This & That from Here & There

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Mattydale originated the cross-lay hose bed in 1947, on a 1939 Buffalo Pathfinder 500 gpm that is preserved in the American Museum of Firefighting in Hudson,NY. It appears the crosslay were not utilized on their apparatus of the 50s and 60s.

GA Dave, Sanford used the Duplex cab for their customs in the late 60s-early 70s.

A nice article was in the Jan.1981 Firehouse Mag on the "Mattydale cross-lay".

Thanks. That is what was confusing to me. I have seen the Buffalo at FASNY and was impressed, so seeing a more modern truck lacking them was quite confusing.