Drop Tank - Revision history

imported>HalBerkmans at 21:53, 29 March 2012

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imported>WillSzymborska at 21:34, 29 March 2012

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imported>WillSzymborska at 21:34, 29 March 2012

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imported>WillSzymborska at 21:28, 29 March 2012

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imported>WillSzymborska at 21:25, 29 March 2012

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imported>WillSzymborska at 21:22, 29 March 2012

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imported>WillSzymborska at 21:16, 29 March 2012

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imported>AdelButton: Created page with "DROP YO TANK HOE/"

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Created page with "DROP YO TANK HOE/"

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DROP YO TANK HOE/

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 ==Use==
-SETTING UP A DROP TANK/ DROPPING WATER:
+'''SETTING UP A DROP TANK/ DROPPING WATER:'''
-. Once the tanker is full of water, turn on the pump via the 'Pump' menu in the GUI.
+'''1. Once the tanker is full of water, turn on the pump via the 'Pump' menu in the GUI.'''
-. In to the 'Equipment' menu, select 'Drop Tank'. This will rez the droptank which will be empty and ready for water.
+'''2. In to the 'Equipment' menu, select 'Drop Tank'. This will rez the droptank which will be empty and ready for water.'''
-. Go back to the 'Pump' menu and choose 'Water Dump'.
+'''3. Go back to the 'Pump' menu and choose 'Water Dump'.'''
 [[File:droppingwater.jpg|thumb|right|A tanker dropping water into a drop tank. (Water level is full).]]

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−	[[File:Droptank.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~Droptank~~]]	+	[[File:Droptank.jpg\|thumb\|right\|An empty drop tank]]
	The droptank is used by the [[TPF-2 Tanker]] to temporarily store water for an engine or tanker to use as a water source. Once the tanker drops water in a drop tank, this allows the tanker to refill at another location and refill the drop tank again later.		The droptank is used by the [[TPF-2 Tanker]] to temporarily store water for an engine or tanker to use as a water source. Once the tanker drops water in a drop tank, this allows the tanker to refill at another location and refill the drop tank again later.

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−	[[File:Droptank.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Droptank ~~with water~~]]	+	[[File:Droptank.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Droptank]]
	The droptank is used by the [[TPF-2 Tanker]] to temporarily store water for an engine or tanker to use as a water source. Once the tanker drops water in a drop tank, this allows the tanker to refill at another location and refill the drop tank again later.		The droptank is used by the [[TPF-2 Tanker]] to temporarily store water for an engine or tanker to use as a water source. Once the tanker drops water in a drop tank, this allows the tanker to refill at another location and refill the drop tank again later.

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 . Once the tanker is full of water, turn on the pump via the 'Pump' menu in the GUI.
 . In to the 'Equipment' menu, select 'Drop Tank'. This will rez the droptank which will be empty and ready for water.
 . Go back to the 'Pump' menu and choose 'Water Dump'.

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	3. Go back to the 'Pump' menu and choose 'Water Dump'.		3. Go back to the 'Pump' menu and choose 'Water Dump'.

		+	[[File:droppingwater.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A tanker dropping water into a drop tank. (Water level is full).]]
	The tanker will start dumping all available water into the tank directly behind it. If the water in the drop tank is exhausted you can back another tanker full of water up to the tank in the correct orientation as it was when it originally dropped water and repeat this process to refill the tank. If the back of the truck does not line up with one of the sides of the drop tank, water might not be properly dumped. Periodically through the water dumping process, the level of the water in the drop tank will move upwards until its full.		The tanker will start dumping all available water into the tank directly behind it. If the water in the drop tank is exhausted you can back another tanker full of water up to the tank in the correct orientation as it was when it originally dropped water and repeat this process to refill the tank. If the back of the truck does not line up with one of the sides of the drop tank, water might not be properly dumped. Periodically through the water dumping process, the level of the water in the drop tank will move upwards until its full.

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 [[File:Droptank.jpg|thumb|right|Droptank with water]]
-The droptank is used by the [[TPF-2 Tanker]] to temporary drop water for the use of an engine. Once the tanker drops water, this allows the tanker to refill at another location.
+The droptank is used by the [[TPF-2 Tanker]] to temporarily store water for an engine or tanker to use as a water source. Once the tanker drops water in a drop tank, this allows the tanker to refill at another location and refill the drop tank again later.
 ==Use==
-SETTING UP DROP TANK/ DROPPING WATER:
+SETTING UP A DROP TANK/ DROPPING WATER:
 . Once the tanker is full of water, turn on the pump via the 'Pump' menu in the GUI.
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 . Go back to the 'Pump' menu and choose 'Water Dump'.
-The tanker will start dumping all available water into the tank directly behind it. If the water in the drop tank is exhausted you can back another tanker full of water up to the tank as it was when it originally dropped water and repeat this process to refill the tank.
+The tanker will start dumping all available water into the tank directly behind it. If the water in the drop tank is exhausted you can back another tanker full of water up to the tank in the correct orientation as it was when it originally dropped water and repeat this process to refill the tank. If the back of the truck does not line up with one of the sides of the drop tank, water might not be properly dumped. Periodically through the water dumping process, the level of the water in the drop tank will move upwards until its full.
 USING WATER FROM DROP TANK:

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−	DROP YO TANK ~~HOE~~/	+	[[File:Droptank.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Droptank with water]]
		+	The droptank is used by the [[TPF-2 Tanker]] to temporary drop water for the use of an engine. Once the tanker drops water, this allows the tanker to refill at another location.
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		+	==Use==
		+	SETTING UP DROP TANK/ DROPPING WATER:
		+
		+	1. Once the tanker is full of water, turn on the pump via the 'Pump' menu in the GUI.
		+	2. In to the 'Equipment' menu, select 'Drop Tank'. This will rez the droptank which will be empty and ready for water.
		+	3. Go back to the 'Pump' menu and choose 'Water Dump'.
		+
		+	The tanker will start dumping all available water into the tank directly behind it. If the water in the drop tank is exhausted you can back another tanker full of water up to the tank as it was when it originally dropped water and repeat this process to refill the tank.
		+
		+	USING WATER FROM DROP TANK:
		+
		+	Refer to [[Draft Float]] for instructions on how to access the water from the drop tank.
		+	<br>
		+	<br>
		+	To remove a drop tank, click on it and select "REMOVE" (note you must be in the same group to remove connectors).
		+
		+	{{TPF}}