Cross Lay Help

[eckyphats 0]

Our speed lays on the squad are wide and require our 1 3/4" lines & 2 1/2" to be packed 3 across. We currently run 200 feet and is packed 2 layers, a loop, 2 layers, a loop and then the nozzle on top. When the firefighter pulls the line the idea is to grab all 3 sections across and attempt to flip the line so the nozzle is on the bottom. This does not work very well. Anyone have an idea for a better way to pack this hose? I am almost thinking to somehow make the speed lay less wide somehow and then pack the cross lays minute man pack if I can not find a solution for the current way Anyone have any good hose packing tips for triple layer?

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[FFD941 20]

My suggestion would be just what you said, do your minute-man lay and keep your bunny ears the same as you always have. It has to be a pretty difficult task to filp 200 ft of hose and a nozzle.

The best way to figure out what will work best for you though is to spend the day pulling hose. Hope that helped.

[grumpyff 1,159]

Are your crosslays similar to the ones in the photo of Pleasantville's ex- R47? Our crosslays were three wide as well. The foward one had 200 feet of 1 3/4 , the rear had 300 feet 1 3/4 hose. We would single lay the bottom of the bed, and then take the last 50 feet and pack in a big donut. The hose would stand on its side, and be packed inside the loop, with the nozzle ending in the middle of the loop. The nozzle man would grab the nozzle and loop, and the back up would grab the line as it played out of the bed. The nozzleman would end up with 50 feet of hose already with him/her, where ever you needed to go. If you needed less line, it was easy to break. Unfortunatley I never got a better photo of the crosslays.

[grumpyff 1,159]

You can just see the end of the loop in front of the booster reels in this photo.

[ny10570 745]

what he said. That pack was easy to use and always came off cleanly. The few extra minutes it took to pack was worth it.