Hose beds/loads

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Gary IN Engine 3's 2000 Ferrara



200' 3" pre-connect with monitor

500' 3"

750'? 5"

100" 1 3/4 wyed pre-connect



Other engines have 2-1 3/4 pre-connects 150' or 200' on the gated wye.

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Squad 546,



Thanks for that shot. I would have expected Gary to have a more urban friendly hose bed. Do they have to buy what is basicly a program engine?

[jim kay]

Well finally got some decent photos of our hosebed/hoseload setup........looking from left to right we carry 200' of 2.5" with solid bore nozzle - 1200' of 5" - 400' of 3" w/ gated wye attached to-> skid load dual 1.75" 200' - 200' of 2.5" with Solid Bore nozzle and a Blitz fire monitor on the left side tailboard......Hosebed is approx. 9' long with 500 gal. tank located in front of the hosebed.

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[quote name='WAGONMAN' post='186286' date='Feb 3 2008, 11:26 ']Squad 546,



Thanks for that shot. I would have expected Gary to have a more urban friendly hose bed. Do they have to buy what is basicly a program engine?[/quote]

Yeah, their engines aren't set up very well. Partly the fault of the chief at the time when they bought the Ferraras, he didn't bother to really specify much of anything and the purchasing committee was ignored for the most part. The Seagraves and Pierces aren't much better.

[jim kay]

Here are pics of the left and right side pump panel's...... The right side we carry 100' of 1.75 trash line in the well and the left side we carry 150' of forestry line for small misc. fires. The crosslays are 200' of 1.75" if look close you will notice that there is no steamer connection on the pump panel and there is only one discharge as well.......These engines were designed by officer's and drivers to be very functional and safe for the pump operators and nothing to get in there way while at the panel.....

[jim kay]

The front has an intake with 50' of 5" preconnected.

[Guest]

Jim,



The track set-up for the top of the dividers looks like it would make for a good stiff divider that isn't going to get bent. Does it work as well as it looks?

How do you utilize the skid load?

Like the set-up.

[Kevin Lackey]

Working end of Munford E18

[jim kay]

Wagonman,

It works very well for us ....... The skid load usually gets pulled on Apt. fires for longer lays.....If we have heavy fire involvement we will pull one of the 2.5's first then the driver will usually place the skid load in service as additional companies arrive......the compt's on the rear are configured as shown

[jim kay]

And this is the comp't under the 5" bed......

[Guest]

Green Bay Engine 1



L-R: 2 200' 1 3/4"

1000' 5"

800 ' 2 1/2" split- 400' with gated wye with 100' of 1 3/4" (lead line or Chicago lay), 400' static load with smooth bore

200' 2 1/2" with smooth bore (blitz line)



We use the "lead line" a lot due to many 2 1/2 story houses in our district.



The 800' looks a little sloppy due to no divider. We have asked numerous times but "they" say there is no money. Currently we are using flatten cardboard boxes to separate these loads.



   

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Portland, OR Engine 13



   

[npfd801]

[quote name='1958 F.W.D.' post='186106' date='Feb 2 2008, 19:31 ']801 I ain't sending you anything! You'll just up and steal all our good ideas!!!!! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]



I have my ways... I have my ways.



Realistically though, I think our next engine will probably be a rescue pumper, so you know we'll probably have an elevated hosebed. Not to mention that I really like rear mount pumps... (don't flame... don't flame).



But the last time we put 5" on the ground, or pulled a line greater than an 1-3/4" - well, it doesn't happen all that much. I'll give up our guys climbing on top of a rig that's higher so we can have a rig that can function as a squad much better than the horribly conceived unit we're using now.

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King Of Prussia Vol. Fire Co.

King Of Prussia, Pa.

Squad 47

2004 American La France/RD Murray 1500/800



I don't know the amounts but it fits into the category

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Detroit Bundle



The Detroit Bundle is... in the hose bed is a 150' (or 250') of 1.5" wyed into the whole bed of 2.5" (1000' or more) (Is Disconnected and then hooked to the rear discharge) then the bundle 150' (or 250') of 1.5" seperate connects into the wye.

[Guest]

Detroit Bundle 2

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Thanks for the Detroit shots. How much LDH on the wagons that carry it?

[Guest]

[quote name='npfd801' post='186378' date='Feb 3 2008, 16:59 ']... well - you can't have it all right?



I'm pretty sure that General Safety rear mount you just posted went out to New Jersey somewhere. I think they have twins.[/quote]



No, you can't have it all. That's where people run into problems and wind up with an abortion that isn't good for anything.

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On the new Engines that have the LDH there is 500' FT... the LDH is used to supply the Ladders & Platforms

[hp1530]

ALH Engine 74