Single Axle Spec Sheet

Simply designed, cost effective, robust Water Trucks...

There are many water truck manufacturers competing in the marketplace today, but they are often expensive and quite complex to maintain due to the "custom built" nature of construction.

Here at Water Carts Direct, we pride ourselves on building simply designed, robust water trucks that not only perform at least as well as our competitors, but have a lower purchase price, lower maintenance cost and are able to be repaired when damaged at minimal cost and downtime.

Although steel tanks have been popular in the past because of lower cost, Water Carts Direct can now offer Poly tanks at a lower price and the superior strength, corrosion resistance and ease of repair advantages of a fiberglass tank at no extra charge. Fiberglass tanks have been the accepted norm for many years when it comes to transporting liquid chemicals, so it is only natural that it would be the superior vessel for the transportation of water.

A demonstration unit is available for your inspection at any time, demonstrating the features of a Water Carts Direct water truck. Take a look at our Water Truck Demonstration video (3 minutes)

Below is the specification of our standard water truck fitted to a 14000 kg GVM chassis, the maximum 4x2 configuration road legal truck allowed.

1.000 TANK

1.100 Poly

1.101 Capacity Standard size is 10,200 litres

1.102 Material The actual tank material is Polyethylene

1.103 Thickness The thickness of the material used is 10 mm.

1.104 Shape The actual shape of the tank is Oval.

1.105 Baffling There are 5 latitudinal baffles and 5 latitudinal baffles

1.106 Mounting A special custom built steel sub frame is used to hold the poly tank in place, which is also coated in two pack paint for rust protection. The modular construction allows easy removal, easy repair and easy maintenance.

1.108 Access There are 5 manhole access points each measuring 455mm in diameter

1.109 Ladder A sturdy steel ladder is fitted to the front near side of the truck to allow access to the filling point of the tank.

1.110 Filling To comply with backflow prevention requirements, a galvanized steel 50 mm diameter filler pipe mounted on the nearside of the truck carries water from a cam lock adapter 1.5 meters above ground level to the top of the tank where a steel funnel is mounted. The pipe delivers water across a 100 mm air gap before being funneled into the tank.

1.111 Lining Because of the poly construction of the tank, there is no need to line it. The advantages of Poly is it does not contaminate the water, doesn't corrode, is lightweight for extra payload, can be easily repaired and removal is very simple.

1.112 Color Translucent blue

1.113 Level indicator Not required due to translucent material of tank.

1.200 Fiberglass

1.201 Capacity Standard size is 9000 litres

1.202 Material The actual tank material used is fibreglass

1.203 Thickness The thickness of the material used is 10mm

1.204 Shape The actual shape of the tank is oval

1.205 Baffling There are 4 latitudinal baffles and 1 longitudinal baffle

1.206 Mounting A steel sub frame supports pivot points at the rear and a sliding pin arrangement with heavy duty springs at the front to allow movement over un even ground. This eliminates the risk of tank fractures.

1.208 Access There is 1 manhole access point measuring 500 mm in diameter

1.209 Ladder A sturdy steel ladder is fitted to the front near side of the truck to allow access to the filling point of the tank.

1.210 Filling To comply with backflow prevention requirements, a galvanized steel 50 mm diameter filler pipe mounted on the nearside of the truck carries water from a cam lock coupling 1.5 meters above ground level to the top of the tank where a steel funnel is mounted. The pipe delivers water across a 100 mm air gap before being funneled into the tank.

1.211 Lining Because of the fiberglass construction of the tank, there is no need to line it. The advantage of fiberglass is that it does not contaminate the water, doesn't corrode, is easily repaired if damaged, removal is very simple and its biggest feature, it is very, very strong and not effected by heat up to 100 degrees Celsius.

1.212 Color White

1.213 Level Indicator A plastic tube is mounted to the front of the tank to indicate the level.

1.300 Steel

1.301 Capacity We can build your steel tank to any legal size you want.

1.302 Material The actual tank material used is mild steel.

1.303 Thickness The thickness of the material used is 5 mm.

1.304 Shape The actual shape of the tank is square with radius rolled edges

1.305 Baffling There are 3 latitudinal baffles and 1 longitudinal baffle.

1.306 Mounting A steel sub frame supports pivot points at the rear and a sliding pin arrangement with heavy duty springs to allow movement over un even ground. This eliminates the risk of tank fractures.

1.307 Lifting Points To assist removal at any stage, 2 lifting points are fitted to the top of the tank

1.308 Access There are 4 manhole access points each measuring 800 mm in diameter

1.309 Ladder A sturdy steel ladder (with hand rail) is fitted ton the front nearside of the truck to allow access to the filling point of the tank.

1.310 Filling To comply with backflow prevention requirements, a galvanized steel 50 mm diameter filler pipe mounted on the nearside of the truck carries water from a cam lock coupling 1.5 meters above ground level to the top of the tank where a steel funnel is mounted. The pipe delivers water across a 100 mm air gap before being funneled into the tank.

