Another example of a Dennis Mk.2 Scoosher
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After the success of the three Mark 1 Scooshers Glasgow Fire Service decided they would be an asset in other parts of the city where size and weight wouldn’t be restricted. As a result they designed a larger and heavier Scoosher, the Mark 2.
The Mark 2 was on a Dennis F46A chassis with a Rolls Royce B81 engine which had 8 cylinders giving the 6.5 litre petrol engine 235 BHP. With its increased power the appliance was able to reach 30 mph in 13 seconds. The Mark 2 also has a Dennis No. 3 pump mounted at the rear but the output had been increased to 1000 gallons per minute.
This pump was capable of supplying all at once the monitor, hose reel or delivery outlets or any one or two. The Water Tank was increased in capacity to 300 gallons and was made from fibreglass. The pump could take a deep lift or a supply from a hydrant.
Body work on the Mark 2 was once again supplied by J. C. Bennett. The booms were again from Simon Engineering but much heavier this time and it was a full 360 degree turntable which was mounted over the rear axle with the knuckle joint over the cab.
This time the Lacon Ladder was bolted to the left hand side of the booms and couldn’t be removed although the ladder could be extended by a hydraulic winch by switching the hydraulic source for the monitor to the winch. The ladder was not to be used free standing as in a Turntable Ladder but the head had to rest against a building before it could be climbed.
The ladder was able to reach a height of 53 feet. The booms could reach a height of 45 feet with an outreach of 37 feet. There were stabilising jacks on each side just behind the rear wheels.
At the head of the booms there was a remote controlled 1 inch Angus Fog Nozl 4NAP branch which could be moved in a 175 degree horizontal arc and a 270 degree vertical arc.
There was also an infrared heat detector which sounded a bell at the controls when it detected a fire. A bayonet like spike was fitted at the head which could be used to break a window and it protruded in front of the equipment to stop the equipment getting damaged as this spike stopped it hitting walls or any other obstructions.
Equipment carried is the same as any other Glasgow pump with the exception of the hose which is stowed in wire baskets (same as the mark 1) with 1¾ inch hose in 75 or 120 foot lengths.