A few folks inquired recently about tips on packing LDH. We have found that the flat load works best and packing all of the couplings at the front of the hose bed removes the large "humps" in the hosebed and reduces the probability of laying out the hose going down the road.
The trick to packing the LDH with the couplings stowed in the front of the bed is to start by allowing enough space up there for all of the couplings. For example, for 1500-feet of LDH you will need to leave room for 14 complete couplings.
The other important point is not to allow a coupling to flip over when the hose is being layed out. That is simply a matter of how the coupling is stowed - kind of like the old "dutchman" except at the front of the hosebed.
This pumper carries 1200 feet of 4-inch LDH in its main hosebed plus an assortment of other hose.
An important step in setting up the hosebed is to ensure that adequate width exists for even stacks and rows of hose. On LDH, the size of the hose coupling can impact this even "layering."
By packing all couplings in the front of the hosebed, the stacking and layering of the remainder of the hose goes much smoother.
The two most important points in this packing method are, 1) leave space for all of the couplings, 2) do not pack a coupling so that it will flip when the hose is being layed out.
