Description

The Normac fire chief 500LT – Honda GP160 (Petrol)

It is designed to fit on all 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks, fitting immediately behind the cab in front of and over part of the wheel arches, leaving ample loading space.

The Normac high pressure self priming pump with the live mounted hose reel, piped in three way ball valve system and 20mm brass nozzle with ball valve provides for maximum versatility and economical use of water.
Operational by one person – a must for farm estates, municipalities and construction. Apart from grassfire control they can be used for many purposes such as water transfer, crop spraying and vehicle wash down.

Outstanding Features:

Normac self priming pump
High volume for quick filling
High pressure
Brass nozzle with ball valve for maximum economical use of water.
Choice of tank sizes 300 to 700 litre
Operational by one person
Live hose reel
Quick interchangeable couplings
Baffled tank for vehicle safety
Internal or external suction
High pressure for foam making

NORMAC FIRE CHIEF 500LT – Honda GP160 (Petrol) Options:

Twin mount live hose reel
Full carrying frame with lifting lugs.
Trailer mounted units
Customer own specifications built to orde

NORMAC FIRE CHIEF 500LT Specifications:

TANK

Reinforced glass fibre.Baffled to eliminate surge on cornering. Positioned behind cab for even weight distribution. Four sizes : 300 litre, 500litre(standard), 600litre and 700 litre all with capped 150mm opening.

HOSE REEL

Robust all steel double base mounted , live with rotary seals, bolted to mount up frame. Quick couples to pump with 30 meter hose on all single stage pumps and 60 metre hose on all tein stage pumps. Provision is made for the hose to be stripped from the reel and directly coupled to the pump in the unlikely event of damage to reel.

BRASS NOZZLE

One with quick coupling provided as standard with unit. The 20mm brass nozzle is supplied with a ball valve to allow for the control of the flow rate at the nozzle point. Two nozzles can be used simultaneously.

VALVE SYSTEM

Providing dual suction from “bakkie” unit tank or external source. High pressure delivery through hose reel and / or three way outlet branch on pump head, bulk water delivery directly into “Bakkie” tank or to external tank/point.

ENGINE

Standardly powered by a variety of engines – Honda or Robin and also with Sinopower diesel engine.

SUCTION PIPING

40mm reinforced hose. One piped into “bakkie” tank, other standard 50 metre length provided with fine strainer for extrenal suction.

PUMP SPECIFICATIONS

NORMAC single stage self priming centrifugal high volume up to 430 litres per minute, high pressure up to 70 metres. NORMAC two stage pressure up to 95 metres, volume up to 300 litres per minute.

INLET – 40mm (1.5″) BSP male threaded permanently coupled to valve system allowing for direct suction from self contained “Bakkie” tank or from external source.

OUTLET

Three way high pressure 1 x 40mm(1.5″) BSP and 2 x 25mm(1″) BSP The 1 x 40mm is permanently piped into the bakkie tank for quick filling, 1 x 25mm is quick coupled to live hose reel while the other 1 x 25mm fitted with quick coupling is available for optional fire fighting or bulk water for other purposes. Replaceable bolt on, if breakage occurs, no need to replace the whole pump casing, only the three way delivery. The NORMAC pumps are completely self priming however it is essential that one of the delivery outlets is open to enable the pump to expell air in the suction pipe. It is suggested that the 40mm quick return delivery valve is opened full when priming. In the event of priming from the tank for fire fighting,this valve would be closed once pump is delivering water so as to obtain pressure through nozzle.

BODY

High impact cylinderical non-rust die cast light weight aluminium alloy with ‘O’ ring sealing. 8 Through bolts and nuts to ensure no warp and ‘O’ ring leakage .

IMPELLOR

Effecient close vane non-rust aluminium alloy direct mounted to engine crankshaft.

DIFFUSER

Multi ported for maximum effeciency, positive self prime and high pressure, high volume performance. Replaceable non-rust.

SEAL

Mechanical ‘crane’ type with carbon/ceramic seal faces.

PUMP AND ENGINE UNIT

Can be supplied separately with quick couplings. Brass nozzle, hoses and hose reel with valve system to suit other applications.

QUICK COUPLINGS

MT brass all interchangeable with replaceable one size rubber sealing rings.

HONDA GP160

The Honda GP160 engine is ideal for agricultural equipment, air compressors, chippers, shredders, hammer mills, generators, go-karts, pressure washers, pumps, small construction equipment, reel-type lawn mowers and more.