Specifications
Smeal Pumper Demo # 4276
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The floor of the hose bed compartment shall be constructed of Dura-Dek fiber reinforced plastic material.
The flooring shall be fabricated of "T" beam pultrusions in parallel connected with cross slats that are first
mechanically bonded and then epoxied, forming a large sheet. The top portion of each "T" cross section
shall measure 1-1/4" wide and 3/16" thick with beaded ends. The vertical portion shall be 3/8" thick,
beading out at the bottom to a thickness of 1/2" and tall enough to result in an overall height of 1". The "T"
sections shall be spaced 3/4" apart to allow for drainage and ventilation.
Each "T" beam shall be constructed utilizing a core of 250,000 continuous glass fiber strands that are
high in resistance to tension, compression and bending. An outer sheath consisting of a continuous
strand mat to prevent lineal splitting and slipping shall surround the core. The sheath shall also serve to
draw the protective resin to the bar surface. Both reinforcements shall be pulled through an isophthalic
polyester resin, treated with antimony trioxide for fire resistance, to form a solid length.
The flooring shall then be protected with a polyurethane coating to screen out ultraviolet rays. This bright
white coating shall be baked on and shall provide a pleasing contrast when installed in the apparatus.
The hose bed shall be contain the following hose load:
The interior of the hose bed shall be painted the primary body color.
HOSE BED COVER
There shall be a heavy-duty 22 oz. hypalon vinyl-coated nylon hose bed cover installed on the apparatus.
The front edge of the cover shall be retained in a "C" channel to prevent wind from lifting it. The sides of
the cover shall be attached to the sides of the hose bed using button snap fasteners. The rear of the
cover shall be connected using footman loop and J-Hooks with an adjustable buckle.
The color of the vinyl restraint shall be red.
HOSE BED DIVIDERS
There shall be two (2) hose bed dividers installed in the hose bed. The dividers shall be fabricated from
1/4" smooth aluminum plate and an aluminum extrusion. Each divider shall have an abraded finish and
mounted on hot-dipped galvanized slide rails at the front and rear of the hose bed. Where no obstruction
such as a fill tower is present, the slide rails shall allow full movement of the dividers along the width of
the hose bed. Each hose bed divider shall have an oval shaped hand hold slot to assist in moving the
divider. This shall provide the capability for variable hose load configurations and capacities.
HOSE BED CAPACITY
The hose bed shall have a capacity of 66 ft³.
GROUND LADDER STORAGE
The ground ladders shall be stored beneath the hose bed, to the right of the water tank. The ladders shall
be stored vertically on their beam in an aluminum rack with poly scuff strips. The ladders shall be
accessible through a hinged tread plate door on the rear of the body.
The following ground ladders shall be supplied with the apparatus: