Water Wagon Project - OFOF


The Water Wagon Project was suggested by Dan Cook to provide a means to dampen the decomposed granite of the OFOF taxiway in order to minimize the dust and debris pickup when planes taxi in and out at our events.  We put out the call for a donation of a suitable tank of 500-600 gallons but received no response.  So we decided to build our own tank out of 2x4's and plywood and line it with plastic sheeting.  The heavy duty trailer was donated to OFOF last year and the 5 hp Briggs and Stratton engine was provided by Mike Gannon.  We searched for a suitable used pump, but finding none, we ended up buying one from Northern Tool.  The spray bar was made from PVC pipe with 5 conventional adjustable garden spray nozzles attached.  A union at the input end allows adjustment of the angle of the nozzles, when necessary.  We started with them pointed straight down and  found that worked perfectly well so left them that way for the  duration.

The construction of the Water Wagon  started on 25 April 04.  The builders were Dan and Joe Cook.  The sequence is shown below.  The file name contains a date code (Y,M,D) that indicates when the photo was taken.  The first test of the Water Wagon occurred 9 May 04 and everything functioned more or less as planned.  It got its 'public debut' at the EAA Chapter 1112 Annual Fly-In and Airport Appreciation Day on 15 May 04.  Outside of some uncommanded engine stoppages due to flaky carburation/fuel pickup, the day went well and the Water Wagon received favorable marks from all involved.

The latest update to the Water Wagon has been the addition of a Filler Hose.  The 25' 2 1/2 fire hose was donated by retired Fire Captain, Rod McGrew.  We built a support plate for the outlet end and screwed the existing hose fitting into a close fitting hole cut in the 3/8" plywood plate.   So now when the opportunity to fill from a fire hydrant presents itself, the tank can be filled more expeditiously than the three garden noses initially used.

JEC
Last Update 6/18/04

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