CFB Edmonton Vehicle Fire

[Wookilar]

Given that it's an LS, it could be any number of ignition sources.

The turbo line has happened before, as have a few different electrical sources under the hood (and elsewhere). I've been looking at these fires since they first started going up (which was the first winter lol). Terribly designed truck for what we use it for and even more terribly constructed.

Good to know the driver and co-sleeper driver got out ok. They can go up pretty quick, that fiberglass burns very hot.

 

[medicineman]

On the plus side...............

..............it's one less piece of useless crap we have to contend with.

Indeed...now if only that trucks remaining bretheren would take the hint and spontaneously combust (without human injury save embarrassment of course)  >.

MM

 

[armyvern]

Not saying I didn't miss something, but it did seem to come on pretty quick.

Lots of people must miss lots of stuff with these POS trucks then ... we had 2 X LS' catch fire on our last Ex. Word from the ET??, "No surprise; they are LSVWs."

Hmmmmm ... must be the drivers and not the vehicles then ---

Can't possibly be caused by the most brilliant (un)tactical vehicles that lowest bids have ever bought us thanks to our regionalized/play favourites federal procurement policies ... so the only other common denominator is "driver DI error".  :

 

[Wookilar]

Vern's sarcasm is bang on lol

A good example of how crappily put together these things are:

There is a metal static strap that grounds out the starter. It was almost 18 inches long. A mod crew came through and changed it to a strap about 14 inches long after it was discovered that said strap was shorting out on bolts and causing fires.

Problem solved? No. The new strap is still about 5 inches too freakin long and far too flexible (IMHO). Fires are still happening due to the same fault, but some genius said that this would solve that particular ignition source, so it's fixed as far as they are concerned.

Don't even get me started on the multiple problems with the fuel fired coolant heater. Nice idea, extremely bad execution.

And don't forget the spring loaded spare tire arm. I still remember when it tried to take Brendan's head off in Calgary. That was ugly.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

I had a Cpl badly break her leg with that particular spare tire arm.  Nasty bit of business....

 

[medicineman]

And don't forget the spring loaded spare tire arm. I still remember when it tried to take Brendan's head off in Calgary. That was ugly.

Was in the dental chair when a dude in Calgary came in with a shattered jaw from trying a tire change...wonder if it was the same guy.

MM

 

[Wookilar]

Nope, this one was real ugly. Involved skull and eye sockets.

I seem to remember there were ... 7 or 8 injuries that year alone due to the faulty locking mechanism on that arm.

 

[Bzzliteyr]

Nope, this one was real ugly. Involved skull and eye sockets.

I seem to remember there were ... 7 or 8 injuries that year alone due to the faulty locking mechanism on that arm.

I can't recall ever having to use one but I am sure I'll give it a wide berth if I ever have to.

 

[medicineman]

I can't recall ever having to use one but I am sure I'll give it a wide berth if I ever have to.

When I did my conversion course in 2005, we were told to ensure the tire change was a 2 person operation to ensure the arm stayed down, even if it was allegedly locked in place, to "prevent decapitation".

MM

 

[armyvern]

Nope, this one was real ugly. Involved skull and eye sockets.

I seem to remember there were ... 7 or 8 injuries that year alone due to the faulty locking mechanism on that arm.

At least one of those others' was Gagetown's; same nasty injury type too. Very lucky guy. Sigh.

 

[Tank Troll]

Had a fuel line let go and sprayed Deisle on to the hot exahaust manifold while traveling on the highway to Wainwright, from the "Holy **** " moment to the whole truck melted and burnt 15 mins. It was amazing how much kit was in that truck when I saw the write off list latter. 

 

[Towards_the_gap]

On SBII last year,  driving from the Parry Sound area to Meaford, myself and driver in ML way back in the convoy look at each other, 'smell that?' 'Someones burning something'...

Stop 20mins later, LSVW amb 2 vehicles in front had blown a hole, somehow, in the top of the block and was pissing out oil all over the engine compartment. The MRT with us just laughed and said he didn't know how it wasn't on fire already.

+1 POS vote.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Give me my old Chev 5/4 ton amb any day of the week...

MM

Better yet the old Dodge M37 3/4 ton truck. Drive them over hill and dale, through mud and snow and nothing would stop them. During winter-ex in Wainwright mistakenly re-fueled mine with a couple of jerry-cans of diesel rather then gas - still kept running; lots of smoke out of the exhaust mind you.