (1) for the front mounted remote control nozzle and one (1) for the booster reel. These drain valves shall automatically open when pump pressure drop below 5 psi.
The entire discharge plumbing system shall be hydrostatically tested to 300 psi for two minutes prior to installation. This is to insure that the entire plumbing system will not leak and to insure the safety of all fire department personnel.
The discharge plumbing from the pump to the manifold will be plumbed with 2.5" pipe.
There will be a 2.5” WATER ONLY discharge located at the rear of the apparatus. This discharge shall be provided with a chrome cap and chain.
**NOTE: This discharge shall be operated at the rear of the apparatus and not from the top mount pump panel.
There will be a 1.5" discharge plumbed to the pre-connect hose tray with a 1.5" brass swivel to allow the hose to be pulled to either side of the apparatus.
All discharge valves shall be heavy duty, full flow, fire service quality quarter turn ball valves.
The tank to pump line shall be plumbed with 2.5" plumbing. A wire reinforced flexible connection shall be used to provide ease of service and to reduce vibration.
The tank to pump valve shall be a 2.5" heavy duty, full flow, fire service quality quarter turn ball valve.
There shall be a 2.5" suction with a 2.5" chrome plated plug and chain
NOTE: Only Akron full flow quarter turn ball valve shall be used for suction and discharge lines. All valves shall have the Akron TSC handle
The 1.0" tank fill and recirculating line shall utilize a 1.0" stainless steel gate valve and will be plumbed prior the foam injection unit so as to keep foam from entering the booster tank.
There shall be two (2) 4' whip lines provided one (1) on each side of the top mount control module with 1.0" forestry hose and two (2) TFT 1.0” QuadraFog 5-10-24-40 GPM adjustable gallonage nozzles with pistol grips. Each nozzle shall have a nozzle clip. Each whip line shall have a 1.0" 90 degree swivel for ease of maneuvering.
BOOSTER REEL
A Hannay SBEF-20-30-31-12 heavy duty electric rewind booster reel will be provided with 100' of 1.0" lightweight durable booster hose with low profile powder coated aluminum couplings.
The booster reel shall be located at the passenger side rear corner of the fire body.
One (1) TFT 1.0” QuadraFog 5-10-24-40 GPM adjustable gallonage nozzle with pistol grip will be provided.
The booster reel shall be plumbed with high pressure hose with stainless steel fittings
The booster reel will be provided with one (1) rewind switch located at the booster reel or location to be determined by the fire department.
The booster reel shall be provided with a single chrome hose roller and spool assemblies.
A 40 amp circuit breaker will be provided for the booster reel.
TFT TORNADO
A TFT Tornado with joystick control and electrically operated valve shall be located at the front of the apparatus with a 15-120 GPM adjustable gallonage nozzle. The electrically operated valve shall be stainless steel. A custom Weis Fire front end full replacement front bumper shall be mounted on the front of the chassis and shall be the mounting platform for the Tornado. The Tornado shall be plumbed with 1.5" high pressure flexible hose. The joystick shall be mounted on the front side of the custom aluminum console inside the cab. The entire plumbing system for the Tornado shall have one drain at the mid point of the chassis. The mid point drain shall be an automatic drain that opens when line pressure drops below 5 psi.
FOAM SYSTEM
A Hale 2.1 Foam Logix Class A foam injection system shall be provided and will be plumbed to the manifold to provide foam to all discharges, excluding the rear 2.5” discharge. The unit shall be plumbed in a manner that foam will not enter the water tank. The control panel shall be located on the driver side of the pump panel.
The foam system shall be mounted on the driver side rear of the fire body. The foam system shall have a hinged aluminum diamond plate cover.
WEIS FIRE QUICK ATTACK BODY
The fire body shall be constructed of entirely of heavy duty extruded aluminum and will have a ten (10) year structural warranty
The perimeter of the body shall be constructed of a heavy duty 6061T5 aluminum extrusion. The deck plate shall be stitch welded on the bottom side of the extrusion.
