Hino Australia’s manager for product strategy, Daniel Petrovski, said the company has been providing reliable transport solutions to the firefighting and emergency services for over 40 years, and this year’s AFAC stand provides a glimpse of the past, present and future within the emergency services.
Hino tells us that a new 700 Series FS2632 6×4 with an ultra heavy water tanker body designed and built by well-known body builders R.A. Bell & Co will be headlining the brand’s stand.
“It builds on the proven success of the outgoing 500 Series Wide Cab FM2632 6×4, and is the latest generation Hino chassis ideally suited to firefighting and emergency response applications with higher levels of performance, efficiency and safety,” said Petrovski.
The tanker is equipped with dual 65mm rear delivery outlets, dual 50mm and single 40mm deck outlets with a dedicated hydrant boost line, a TFT remote-controlled monitor mounted on the bull bar, and a burn-over crew protection system with an audible warning and features a 9,000 litre marine-grade aluminium water tank with advanced corrosion protection.
Hino says that the truck’s water delivery is provided by an MK300 pump which is capable of flows up to 1,400 litres per minute, making it ideally suited to a variety of applications in the emergency services, local government and mining industries.
The company tells us that the truck’s Euro 6-compliant 700 Series FS2632 is powered by its A09C six-cylinder turbo diesel engine that produces 320hp (235kW) and 1275Nm of torque delivered from 1,100 to 1,600rpm, and which is mated to a six-speed Allison 3200 full automatic transmission.
Hino claims that its 700 Series is the safest truck it offers in Australia, and that it has the most comprehensive Hino SmartSafe safety package ever offered, which includes Pre-Collision System (PCS) with Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and Pedestrian Detection (PD), Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Driver Monitor (DM) and Reverse Camera (RC).
The company said that will also have one of its 500 Series FE models on the stand, which has been purpose-built mobile as a workshop which is designed and built by the the experienced MFI Automotive Group for the Victorian Country Fire Authority (CFA).
“The 500 Series has been a perennial favourite within the firefighting industry for decades and this truck is no exception,” said Petrovski.
“It provides CFA Tower Overseers with a practical, safe and highly capable mobile workshop for maintenance work throughout Victoria,” he added.
The truck has been designed to equip volunteer technicians with organised equipment storage, on-board power, lifting and recovery capability, and safe access to tools and equipment in the field according to Hino.
The truck’s lifting and access equipment includes a Maxilift ML150.3D E 24 V electro-hydraulic crane with manual stabiliser leg assembly plus a 6.4 m Branach Powermaster extension ladder. Other modifications to the vehicle which will assist CFA crews include an additional front recovery point and custom-built four-post bulbar.
Hino reminds us that its 500 Series has a GVM of 14 tonnes and is powered by turbocharged AO5C engine matched to an Allison 2500 six-speed transmission and is equipped with a Hendrickson airbag drive axle suspension.
To prove Hino’s long history in the firefighting and emergency services industry the company will help celebrate the enduring legacy of brand in frontline firefighting for the CFA, with a recently restored 1986 Hino Type 2 pumper will also be on display.
The truck found a second life in industrial firefighting and emergency response training across Victoria and Queensland after decades of service in the outer suburbs of Melbourne.
The pumper has been restored by Eastey Fire Trucks to the traditional Country Fire Association (CFA) red having been formerly painted in the distinctive Weidelux DayGlo Orange.
“This remarkable truck is a fantastic example of Hino’s renowned quality, durability and reliability it is still transported around Victoria Fire Station precincts for training purposes, and continues to remain functional,” said Petrovski.
“After four decades of service across frontline firefighting, industrial operations and training environments, it continues to demonstrate the dependable performance that Hino customers have come to expect from our trucks,” he concluded.
