The Norriton Fire Engine Co has been extremely satisfied with the top quality, professionalism and prompt service of D&S custom covers. On our Engine we needed a tarp which allowed air flow for the rear engine compartment. And we will manufacture your cover to match perfectly. We will continue to recommend D&S to all of our customers, in addition to Pierce dealers nationwide. 5, with this tightly abutted material adding stability against the extending panel 26 rocking laterally on the divider panel 10, although the mouth of the groove 28 could be made sufficiently wide to simply drop straight downward onto top rail 18 of divider panel 10, in which case the first bolting arrangement using bolts 62 and nuts 66 as previously described would be used if bolting were to be chosen as the fastening arrangement between extending panel 26 and divider panel 10. Contact us today to find the perfect product fit for your job. Hose Bed Covers Custom Made in America. Quality of product that we have always received from. The folded high pressure hoses are pulled from the stacks out the open back end of the pumper truck, and it is important that the hoses are quickly removable since time is typically of the essence when fighting fires, and the neat folding and containment of the folded fire hoses as provided by the use of a hose bed divider helps ensure the hoses are not damaged or tangled during transport, and that the hoses can be quickly removed and used. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. I would like to thank you and your company for the professional looking covers we received. Although I have very specifically described the preferred structures and use of the invention, it should be understood that some changes in the specific structures described and shown in the drawings may clearly be made without departing from the true scope of the invention in accordance with the appended claims.
With very little effort 3 guys had the cover installed within a few hours. Montgomery County Maryland Fire & Rescue Service. Out differently with your products. We have installed the two hose bed covers you made for our two Engines. Also provided is a second divider panel or extending panel 26 useful for adding to the height of divider panel 10. Although divider panel 10 in accordance with the present invention can be extruded in any desired width to define a panel when in use extending upward away from the fire truck cargo bed vertically upward to any desired height, feasibly in the U. S. A. at this time, to my knowledge, 24 inches would be about the maximum width which could be extruded with existing machinery, although in other locations of the world extrusion presses capable of extruding wider panels probably exist. After comparing repair cost and replacement cost we chose to have a replacement made.
Hose Bed Cover for Fire Trucks. The point is that these are not freak accidents, bizarre or rare: They happen often, and they shouldn't be taken lightly. D&S Custom Covers would like to thank Montgomery County Maryland Fire & Rescue Service For their recent order for Covers and straps to equip forty new Crimson Fire trucks. EXLON® comes with a ten-year warranty against UV and weather elements. Jeffress underwent two surgeries within 48 hours of the accident. Some of the nets we have made are not available for view here due to IP or lack of photos. Firefighter, DES/FES. Do some research, talk to your dealer, and look at what neighboring departments have. EXLON® has incredible strength as well; it can be used in tanks up to 10, 000-gallon capacity. We realize fire departments need quick turn around when ordering hose bed covers so our hose bed covers and other products are easy to order and easy to install to help shorten downtime so your trucks can get back where they are needed the most. Buy a Husky® Hose Bed Cover today!
Manufacturing Quality. Chain weighted drops or buckles to secure the drops. Multiple bolt holes 44 should be applied on each flange 34 straight across from one another and on opposite sides of intermediate portion 14, at spaced intervals along the length of the mount-base 16 to allow the application of multiple bolts 46 along the length of the divider panel 10 on each side of intermediate portion 14 to ensure a secure, strong and stable mounting. Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved hose bed divider for a fire truck which is aesthetically pleasing when installed, fitting well into the overall appearance of the common pumper style fire truck which typically includes many mill finish aluminum components such as side-mounted tool boxes, protective body panels and other permanently mounted parts of the truck. Dave came out and measured the hose bed and was very knowledgeable. If you need high quality custom covers and restraints that meet or exceed current NFPA standards, D&S Custom Covers should be your first call. 1 and 3, mount-base 16 can be seen extending outward in both directions of the wide sides 30, 32 of intermediate portion 14, and this provides a wide, central and thus stable base onto which divider panel 10 as a whole is rested or supported when mounted in a fire truck. Extrusion of divider panel 10 leaves little to no wasted material, as extrusion is frugal with material because material thickness and sizes are readily controlled with a proper die, and leaves virtually no scraps, unlike the substantial amount of scraps typically left over with the prior art process of cutting and welding to individually fabricate a prior art style hose bed divider for a fire truck. Rest assured that the trucks we order in the future will all be equipped with D&S Custom Covers! The humat valve straps were also right on. 8 the nut 66 on the threaded shank end of bolt 62 is recessed in a hexagonal hole 70 in the curved material of the extending panel 26 wherein the nut 66 fits tightly in the hexagonal hole 70 and cannot spin therein. Spring nuts 48 are available from the same suppliers of the strut channel 50, and include a compression spring 49 attached to one side of the nut to press the nut upward against the turned down portions of the side walls in the open mouth, with this to retain the nuts in position to allow the simple initial installation of a bolt into the nut.
Phil Hackler is a Regional Sales Manager for Spanco and Rigid Lifelines with over 30 years of experience in the crane and hoist industry. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present divider panel mounted on strut channel tracks with surrounding flooring for use in dividing a hose bed of a fire truck. The verdict was for $4. Hose restraints have been required by NFPA 1901 since 2009. It looks great and was much easier than we thought to install. There are loose-hose reports from virtually every FEMA zone in the country. You should place blue "lock-tite" on the machine screw threads to help secure them.
See the images of the Philadelphia Job. Here's how to get started: 1. Vinyl coated fabric, our custom hose bed covers can withstand -40F temperatures, are mildew and UV resistant to protect your equipment from damaging sun exposure, and customizable! Hose Bed Cover protects hoses; keeps them neatly in place for fast action. You will come highly recommended. Another object of the invention is to provide an improved hose bed divider for dividing a fire truck cargo bed, and which includes compatible structuring allowing the divider panel to be readily slid sideways and then be re-secured in place to allow re-sizing of the cargo storage sections on each side of the improved divider panel. Vinyl liners are available in red, yellow, blue, orange, black, green, gray, and lime green (22 oz. Aluminum treadplate material with the proper slip resistant rating and support structure can be used as a walking surface over crosslays and the main hose bed. 2, is defined as a one-piece structure substantially of aluminum (or an alloy substantially of aluminum) which is solid (not hollow) and shaped by extrusion utilizing modern aluminum extrusion machines (presses) and techniques as the primary process to define the hose bed divider panel 10. Straps do not work well on open hose storage areas. Hook and loop (Velcro). Rigid covers generally consist of aluminum treadplate or flat metal material. Whelen Pioneer scene lighting. Photos from reviews.
Extending panel 26 when used is or should be the same length as the divider panel onto which it is attached.