Ex-Tender · Quick-Attach Water System

Water where
the work happens.
Meet the Ex-Tender.

The Ex-Tender mounts where your counterweight sits — or on the blade — bringing water and fire suppression capability to the job site. Compatibility and configuration are confirmed individually.

600 gallons per tank · Rear or blade mount
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600 GALPER TANK
100 FTHOSE + PUMP
2MOUNT POINTS
QUICK-ATTACHFIT CONFIRMED INDIVIDUALLY
PATENTPENDING
Mounting configuration

One tank system, two places to run it

Every Ex-Tender tank uses the same quick-attach interface. Where you mount it depends on the job — and you can run multiple tanks across positions at once.

Ex-Tender tank mounted at the rear counterweight position on the excavator
REAR / COUNTERWEIGHT

Rear mount

Replaces the standard counterweight entirely — quick-attach tanks, no separate ballast to manage. The only configuration for standing water capacity on the machine.

Ex-Tender tank and quick-attach bracket at the forward blade position on the excavator
BLADE POSITION

Blade mount

Keeps the tank forward and low for machines running without a rear counterweight, or when water needs to be positioned for faster boom-side access.

Official launch

Meet the Ex-Tender

From an idea to the real thing. Blaze Runner is officially launched. Watch it in action—and share it with your crew.

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Standalone capability

Every tank also works without the machine

Each Ex-Tender unit is a complete standalone system — not just an attachment. Stage water on a site before any equipment arrives, and connect it to the machine only when you need it.

  • 01 100-foot hose and pump built into every tank, independent of the excavator
  • 02 Prestage tanks at a site ahead of equipment mobilization
  • 03 Quick-attach to the boom when the machine is ready to work
Standalone Ex-Tender tank unit with its own engine and pump, off the excavator
Excavator boom spraying water from the Ex-Tender system during a live demonstration
Active suppression

Suppress while you operate

A cab-side nozzle mounted on the boom lets the operator apply water directly from the machine — no second operator, no second vehicle, no pause in the work the excavator is already doing.

  • 01 Boom-mounted, cab-side nozzle position
  • 02 Draws from any attached or staged tank
  • 03 Runs concurrently with normal excavator operation
Blaze Runner team inspecting a finished Ex-Tender unit in the field
Where it's headed

Built in the field, for the field

250+ hours of prototype testing shaped every mount point and hose run on this system.

Blaze Runner is in active conversations with state forestry agencies and private timber operators across the Pacific Northwest about deploying the Ex-Tender on active sites. Order now to join the first production run.
From the field

Built and tested outdoors, not in a showroom

A closer look at the tanks, controls, and equipment in the field.

Aerial drone view of the Ex-Tender excavator working a forest site
Close-up of the Ex-Tender hose reel and pump hardware
Hose reel & pump
Close-up of the pressure gauge and foam-flo control panel
Pressure & foam controls
Close-up of an Ex-Tender tank and its mounting hardware
Tank & mount detail
Ex-Tender tank system mounted at the rear of the excavator with the boom raised
Rear mount, boom raised
EX-TENDER · UNIT PRICING
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  • Final price Confirmed at time of order
  • Deposit Secures your place in the production queue
  • Balance Due in full at pickup and install
  • Delivery First production run — October 2026

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