I've done pump panels on just about every corner, side, and location you can think of on a rig. No matter the location there will always be advantages and dis-advantages.
I've worked up a couple of what I call, "Rear Corner Top Mount Pump Panels" and I feel that a pump panel in that position offers much of the same visibility and accessibility as a traditional behind the cab top mount. BUT.. the big dis-advantage having the pump panel at the rear corner of the body with a pump located in it's traditional location behind the cab is that it puts ALL of your controls having to be powered by other means ( i.e. Electric, Hydraulic, Pneumatic) than direct linkage.
There are and have been several successful rear corner top mounts or (RCTM for short) from several different manufactures. It's not a really new or novel position. One of the earliest ones I saw was a Grumman pumper in the 1980's that had a RCTM panel.
As for main bed hose load, the RCTM is just one factor to deal with.. You need to look at requested water tank capacity, ground ladder placement, and compartmentation required before saying a certain number of feet of hose can't be done......
I'm fond of telling committees, you're not inventing the wheel here. Somewhere, Sometime, Somebody in the Fire Service has had the same idea or concept..... our job is to perfect or modify that idea / concept to make it work for your department.
I've worked up a couple of what I call, "Rear Corner Top Mount Pump Panels" and I feel that a pump panel in that position offers much of the same visibility and accessibility as a traditional behind the cab top mount. BUT.. the big dis-advantage having the pump panel at the rear corner of the body with a pump located in it's traditional location behind the cab is that it puts ALL of your controls having to be powered by other means ( i.e. Electric, Hydraulic, Pneumatic) than direct linkage.
There are and have been several successful rear corner top mounts or (RCTM for short) from several different manufactures. It's not a really new or novel position. One of the earliest ones I saw was a Grumman pumper in the 1980's that had a RCTM panel.
As for main bed hose load, the RCTM is just one factor to deal with.. You need to look at requested water tank capacity, ground ladder placement, and compartmentation required before saying a certain number of feet of hose can't be done......
I'm fond of telling committees, you're not inventing the wheel here. Somewhere, Sometime, Somebody in the Fire Service has had the same idea or concept..... our job is to perfect or modify that idea / concept to make it work for your department.
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When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
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