Gauge inside the panel - ask me at the Experience show and i shall tell!!!
Chemical jugs - this show truck does not have our "Auto fill" option. We have a short open ended solution hose that can plug in at the low temp header (right above the regulator) to fill both jugs. Our "Auto Fill" option would have stainless steel braided hose going into the bottom of the jugs and connected to a control valve on the low temp header. All you would need is to have the water pump on, open the valve and your adding water.
Silencer - we moved the discharge to the side to reduce the noise. The blower exhaust discharging straight to the ground would give an "Echoing" effect adding to the noise.
Transmissions - starting in 2011 with the Isuzu chassis, in PTO mode the torque converter is locked. This allows us to run the engine at 1450 rpm's instead of 1650 rpm's and still spinning the blower at 2000 rpm's because we are not having to compensate for the slippage that was occurring. This doesn't mean the models before 2011 had problems because the torque converter wasn't locked, this means the transmission on the Isuzu's run cooler. The Isuzu comes standard with a 3 year 100,000 mile warranty. For a little extra cash you can bump that up to a 5 year 150,000 mile warranty. Adding a PTO doesn't void the manufactures warranty. PTO's have been around for ever. If they are problems for the transmission's the manufactures would decline warranty on the trans the minute it was bolted up..... not cover them for the extended warranty if purchased of 150,000 miles.
here is a list of other commercial vehicles that use PTO's:
- Running a water pump on a fire engine or water truck
- Running a truck mounted hot water extraction machine for carpet cleaning (driving vacuum blower and high-pressure solution pumps)
- Powering a blower system used to move dry materials such as cement
- Raising a dump truck bed
- Operating the mechanical arm on a bucket truck used by electrical maintenance personnel or Cable TV maintenance crews
- Operating a winch on a tow truck
- Operating the compactor on a garbage truck
- Operating a Hiab/Grapple truck
now can you imagine how many vehicles there are out their that have PTO's!!!!