Monthly Archives: November 2023

A different pumper unit design

by Bill Kleiman Last week’s pumper unit had the tank taking up the entire bed. It was longer and shorter. The pump, motor, torches, and hose reel were all on top of the tank. But the design above is also … Continue reading

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Prescribed fire UTV slip on unit

By Bill Kleiman Here are recent photos from a slip-on pumper unit we have at Nachusa Grasslands. We like this one. This is a 75 gallon unit with the pump, motor and reel on top of the tank. The tank … Continue reading

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Birchmeier not spraying right

By Bill Kleiman I have seen this issue before.  A repair tag on the Birchmeier that says “does not pump right”  or “does not spray right”.  Indeed, when I tried this pack it would only pump one stroke and then … Continue reading

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The power and limits of photo monitoring

By Bill Kleiman Take a look at this one point on the MRCP Hill Site on four dates. The first photo looks north, then the next photo looks at the ground. What I see in these photos: We did a … Continue reading

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