The Volvo FL618 Snozzle is pictured. Click here to see the Volvo FL7.
4 June 2008
Two of our old fire engines will shortly be off to their new homes following a sale by sealed-bid tender. Three other vehicles were also on sale with a total of 36 bids received. The winning bids totalled £14,201.88
The two fire engines, which were until recently in active service, were offered for sale by Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service as they have reached the end of their working lives as front-line appliances.
The first - a Volvo FL7 fire appliance - started its life as a rescue pump at High Wycombe Fire Station in 1993. It was transferred to Beaconsfield Fire Station in 2001, where it remained until earlier this year.
It has a 6.7-litre turbo diesel engine, a Volvo automatic gearbox, a Rosenbauer fire pump and 205,000 kilometres (128,000 miles) on the clock. Its sister vehicle was sold for £5,000 by sealed-bid tender last year.
The second – a Volvo FL618 Snozzle fire appliance – was based at Aylesbury Fire Station from 1992 to 2003, before moving to Waddesdon Fire Station. It was transferred to Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service’s training school at Haddenham Fire Station in 2006 for use as a driver training vehicle.
It has a 5.5-litre turbo diesel engine, a six-speed manual gearbox, a Godiva fire pump, a two-boom hydraulic water monitor and 116,000 kilometres (72,500 miles) on the clock.
The other vehicles for sale were a 5.5-litre Volvo FL618 box body, a four-litre Mercedes 711D van and a trailer.
Click here for a document giving more details.
Volvo FL7 Fire Appliance - £5,551.88
Volvo 6.7lt turbo diesel engine
Volvo automatic gearbox
Rosenbauer fire pump,
Registered February 1993, 205,000 kms.
Volvo FL618 ‘Snozzle’ Fire Appliance – £5,000
Volvo 5.5lt turbo diesel engine
6-speed manual gearbox
Godiva 1000 GPM fire pump with twin
round the pump foam proportioners linked
to a 2 boom ‘Snozzle’ water tower/monitor.
Registered August 1992, 116,000 kms.
Note: Gearbox jumps out of second
gear and Snozzle electrics fault.
Volvo FL618 Box Body - £500
Volvo 5.5lt turbo diesel engine
6-speed manual gearbox
2 compartment box body
Ability to carry 13.5m ladder
Crew cab with 4 seats (inc. driver)
Registered December 1998, 179,000 miles.
Note:cab floor damage.
Mercedes 711D panel van - £2,300
4lt diesel engine, 5-speed manual gearbox
Ply lined body floor and sides
Bench with storage cupboards
24V & 110V body lighting
Registered April 1993, 325,000 kms.
Note: blue light and livery has been removed.
Tandem Axle Trailer - £850
Tow-a-van tandem axle trailer
2032kg gross weight
Roller shutter door.