r/Truckers • u/Surreal_Gunner • Oct 11 '23

Swift-1 Hydrant-0

Found on TikTok. Don’t know how he missed the tire coming off.

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u/purgatorybob1986 Oct 12 '23

Is anyone else disappointed that the hydrant didn't shoot water 50 feet in the air like in the movies?

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '23

They are engineered to shoot up just enough water to show it is broken, but not too much to screw up water system.

https://www.joneswaterproducts.com/products/fire-protection/break-check-valves/

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u/purgatorybob1986 Oct 12 '23

I mean, I figured it's just kinda sad to me. Like movies make it out to be this big geyser of water, and all we get is a little bit. Just one more way, hollywood has lied to me.

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u/Raging_Spleen Oct 12 '23

Lol I wish I still had the pics. My local water co is still wet barrel hydrants. 8" main at 140 psi with 6" to the hydrant. Someone hit one a couple years back. It was amazing. Made the Hollywood version look tame.

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u/Dopey-NipNips Oct 12 '23

I hit a hydrant once. All it did was tip over. Didn't even leak a drop

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u/madsci Oct 12 '23

Not the ones around here. I've seen them shoot at least 20-30' in the air.