1.311 Lining A special epoxy coating is applied to the inside of the tank to avoid corrosion and water contamination.

1.312 Color The tank will be painted in two pack paint any color you require.

1.313 Level Indicator A plastic tube is mounted to the front of the tank to indicate the level.

2.000 PUMPING EQUIPMENT

2.100 Drive A constant drive power take off mounted to the transmission is activated electrically, commonly known as "hot shift" engagement.

2.300 Water Pump A 4" x 3" x 12" Centrifugal water pump is used.

2.301 Pressure This pump produces 100m of head pressure

2.302 Flow Rate This pump can deliver 2500 litres of water per minute

2.400 Manifold A manifold is fitted that allows the choice of conventional stand pipe filling or sucking the water from another supply such as a dam or creek.

3.000 HOSE REEL

3.100 Hose 36M of 25 mm hose is mounted on a geared hose reel.

3.200 Nozzle A jet adjustable nozzle is fitted to the end of the hose suitable either for high pressure hosing of hard surfaces or watering plants and grass.

3.300 Pump A pull start firefighter pump is used to supply pressurized water to the hose reel. This allows the hose to be used without running the truck engine which would be expensive and detrimental to the truck engine with constant idling likely to glaze the bore of the engine.

3.301 Fuel Unleaded petrol

3.302 Power 5.5 HP

3.303 Pressure 60M of Head Pressure

3.304 Flow Rate 500 litres per minute (at MAX rev's)

4.000 PIPEWORK AND SPRAYS

4.100 Pipe work

4.101 Outlet 90 mm diameter galvanized pipe is used to route water from the tank to the sprayers.

4.102 Filler 50 mm diameter galvanized pipe

4.200 Sprayers There are 5 batter sprayers in total. 3 are mounted on the rear (Left, Middle and Right) and two are mounted on the front (Left, Right) which all can be switched on/off by air switches located inside the cab on a console conveniently located near the driver. Spray heads are easily adjusted by loosening the cam locks and rotating the sprayer to the desired angle. The exact location can be stipulated by the customer at the time of placing the order.

4.300 Dribble Bar Mounted so that it will move rather than be damaged when coming into contact with an obstruction, the dribble bar can discharge gravity fed or pressurized water and be controlled from within the cab from the same console as the batter sprays. Removable end caps make it easy to keep the bar clean internally and the engraved water outlets eliminate the use of troublesome individual screw in jets.

4.400 Optional Sprays Extra sprayers can be fitted to the front, side and rear of the truck as required and be individually controlled fro the same console as the side sprayers and dribble bar. Water cannons are another option that can be fitted.

5.00 STORAGE

5.100 Stand Pipe A heavy duty steel lock up box with drain holes is supplied and fitted to provide secure storage for a standpipe and hose fittings etc.

5.200 Toolbox A heavy duty steel lock up box is supplied and fitted to provide secure storage for other items such as jack, fuel container, funnel etc.

5.300 Hoses Self draining hose storage racks are located on both sides of the tank and secure the hoses using permanently affixed male cam lock fittings which couple to the female ends of the hose.

6.00 LIGHTING

6.100 Truck Tail Lights The original trick tail light clusters are mounted on a heavy duty rear bar that can be used to push the truck out of unforeseen on site locations of low tractability.

6.200 Rotating Light A rotating amber light is mounted for maximum visibility.

7.00 HOSES

7.100 Filler Hose A 6M long 50mm diameter high pressure filler hose is supplied with a 50mm female cam lock to couple on to the 50mm male cam lock on the filler pipe.

8.00 DELIVERY

Depending on the supply of the cab chassis unit, our normal delivery time is 4 weeks from the placement of the order.

9.00 WARRANTY

The cab chassis unit is covered by the manufacturers warranty and can be carried out by any one of the network of dealers around Australia and the warranty on the rest of the truck is 12 months

Unlimited kilometers. Most warranty work on the water cart can be performed by the customer or local tradesperson after authorization by Water Carts Direct, but major work would need to be performed either by our mobile portable service unit or in our own workshop. A replacement loan truck is available on request to avoid any disruption to the customers work schedule.

Water Carts DIrect can supply this water truck as a complete unit on a new cab chassis, on a fully refurbished used cab chassis or on a cab chassis supplied by the customer. Any of the standard specification can be changed on request and any optional equipment not included in the standard specification can be added.

Simple, robust, easily maintained fully functional water trucks are what Water Carts Direct specialise in.

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Water Carts Direct not only provide quality water trucks for hire but build robust, simply designed, lower priced water trucks for sale, compared to the competition. Hire a water truck with a qualified driver or dry hire a watertruck without a driver Australia wide. Water Carts Direct, the leader in water truck hire and sale.

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