FYREBX - 300 GAL WILDFIRE TOOL

[mack]

The Air Force will soon have new firefighting tool. Will CalFire follow suit?

California could soon have a new firefighting tool at its disposal. It’s called the FYREBX.

kmph.com

FYREBX: Shasta County native invents new equipment for fighting fires and much more

krcrtv.com

Fyrebx - Compact Track Loader Attachments

FYREBX is a patent pending track loading, skid steer attachment that takes 300 gallons of water across terrain that many trailers and other equipment are unable to reach

www.fyrebx.com

 

[Bulldog]

I found a written up before, I think maybe in Fire Engineering. It may work if you have the loader already around but if you don't there are many other options that are much more cost-effective. Also, anyone who was ever driven a skid steer will tell you that having that much weight on the front of is going to make it very difficult to drive.

 

[Capttomo]

Hmmmm

 

[raybrag]

I found a written up before, I think maybe in Fire Engineering. It may work if you have the loader already around but if you don't there are many other options that are much more cost-effective. Also, anyone who was ever driven a skid steer will tell you that having that much weight on the front of is going to make it very difficult to drive.

Which is why you never see skidsteers doing serious forklift work, even if they have the forks mounted. We had a skidsteer when we owned a tree company. It was really useful for hauling brush, but not for moving logs.