Equipment in action

Field gallery

Most contractors have field photos. Few have this equipment. Below: every unit we operate, photographed doing the work it was specifically built for.

BIG BUBBA Soft Track

'BIG BUBBA' FMC 220 Soft Track Skidgen T1

FMC 220 chassis (soft track)
What's rare: 4.2 PSI ground pressure on tracks. Operates on 50% slopes and saturated soils that defeat conventional rubber-tired skidgines.nes.
BIG BUBBA FMC Softtrack ready for action.
BIG BUBBA FMC Softtrack ready for action.
Capability: Up to 20mph over smooth ground.
On the job
On the job
Capability: Trail opening
On the job
On the job
Capability: Fire abatement
Woody in drivers' seat.
Woody in drivers' seat.
Capability: fire suppression
Unloaded and ready for work
Unloaded and ready for work
Capability: Trail clearing, fire abatement
BIG BERTHA Type1 SKS

'BIG BERTHA' FMC M548 Soft Track Skidgen T1

FMC M548
What's rare: Built on the M548 chassis, BIG BERTHA brings military-grade mobility to wildland fire operations—amphibious, tracked, and highway-capable at over 50 mph.
Big Bertha getting checked out before dispatch.
Big Bertha getting checked out before dispatch.
Capability: Full ROPS and tank cockpit enclosure, seats 4 firefighters.
Modular loadout capability. Tank is removable.
Modular loadout capability. Tank is removable.
Capability: Skid mounted tank and pump unit slides out to haul firefighters, or cargo.
Sitting in the parking lot
Sitting in the parking lot
Capability: Personnel / Equipment carriage
Proving grounds
Proving grounds
Capability: 50% grade with ease
Climbing a hill
Climbing a hill
Capability: truely all terrain

Every photo on this page is from an active job. No stock photography.