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5.4 Shallow Fill Capability
The flexible nature of the Bambi Bucket makes filling in
shallow ponds or streams easy.
The PowerFill II System has been designed to provide
the Bambi Bucket with shallow fill capability. The
PowerFill II is retrofitable to the Bambi Bucket and can
fill in 12 inches of water through an electric pump.
CAUTION: Snagging the Bambi on submerged
objects could result in bucket shell damage.
5.5 High Elevation Operations
Fire conditions in some areas require the reduction of
bucket loads to accommodate weight restrictions
caused by high elevation operations. For the short term
a 60% cinch strap may be used to increase the
cinching of the bucket to a 60% capacity. Extended
use of the 60% cinch may cause excessive stress
causing breakage of the battens.
For long term solutions - a smaller bucket, or the use
of a Bambi Bucket with a Torrentula Valve should be
considered.
5. FILLING THE BUCKET
Fig 8.1 Adjusting the IDS Adjustment Chain
Table 1: Standing height of empty buckets.
Bambi Bucket Empty Bucket Recommended Fireflex Tank
Model No. Height Fireflex Tank Full Height
(inch/M) Model No. (inch/M)
6072 28/0.71 FFTF-1518 48/1.22
8096 29/0.74 FFTF-1518 48/1.22
9011 29/0.74 FFTF-1518 48/1.22
1012 31/0.79 FFTF-1518 48/1.22
1214 33/0.84 FFTF-1518 48/1.22
1518 39/1.00 FFTF-3036 57/1.45
1821 41/1.04 FFTF-3036 57/1.45
2024 43/1.09 FFTF-4048 60/1.52
2732 48/1.22 FFTF-80100 79/2.00
3542 57/1.45 FFTF-80100 79/2.00
4453 57/1.45 FFTF-80100 79/2.00
5566 62/1.57 FFTF-80100 79/2.00
6578 67/1.70 FFTF-120144 93/2.36
7590 73/1.85 FFTF-120144 93/2.36
HL5000 80/2.03 FFTF-160190 100/2.54
HL7600 95/2.41 FFTF-176211 103/2.62
HL 9800 106/2.7 Contact SEI about the Heliwell Tank
5.6 Filling from the Fireflex Tank
TM
The Fireflex Tank is a self-supported open top tank that
can be used as a dip tank for helicopters equipped with
the Bambi Bucket fire-fighting system. The following
table gives recommended tank sizes for different
models of the Bambi Bucket.
The Heliwell
TM
is a large capacity dip tank which can
hold up to 14,900 US Gallons. Due to its large size, the
Heliwell is an ideal transportable water source for large
Bambi Buckets as it is big enough to easily dip a 2,000
US Gallon Bambi Bucket.
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