Red 1 - 1989 Oshkosh T-2500 6X6 Aircraft Fire Truck: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

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[@hisaddle]

My next door neighbor drove a crash truck at the St. Louis, MO airport for 30 years. His last two trucks were the Oshkosh T-3000. I went out a few times in the 90's on a Sunday morning to ride around with him. He let me drive it once, on a tarmac area and I squirted some water. Amazing truck.

[@ph11p3540]

As a 12 year old base BRAT, I had the chance to ride along with my local base fire department on a massive Oshkosh P15 in the early 1970s. That truck loved driving at high speed over rough country and bumpy old farmers fields. They annihilated any ground they drove over without breaking a sweat thanks to their dual Detroit 550 HP engines. That's right, the P-15 had two massive engines in it.

[@v12tommy]

Central seating position, and a V12 in the back. It's like an F1 designer built a firetruck.

[@ph11p3540]

I have fond memories of the giant 1970 Oshkosh Titan 8x8 crash tenders at the Landcaster Park Airbase (now CFB Edmonton Garrison). I was 7 years old and watch the fire brigade get 3 of the brand new units plus heavy tanker trucks while living on the base as an Base BRAT. 2 years later I went of a field trip to visit the airbase after my dad retired from the CAF as an elementary school student and watched the live fire fire simulation. Little did I know in 1986 the airbase suffered it's worst air disaster when two Hercs collided while doing a LAPES demo and excercise.

[@MultiPurposeReviewer]

Man, Oshkosh builds some hella cool stuff. I want to know this thing's speed capabilities: max speed and acceleration.

[@MA9494AM]

Here in Sweden commercial airfields need to have a full time fire station on its ground (municipal, privat firm or state owned fire department). 30 sec after the alarm goes off the first unit must be out of the gates and after 90 sec the unit should be at the scene (as long as it is on airfield property). Most units are either old Volvo RB90, newer Scania P440 or Rosenbauer Panther

[@nickbricks8017]

MA9494AM in the us I believe on a commercial airport the first truck has to be on scene from anywhere in the airport in 3 mins or less and the last in 7 mins. Most of the trucks are Oshkosh’s like this.

[@jackiefreeman8239]

Cool! The 6X's are great! I worked at an airport and see them in action (training) close up!

[@jackiefreeman8239]

Mel Laknanurak I haven't seen an airport firefighter vehicle painted green! You have seen a military firefighter at an airport.

[@mondo78]

I worked at Kansas City International Airport in the 80's. Two of our rigs were painted that bright green and the oldest one was yellow. Was very common then and still is at some airports for higher visibility. Now with the advancement in emergency lighting they are going back to red even the military unless it is a truck stationed overseas then it is usually olive drab.

[@hebermarquez9879]

I love these Oshkosh T3000 6X6's. they are my favorite old school but remanufacured fire truck. I prefer the Oshkosh T3000 6X6's refurbished.

[@TrailRecon]

I need one of those front mounted hose mods for my Jeep! Great review guys!!

[@MultiPurposeReviewer]

That would be amazing.

[@SimplexSM]

1987?!? Wow, for the year it's in great shape!

[@TFLnow]

It's a refurbished 1989 truck. It looks brand new.

[@SimplexSM]

TFLnow | Oh ok! Thanks for the reply!

[@hisaddle]

Fire trucks sit in garages when not on call, makes a huge difference in how they look. I love having an attached garage that my 2011 Jeep Rubicon sits in while the weather outside can be very nasty here in CO.

[@TheStwat]

Damn that thing is amazing,

[@BLAB-it5un]

Curious what the response time would be in an alert 3 scenario since the apparatus aren't actually on the airport. Must not be a requirement to reach the scene in 3 minutes. Also the challenge of actually suppressing fuel can be seen in this truck's attempt to put out a fuel truck fire on the interstate a few years back. Even with dumping the full load of water, foam and purple K the fire raged on as if not being touched at all. At best they can only slow it down or perhaps keep it from spreading. Looked as though otherwise the fuel needs to burn itself out. Same can be seen in six or so ARFF units unloading on the one engine fire in Chicago to basically no avail. All they could do was suppress the intensity until the fuel ran out.

[@p45equipment]

you guys should like the oshkosh P-15

[@ph11p3540]

Who can forget that massive beast. Might be the largest fire engine every made. Definitely the heaviest ever made at 65 tons and my former base has two of those bad boys.

[@chrislewis6656]

Curious what the top speed is for this? Or a safe top speed.

[@MusingMageofDisney]

Wasn't this very truck used to put out a tanker fire on the freeway a while back?

[@duxmania984]

Could someone tell me from which material is this truck made of? The truck body is from aluminium or stainless steel or? Thanks guys

[@stuffjunk5019]

You should've had him demo the sirens for you lol.

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

Why sounds keeps going out?

[@PatrickBaptist]

That's a neat-o truck... 6x6...

[@2010tck93]

Is South Metro a privatized department?

[@makker0082]

Nice !!

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

I always thought Oshkosh was a Name Brand For Infant/Toddlers Clothes😳

[@elektrokinesis4150]

thats a different oshkosh

[@robertdevincent8532]

Most firefighters are still kids at heart...

[@darrylking2500]

Detroit Diesel The Best Engine for Firetruck they Will out perform Any Engines The RMPs are off the charts

[@Hunter_meier]

sounds like a 8v71 DD

[@p45equipment]

8v92 DD

[@symmetry08]

We need more water caring aircrafts for forest fires, for international arena and within nation.

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

I don’t know anything about Airports & these Emergency Operation Trucks

[@gambleoakranch]

I know where this is. Lol

[@redlineraphael]

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[@Hunter_meier]

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[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

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