WH 1300 Billings Flying Service Calamity Complex Fire Oregon                    We supply a wide range of custom-made helicopter                  Water Hog 3000 litre McDermott Aviation Bell 214B1 Spain                      (Photo Courtesy of Todd McKinley Grant County Sheriffs Office)                                       fire fighting buckets to suit any aerial application                                     (Photo Courtesy of McDermott Aviation, Australia)

             

Manufacturer of the World Class Lightweight "Water Hog" Helicopter Fire Fighting Buckets

Any volume manufactured from 400 litres / 105 US Gallons to over 20,000 Litres / 5263 US Gallons

 All our helicopter fire fighting buckets can be landed full for "Tanker Support" of ground crews -
no other fire fighting buckets are free-standing capable

 Sales, Enquires & Quotes. E-mail: afcwaterhog@ozemail.com.au

International Phone: 61 - 418 785 986

 

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Water Hog Multi Valve With Pump Option:

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                  Water Hog 2600 Litre with Pump                                                   Water Hog 2600 Multi Valve

Any volume from 1500 Litres / 395 US Gallons can be made

    Key Benefits

  • Multi Drop Fully Composite Patented Valves
  • Efficient, Effective and water tight seals
  • Most powerful & responsive valve actuation system used in a fire fighting bucket
  • Wider Swath Width for faster control of Wildfires
  • Rapid Vertical filling time
  • Lowest Pump Installation Height of any fire fighting bucket World Wide
  • Pump removable in 20 minutes, Installation 20 - 30 minutes
  • No heavy Pump Cables Required on Long Line
  • High Volume Stainless Steel Pump
  • No Control Head
  • No Structural Webbing or Stitching to wear out
  • No Shackles
  • No Hydraulics or Pneumatics
  • Composite Valves/Outlet Ports and Base manufactured of the strongest materials available
  • Lightweight and collapsible for ease of carriage
  • Extremely strong and highly visible Polyurethane Fabric that maintains it's colour
  • Simple and very compact Control Box (10 Amp power requirement Per Valve only)
  • Pump can be fitted with minimal tooling
  • Heavy Duty Yellow/Grey Fabric available on request
  • We manufacture any volume of Water Hog to the clients specification
  • All Water Hog Pricing: On Application

Water Hog Weight Watchers Guide     *With Pump add 30 Kgs / 66 lbs

Capacity Litres Capacity US Gal Empty Weight Kgs Empty Weight Lbs
WH 1500 litre 395 US Gallons 109 Kgs 240 lbs
WH 2000 litre 526 US Gallons 114 Kgs 251 lbs
WH 2600 litre 684 US Gallons 129 Kgs 284 lbs
WH 2850 litre 750 US Gallons 144 Kgs 317 lbs