[quote name='FiremanJoe' post='184758' date='Jan 28 2008, 18:56 ']Just out of curiosity Lou, what would you change?[/quote]
I would have to sit down and really look at the spec, but I can't help but believe that we could get the hose bed lower. These are MUCH better than the last batch of E\-One's, but I think we could get them even lower. Putting the ladders on a rack instead of through the rear would probably allow that to happen.
If I had my way, I would do away with crosslays and put the pre-connects coming off of the back. That would most likely make the pumpers pull past the house on fire and park where they are supposed to. As is, Drivers try to line the crosslays up with the front door.
As long as they are plumbing the front bumper, I would run it with 2 1/2" pipe and end it with a gated wye. The labor would be the same and the material cost would not be that much more. The discharge would count as a 250 gpm discharge for ISO and if you ever needed 2 lines or a 2 1/2" off of the front, you would have that option.
I would have spec'ed a deck gun that is usable 360 degrees around the apparatus. A simple pin in 18" extension pipe would do the trick.
I would not have paid for the cab mounted water level lights. Sure their nice if your on a volunteer department and have your only 2 or 3 guys inside that need to be able to tell from the house how much water they have left, but that will NEVER happen here. We always have a pump operator. I am sure I could have found something else to use with that money, like a real siren.
I would eliminate the "NightFighter" and halogen rear deck lights and gone with (4) pole mounted HID lights.
I would have included a brow light.
I like the booster up top and the extra compartment in the rear.
Not sure how the standard west coast mirrors are going to work out. They are certainly less expensive, but riding on R3 yesterday the Driver told me the passenger side mirror might as well be non-existent.
Bear in mind, I do not know where the money cap was. Many of these items could have been discussed and not purchased due to that cap. I am sure they did the best they could with what they had to work with. As stated, as long as these hold up, they should be hands down the best pumpers in the fleet.
Again, KUDOS to the apparatus committee and retired Lt. Jeff Kuntz who is now the local Pierce dealer.
I would have to sit down and really look at the spec, but I can't help but believe that we could get the hose bed lower. These are MUCH better than the last batch of E\-One's, but I think we could get them even lower. Putting the ladders on a rack instead of through the rear would probably allow that to happen.
If I had my way, I would do away with crosslays and put the pre-connects coming off of the back. That would most likely make the pumpers pull past the house on fire and park where they are supposed to. As is, Drivers try to line the crosslays up with the front door.
As long as they are plumbing the front bumper, I would run it with 2 1/2" pipe and end it with a gated wye. The labor would be the same and the material cost would not be that much more. The discharge would count as a 250 gpm discharge for ISO and if you ever needed 2 lines or a 2 1/2" off of the front, you would have that option.
I would have spec'ed a deck gun that is usable 360 degrees around the apparatus. A simple pin in 18" extension pipe would do the trick.
I would not have paid for the cab mounted water level lights. Sure their nice if your on a volunteer department and have your only 2 or 3 guys inside that need to be able to tell from the house how much water they have left, but that will NEVER happen here. We always have a pump operator. I am sure I could have found something else to use with that money, like a real siren.
I would eliminate the "NightFighter" and halogen rear deck lights and gone with (4) pole mounted HID lights.
I would have included a brow light.
I like the booster up top and the extra compartment in the rear.
Not sure how the standard west coast mirrors are going to work out. They are certainly less expensive, but riding on R3 yesterday the Driver told me the passenger side mirror might as well be non-existent.
Bear in mind, I do not know where the money cap was. Many of these items could have been discussed and not purchased due to that cap. I am sure they did the best they could with what they had to work with. As stated, as long as these hold up, they should be hands down the best pumpers in the fleet.
Again, KUDOS to the apparatus committee and retired Lt. Jeff Kuntz who is now the local Pierce dealer.
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