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Permalink Reply by Mike Lintz on May 14, 2009 at 1:46pm

Top mount with 2 stage Hale or waterous pump....

Top mount takes away much of the placement issues you get a full 360 view around the apparatus as well as added safety on scenes

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bayless on May 14, 2009 at 2:35pm

Side mount, Hale pump, and I prefer no electronic valves, throttle or PTO.

Permalink Reply by Engineer k7 on May 7, 2010 at 10:01am

Sorry to tell you guys but these are not ways to operate the pump, these are preferences.

Permalink Reply by Engineer k7 on May 7, 2010 at 10:06am

Top mount is good for 360 viewing providing you live in a warm climate or don't mind the cold and I mean the cold with wind. I prefer nothing electronic except for the engine, because that way I control the pump operation not the computer.

Permalink Reply by Ian Thompson on April 3, 2013 at 10:15pm

I liked to use the road pump as much as possible as in I used it on anything that could be handled by eather the reels lines or the 1 3/4" preconnects

The reason for that is if the main pump goes down it is 2 months in the shops to be repaired while if the road pumps goes down it is 2 hours with the area repairman in the Station

Permalink Reply by Bud on May 6, 2016 at 4:56pm

So what might be some preferences in pump panel placement top or side mount?

Permalink Reply by Bud on August 29, 2017 at 2:36pm

So apparently no one has a preference where the panel is.
 

Permalink Reply by Bud on March 25, 2018 at 4:21pm

Andrew, you and I are alike, we both like 100% total control of the panel, the best way to be.

Andrew Bayless said:

Side mount, Hale pump, and I prefer no electronic valves, throttle or PTO.

Permalink Reply by Bud on April 30, 2018 at 2:47pm

Hi Andrew: I prefer a side mount because when you cannot see what is burning and all you have to rely on is the radio it makes you a better operator in the long run, a top mount is great if it is enclosed and up north and in the winter or down across the sourthern part of the U S.