We serviced a truck this week that had a unique issue. The truck had a 750 gallon tank with a foam cell that contained 100 gallons of foam concentrate. The truck was found to be overweight by the area standards where the customer had the truck in service. They requested a new tank to be created at the factory that held 250 gallons of water less to meet the weight limit. I was able to help removed the old tank. This process included completely disconnecting the pump housing from the tank as well as fabricating a custom welded hoist to remove the tank. Cool project.
Our massive drill press with a 1 1/4" drill bit...
I also got the opportunity to rebuild leaking discharge valves on a truck that came in for service. To diagnose this we charged the pump with shop air and discovered a few leaks including the #2 discharge valve on the pump. Over time the ball valve in the valve housing wears down from debris in the water scoring it in addition to hard water breaking down the seals. It's a pretty easy but fun process of removing the valve to rebuild it, a very satisfying end result I might add.
Hours: 40
Running Total: 302
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