has any one ever heared of a boom made to put out fires ?

Yes I have. I do beleave Scwhing may have a link on their site? That is a cool concept. I would be in to that.

WE HAVE USED OURS TO PUT OUT FIRES BEFORE THAT WERE HARD TO GET TO BUT IT IS OF OUR OPINION THAT CONCRETE PUMPS DON'T MAKE GOOD FIRE TRUCKS. BUT IF YOUR IN A BIND IT WORKS GREAT. THEY HAD AN ADAPTER MADE WERE FOUR HOSES COULD BE HOOKED UP TO THE BOOM AND BYPASS THE HOPPER.

Do you guys have any photos of that. That would be a cool concept.

Russ

I was at the factory in 01 and saw one 28m.I asked and was told fire fighting boom.We abruptly moved to a different part of factory.I never really thought of it again,so I tryed a search.The only thing I found was schetch's and a statement 01 from Oshgosh that they now have the rights t sell unit.

I'LL GET WITH MY AREA MANAGER AND SEE, IT WAS HIS DEPARTMENT THAT USED IT , IT WAS FOR A GRAIN BIN AND THE IDEA WAS TO FLOOD IT WITH AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE, AND IT WORKED, IT WAS A 45 M .I RAN ACROSS THE ADAPTER AND WAS TOLD THE STORY.

i read and saw a pic on the net a few years ago that a fire department somewhere in US had a schwing 32xl boom for a fire truck

i read and saw a pic on the net a few years ago that a fire department somewhere in US had a schwing 32xl boom for a fire truck

Sometime back in the 90's I remember my father getting a Schwing fire boom to take and demo to firehouses around here.  All I remember was that it had a man basket to go up in, not sure of the size of the boom as I was too young then.

Now I'm really going to show my age  but-In 1980 we converted a 32xl to accept the firetruck pumper to the deckpipe in Rifle,Colorado.  We had a great guy named Billy Montiveer and a few other that were on the volunteer dept. and they came up with the idea.  It's always fun to think back about western Slope concrete Pumping-what a great co. and Cliff Mays was the BEST!

No way,to many names I remember.But you forgot to mention Buddy Walls.Shame on you,thanks for the flashback.