Brush truck

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A Brush Truck is a combination of all terrain vehicle, Mini-Pumper and Wilderness rescue Vehicle. Typically, example would be a Ford F-350 1 Ton truck outfitted with a 200+ gallon tank, Indian tanks, chainsaws, picks, fire rakes, and stretchers for rescue operations. Most trucks would have a front mounted secondary pump that can feed its primary outlets, or can provide boost power to supplement a high drawing engine. The role of a Brush truck is simply, get in where the main apparatus cannot go, such as narrow roads, fields, or in very swampy areas. Newer Brush trucks would have a diesel engine set on a 1-ton, pickup chassis, older versions, would be a large displacement gas engine, like a 351W, a 390, or 460. Some older trucks can be a regular pickup with fire department markings, lights and Fire radio, with a portable pump and hose lines with a large water tank.