Shipman's Fire Equipment Co. Inc
Shipman's Fire Equipment Co., Inc.
Shipman's Fire Equipment Co., Inc., serving municipal and volunteer fire departments, businesses, and industries
in Connecticut, Rhode
Island, and southern Massachusetts, has been in existence for over fifty years.
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Apparatus Service Center

Shipman's fire equipment is equipped to service all of your apparatus needs to include pump testing to NFPA 1911 with written test results for ISO documentation.

Our skilled and certified mechanics are capable of handling any size repair no matter how large or small either at your location or at our facility. Please take a look at what our service includes, but certainly not limited to:

  • Preventative pump maintenance
  • All types of fire pump repairs, (minor or major) and complete pump overhauls
  • Various types of valve repairs (Akron, Elkhart, Hale, Waterous)
  • Piping repairs
  • New equipment installed
  • Automatic Tire chains installed
  • TFT Extend-a-Guns installed
  • Apparatus custom lettering installed
  • Electrical & electronic specialists
  • Minor ladder repairs, NFPA 1911 pump testing
  • Wide selection of parts in stock - Hale, Waterous, Darley
  • Dealer for major pump components (Waterous, Hale, Darley, Task Force Tips, Elkhart, Akron, Class-1 Instruments
  • Total engine and chassis maintenance
  • (3) Certified mechanics
  • (3) Apparatus service vehicles, in-house service facility

Apparatus Lettering

 
 
Hale
 
Waterous
 
Darley
 
Task Force Tips
 
Elkhart
 
Akron
 
 
Annual Maintenance
  Annual Pump Maintenance  
 

Change oil in pump transfer case, pump oil filter changed, or strainer cleaned if applicable, packing inspected and adjusted, all valves operated and checked for leaks, all valve linkage cleaned, inspected, and lubricated, all gauges inspected for operating and accuracy, perform vacuum test (10 loss in 10 minutes), check primer oil level, and operation of primer including anti-siphon hole, operate and check relief valve or engine governor (clean strainers), inspect and operate transfer valve (grease if applicable), check all piping for leaks, check pump shift for proper operation and lubricate, check battery condition, fill autolube (Hale) and grease any pump bearings, inspect all line drains (rebuild if necessary)

   
  Annual Engine & Chassis Maintenance  
 

Change engine oil and filters, change fuel filters, check air filters (replace if necessary), change any hydraulic filters, grease driveline and chassis, check transmission level and fill, check rear axle level and fill, adjust brakes if applicable, check radiator level, fill and test, check all belts and hoses.

 
Mobile Service

Service includes engine, chassis and pump maintenance. Pump testing to NFPA 1911 at your location.

 
Pump Testing

Complete NFPA 1911 annual pump service test..  Written results supplied with each test for ISO documentation.
Mobile Service Fire Apparatus

 
Firecom Intercom Systems

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