[quote name='Truckman' post='187382' date='Feb 7 2008, 18:01 ']Yeah I am an old guy!! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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On the older rides, 1955 and back that was the norm. Apparatus after 1955 had a separate split trough that carried the double 1-1/2” wye lines. Once the shop started fitting the older pumpers with preconnects, then usually the left side trough became dedicated for the preconnect and the right trough was for the wye lines. Brooms, gas and water key and rakes and other stuff carried on pumpers went either on top of the tank if room was there or a narrow trough was devised to the right of the main hose bed, next to the wye trough. Before that this stuff was caried in the left trough.
We ran two piece companies for the most part and the wagon laid out from the hydrant to the address and the pumper went in at the hydrant. The wye load was pulled and connected to the 2-1/2” supply line. The wagon always pulled past the structure or address, and parked, to give the room for the Truck. It was always easier to pull hose line than it was to try to carry ladders, fans, cables, lights and tools from down the street, plus if the aerial was raised, which on a lot of occasions it was, it was in the front where in most cases were it was going to be operated.
I may have an old photo or two with the older style hose bed and some newer ones that I will post.[/quote]
Love to see them if you do, John. Do the 'children' good to see what others did on a regular basis 'back in the day'.
' /> On the older rides, 1955 and back that was the norm. Apparatus after 1955 had a separate split trough that carried the double 1-1/2” wye lines. Once the shop started fitting the older pumpers with preconnects, then usually the left side trough became dedicated for the preconnect and the right trough was for the wye lines. Brooms, gas and water key and rakes and other stuff carried on pumpers went either on top of the tank if room was there or a narrow trough was devised to the right of the main hose bed, next to the wye trough. Before that this stuff was caried in the left trough.
We ran two piece companies for the most part and the wagon laid out from the hydrant to the address and the pumper went in at the hydrant. The wye load was pulled and connected to the 2-1/2” supply line. The wagon always pulled past the structure or address, and parked, to give the room for the Truck. It was always easier to pull hose line than it was to try to carry ladders, fans, cables, lights and tools from down the street, plus if the aerial was raised, which on a lot of occasions it was, it was in the front where in most cases were it was going to be operated.
I may have an old photo or two with the older style hose bed and some newer ones that I will post.[/quote]
Love to see them if you do, John. Do the 'children' good to see what others did on a regular basis 'back in the day'.
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