Aluminum Hannay booster reel with 200' of lightweight 1" booster hose & Akron pistol grip nozzle. In other situations, hose has accidently deployed from the main hose bed while enroute to the fire scene. When selecting a hose bed cover, consideration should be given as to how the roof top compartments will be accessed. It is believed there is need for improvements in hose bed dividers for use in the cargo beds of fire trucks.
Woodstock Fire Department Inc. The upper edges of strut channel turn inward for a short distance and then turn down to extend a short distance back toward the bottom panel of the strut channel as shown in FIG. Acquisition of hosebed and crosslay convers/restraints. We have also received several positive comments from our neighbouring departments on the appearance of our truck. 2020 Ford F-550 XL chassis. When the bolts 46 are tightened, the upper portion of the strut channel member 50 is tightly sandwiched between the spring nuts 48 and the flat bottom surface 36 of mount-base 16 resting atop the strut channel members 50, and divider panel 10 is rendered immovable relative to the strut channel 50 when the bolts 46 are tightened. The hose bed divider provides lateral stability to the stacks of neatly folded fire hoses, and divides the cargo bed into two sections typically extending the full length of the cargo bed. They protect the bottom of the tank or berm from all types of terrain. As can be seen from the drawings, the intermediate portion 14 of divider panel 10 is thin and wide (vertically tall in use), the width defining the height of the panel 10 as shown in FIG. In order to keep the vertically stacked hoses from falling laterally sideways, and to define a semi-separate cargo space to one side of the stacked hoses, a hose bed divider or partition extending the typical 6 to 12 foot length of the hose bed is installed, extending from the back end of the cargo area and truck toward the front end of the truck to the front of the cargo bed. Fire hose bed covers roll up manually within a scroll take-up; no spring-loaded roller or motorized drive required. Thank you for everything!
Two arrangements of cross bolt are shown in broken lines as examples for connecting the grooved female attachment-base of the extending panel to the male-like top rail of the divider panel. Quality of product that we have always received from. Hose Bed Cover for Fire Trucks. Stephen Keegan, Assistant Fire Chief. Slats 52 are preferably made of aluminum, such as extruded aluminum, or an alloy substantially of aluminum, since the slats 52 contact strut channel members 50 which are also preferably made of aluminum. The strut channel members 50 should be placed parallel to one another as shown in FIG.
Each product is customized precisely to your specification. Because very few firefighters fall off the trucks while performing their duties, it might seem like fire company fall protection isn't an important issue. Made precisely to your specification. The strut channel members 50 may be properly located in the hose bed and relative to pre-existing bolt holes 44 in mount-base 16, or the channel members 50 can be placed in the hose bed and the bolt holes 44 in mount-base 16 drilled to fit the location of the strut channel members 50. The view is a perspective view of the left rear of the fire truck. Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department. Harford Co. Maryland. See the images of the Philadelphia Job. Your covers will last our department many years to come. Rigid covers (treadplate or metal). Patented Fastening System Our "shock cord" system allows you quick-n-easy access to compartments in any weather condition and allows you to overload the hose bed without ripping the cover. The first bore portion in the flange of extending panel 26 near the head of the bolt 74 should be unthreaded, and should have a recess allowing the head of bolt 74 to be countersunk.
On behalf of Chief Anastasia and myself, I wanted to let you know once again you have delivered an amazing product to Homewood Fire & Rescue. Custom design the interior storage where we could. Hose restraints can be classified by three general types.
The FDNY had them on its pumpers, and departments that operated in wildf ire areas utilized hard covers to protect hose from debris and embers. Email your completed diagram to us at. Over the past 3 years, this D&S Custom Cover has really improved the visibility of our structure engine; in daylight, night time, fog, rain, and snowing conditions. Prepared by the FAMA Body Subcommittee. Cullom Fire Department, IL.
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