The cross members shall be 2" x 4" 6061T6 extruded aluminum tube on 12" centers for rigidity and longevity. There shall be no less that ten (10) aluminum 2” x 4” extruded aluminum cross members.
The sills shall be 6.0" steel channel.
The body sills shall be mounted to the frame utilizing a 6 point mounting system.
There shall be a .125" aluminum diamond plate covering the entire upper surface of the body.
The fire body shall be 132" long, 96" wide.
There shall be a 20" walkway between the cab and the Weis Fire Attack fire fighting unit. There shall be a recessed step well on each side of the walkway. Each step well shall be approximately 21"D x 21"W.
Located at the entrance to the walkway shall be swing in gates on each side. The door shall have a stop that will not allow the door to swing out when it automatically closes. The door shall be 36"H and will be constructed of 1.0" x 2.0" extruded aluminum tube. The gate shall be hinged on the headache rack and the stop rail shall be a 2.0" x 2.0" extruded aluminum tube.
The outsides of the gates shall be covered with .125” aluminum diamond plate.
There shall be non slip NFPA under body ladder style steps located on each front corner of the apparatus to allow access to step well and walkway.
There shall be 12” extruded aluminum handrails with slip resistant rubber inserts located at the walkway entrances.
There shall be headache rack at the front of the body that will also serve as a light bar mounting platform. The headache rack shall be constructed with 2.0” x 2.0” thick wall extruded aluminum tubing and will have diamond plate covering the bottom half on front and back side and expanded aluminum on the top half.
The light bar platform shall be constructed of 1/4" aluminum plate shall be properly gusseted. The light bar platform shall be 10" x 60".
There shall be an area approximately the size of the rear cab window that will be covered with expanded aluminum that will allow the driver to view the walkway.
A 120" deep x 30" wide x 5" high tool compartment at rear of the apparatus with a horizontally hinged, drop down door shall be provided. This compartment shall provide for underbody storage of department supplied shovels, brooms, rakes, etc.
There shall be two (2) sweep-out style compartments with two (2) lift up doors located one (1) on each side of the fire body. Dimensions for the passenger side compartment shall be 60"W x 30"H x 20" deep with an aluminum divider between. Dimensions for the driver side compartment shall be 72"W x 30"H x 20" deep with an aluminum divider between. The L-2 and the R-2 compartments shall have adjustable shelves. The doors shall be D style slam latch. The body of the compartments shall be constructed of .125" aluminum diamond plate. The doors shall be .125 smooth aluminum plate. The exterior of the door shall be painted with high gloss urethane enamel. The L-1 and R-1 compartments shall each be large enough to contain an SCBA and spare bottle in walkway brackets. Each compartment and adjustable shelf shall have Dri-Dek tiles.
The upper body compartments shall have LED compartment lights that shall automatically come on when the compartment door is opened.
The upper body compartment doors shall be wired to an open door warning light and alarm that shall be located in the cab. The open door warning light shall be activated anytime a compartment door is open. The open door warning light AND alarm shall be activated anytime a compartment door is opened and the chassis’ transmission is shifted out of park.
There shall be a 6.0” high aluminum diamond plate pre-connect hose tray located on top of the driver side compartment.
The hose tray shall be provided with a black vinyl cover with nylon web end, allowing for rapid hose line deployment.
There shall be a 6.0” high aluminum diamond plate dunnage area located on top of the passenger side compartment.
The dunnage area shall be provided with a black vinyl cover.
There shall be two (2) underbody tool boxes located one on the left and one on the right side of the apparatus, 16"H x 20"D x 30" W with drop down doors and cable stops. Each compartment shall be mounted to the under side of the fire body between the walkway ladder step and the rear tires. Each compartment is to be constructed of .125" aluminum diamond plate. Each compartment shall have Dri-Dek tiles.
