Fire Engine Customization, Modification, Repair, and Upgrades
3W Fire and Equipment can make most any change your department needs to most fire engines. Whether your engine is a production model or a custom made fire engine, we can make changes. We specialize in light weight, feature packed design. We can often lighten an engine and increase capacity. There are limits, but if it the physics are possible and safety concerns can be handled we can make the changes. We will be happy to talk over any changes you are considering.
We are always interested in what makes a fire engine better and why.
3W Fire and Equipment provides custom changes to existing engines and trucks. Some of the common types of changes are:
- Replacing or repairing storage doors and latches.
- Replacing, upgrading, or repairing piping.
- Adding gel and/or foam tanks.
- Increasing storage
- Adding boxes
- Making use of hidden space
- Changing shelving
- Adding hose reels
- Adding piping and hose connectors
- Adding water cannons and controls - in cab & wireless remote
- Adding winches and controls - in cab & wireless remote
Repair
Some common repair tasks:
- Replacing rusted sheet metal with aluminum sheeting
- Replacing steel piping with stainless steel piping
Modifications
Some typical modifications:
- Add rollout shelves and trays
Upgrades
Some typical upgrades:
- Changing chassis - reuse of an existing engine's truck bed on a new chassis
- Upgrading pump
- Adding automated battery charging
- Adding electronic water level gauges
- Adding area lights
- Adding auxiliary generator
- Custom hydraulic drop down ladder storage (add picture)
- Adding tool boards
- Adding lighting in storage boxes