WT5HP/WTE5HP/WT5HPSG WATER TRAILERS • OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #1 (03/14/17) — PAGE 15
COMPONENTS (WATER TRAILER)
1.
Water Tank
— Capacity is 525 gallons (1,987 liters).
Fill with clean water with no debris.
2.
Water Tank Fill Pipe
— 2” diameter steel pipe. Connect
the 2" QD coupler end of this pipe to a fire hydrant.
An interface hose will be required to connect from the
pipe's QD coupler to the fire hydrant.
3.
Water Tank Cap
— Remove this cap (12-inch diameter
fill port) to fill water tank if using a fire hydrant type
method.
4.
Document Box
— Storage for documentation and
other information regarding the water trailer.
5.
Tires
— This water trailer uses ST205/75D 14" size
tires. Replace with only recommended type tires. Never
tow water trailer with bad or worn tires.
6.
Low Point Drain Valve
— A standard garden hose bib
located underneath manifold.
7.
Manifold Control Handle
— 3-position handle. Allows
3 different modes of operation,
off
,
discharge
or
suction
.
8.
VIN Tag/Serial Number
— This is the formal VIN Tag.
The last 6 numbers of the VIN Tag represents the unit’s
serial number.
9.
Garden Hose Drain Valve
— When draining of the
water tank is required open this valve to drain water.
10.
In-line Partial Strainer Valve
— This in-line filter
provides quick and easy access to the suction side
strainer that can capture large debris that could have
been ingested while drawing water from natural water
sources. It is not intended to allow for the suction of
heavy debris-laden water.
11.
2.0" CAM and Groove Male QD Port
— This port
(right-side) can be used as either a suction or discharge
port depending on the placement of the manifold
control handle.
12.
1.5" CAM and Groove Male QD Port
— This port can
be used as either a suction or discharge port depending
on the placement of the manifold control handle.
13.
Spray Bar Control Handle
— 2-position handle, allows
spray bar to be turned either
on
or
off
.
14.
Garden Hose Valve
— When other options of filling
of the water tank are unavailable, a garden hose can
be connected to this valve to fill the water tank. A rigid
walled garden hose or suction type garden hose must
be used for this purpose.
In addition this valve can be used as a discharge port
depending on the position of the manifold control lever.
See Table 5.
15.
Fill Cap
— Prior to operation, the pump casing must
be filled with water. Remove this cap to add water to
the pump. After the initial prime, a sufficient amount of
water will be retained in the casing so that the operator
will not need to re-prime later.
16.
Drain Plug
— Remove this plug to drain water from
the pump.
17.
Hydraulic Brake Actuator
— This actuator
(Model WT5HP only) will be activated in the event of
a breakaway. The breakaway cable must be rigged to
the tow vehicle with appropriate slack that will activate
the system if the coupler connection comes loose.
18.
Coupler Adapters
— Reference Coupler Types
section under Trailer Guidelines. See page 42.
19.
Electric Brake Actuator
— This actuator (Model
WTE5HP only) will be activated in the event of a
breakaway. The breakaway cable must be rigged to the
tow vehicle with appropriate slack that will activate the
system if the coupler connection comes loose.
20.
Engine
— This water trailer uses a Honda GX160, 5.5 HP
air cooled 4-stroke, single cylinder gasoline engine.
21.
2.0" CAM and Groove Male QD Port
— This port
(left-side) can be used as either a suction or discharge
port depending on the placement of the manifold
control handle.
22.
Dust Cap
— There are 3 dust caps that are used with
the manifold system. These caps prevent dirt and
debris from entering the water system and cap-off
the ports when the suction/discharge hoses are not
connected.
23.
Hose Reel
— Used for extracting water hose.
24.
Storage Bin
— Place hoses and accessories in this
bin during transport.
25.
Spray Nozzles
— Located at the rear of the water
trailer are two water spray nozzles. These nozzles can
operate under multiple pressure settings.
26.
License Light
— This light illuminates the license plate.
Whenever towing of the light tower is required, make
sure this light is operational.
27.
Brake Lights
— Before towing the water trailer, make
sure that these lights are operational and are working
correctly. Never tow the water trailer if these lights are
inoperative.
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