A 10" deep full body width rear step shall be provided. The rear step shall be constructed of .125" NFPA compliant embossed aluminum treadbrite. It shall be supported by a heavy duty steel subframe attached directly to the frame. The step shall be no more than 20" from the ground when the apparatus is loaded.
All stop, turn, back up, corner, and DOT lights shall be provided. The stop, turn, and brake lights shall be LED.
A flush mounted fuel fill hole with be provided for one fuel tank. The fuel fill shall be located on the body next to the pump in a vertical manner to facilitate easy filling of the fuel tank. It shall NOT be located on the side of the body. A “Diesel Fuel Only” shall be provided next to the fuel filler cap.
Mud flaps shall be installed behind the rear wheels. The mud flaps shall say “KEEP BACK 500 FEET”.
There shall be two (2) chrome tow eyes provided at the rear of the apparatus.
FRONT BUMPER
There shall be a Weis Fire custom designed full replacement front end bumper provided on the apparatus. The bumper shall have a black textured Powder Coat finish.
ELECTRICAL
The entire wiring system shall be entirely composed of high grade commercial quality wiring harnesses that shall be color coded and function coded throughout. An electrical sub panel shall be located behind the passenger seat. The apparatus’ wiring harnesses shall be connected to the electrical sub panel utilizing Deutsch connectors.
A wiring diagram shall be provided with the apparatus.
The electrical system shall have a two (2) year warranty.
SCENE LIGHTING
There shall be two (2) FRC 12-volt 150-watt HID (high intensity discharge) manually telescoping scene lights provided, located one (1) on each front corner of the headache rack.
Each scene light shall be independently controlled from switches located on the switch module inside the cab.
EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM
An emergency lighting system consisting of the following shall be provided.
Code 3 2158 NFPA LED 55" light bar red shall be mounted on the headache rack located at the front of the fire body.
Eight (8) Code 3 OPXR 2” x 4” LED flashing lights shall be provided with chrome bezels. The LED lights shall be located two (2) red at the front of the apparatus mounted on the grill, two (2) red at the rear of the apparatus, two (2) red on the sides of the front fenders (one (1) each side), and two (2) red on the sides of the fire body (one (1) each side).
There shall be two (2) Code 3 550 rotating red lights at the rear of the apparatus on mounting brackets located on the rear corners of the tank.
A Code 3 3672 full function 100 watt siren shall be provided. A Code 3 US206 100 watt speaker shall be mounted at the front bumper.
There shall a Code 3 711 alternating flasher installed for the headlights.
A Code 3 D50C back up alarm shall be provided.
A Code 3 40” 15 light Optix narrow stick shall be provided at the rear of the apparatus and shall have the controls located in the cab.
All emergency lights shall be controlled from a Code 3 430 module located inside the aluminum console.
A custom aluminum console shall be provided to house the switch module, siren controls, rear narrow stick controls, customer supplied radio, and the remote monitor joystick control.
There shall be a Havis-Shields 12” gooseneck halogen map light provided and mounted on the custom aluminum console.
There shall be two (2) walkway lights in the walkway.
There will be two (2) work lights provided, mounted one (1) on each side of the headache rack facing the rear of the truck for night time operation and will be switched at the switch module in the cab.
There shall be one (1) underbody ground light under each step well, two (2) underbody ground lights at the rear of the apparatus, and one (1) underbody light located under each cab door. These lights shall be automatically activated when the chassis’ transmission is shifted into park and shall automatically de-activate when the chassis’ transmission is shifted out of park.
APPARATUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
There shall be a Fire Com 2-Person wireless apparatus intercom system provided.
The Fire Com system shall have the following components:
LETTERING AND STRIPING
Up to 60 3.0" Smart Gold letters will be provided on the apparatus.
The apparatus shall be provided with a 1” black- 4” yellow- 1” black Scotchlite reflective stripe on the chassis and body compartments as per NFPA requirements.
There shall also be a 4” red Scotchlite stripe installed on the perimeter fire body extrusion.