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A nylon loop hose strap, with a structural firefighting glove for size comparison. A hose strap (also known as a rope hose tool) is a piece of firefighting equipment. It can be "a short length of rope with an eye loop at one end and a metal hook at the other" [1] or a piece of "flat nylon webbing sewn into a four-foot loop". [2]
rigid interlocking end-pieces on fire hose; used for connecting hose to hydrants or fire engine pumps and other hose appliances (nozzles, wyes, manifolds, strainers, etc.); standardized sizes and threads or other (non-threaded) pressure-sustaining interlocks (e.g., "Storz" or other "quarter-turn" connectors); lugs, cams, or pins are used to ...
Forestry hose is a fabric-covered, flexible hose used to fight fires in grass, brush, and trees where a lightweight hose is needed to maneuver it over steep or rough terrain. Forestry hose comes in 1.0 and 1.5 in (25 and 38 mm) nominal inside diameters and is designed to operate at pressures up to about 450 psi (3,100 kPa).
The KC-130 tankers, originally C-130F procured for the US Marine Corps (USMC) in 1958 (under the designation GV-1) are equipped with a removable 3,600 US gallons (14,000 L) stainless steel fuel tank carried inside the cargo compartment. The two wing-mounted hose and drogue aerial refueling pods each transfer up to 300 US gallons per minute ...
Only the hose and cleaning head need be carried from room to room, and the hose is commonly 8 m (25 ft) long, allowing a large range of movement without changing vacuum inlets. Plastic or metal piping connects the inlets to the central unit. The vacuum head may be unpowered, or have beaters operated by an electric motor or by an air-driven turbine
The turbocharged engine is fitted with a redesigned turbocharger with increased impeller dimensions, which increases maximum boost capacity to a level commensurate with the increased engine displacement that was introduced in 1964. Power is up to 180 hp (134.2 kW) at 4,000 rpm and 232 lb⋅ft (315 N⋅m) of torque at 3,200 rpm. [23] [5]: 87
Restored car taken to a 90-mile hypermiling drive with only two gallons of petrol; the test fell short of one mile due to Mike not factoring his and Edd's combined weight on his calculations. Full body respray done at Universal Technical Institute. Sold to Honda Motors USA automotive museum to be used as a museum display.
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