Nicholas Studer
PCS Elected Director 2022-2025
When the Rhinecliff Rescue Squad chose to replace the custom-built short Ferno Model 30 provided from the Pinner Coach Co with a Model 26 "One-Man" cot - they removed the Ferno Model 1 cot bar and installed a peculiar apparatus to secure the cot in transit. This consisted of Ferno post-cups at the foot end, and a hook and floor-plate contraption that I believed was home-made.
Turns out it wasn't! Found some Ferno literature from 1963, and prior to the (currently sold) Model 174 clamp mechanism, the Model 7 Quick-Lock fastener was the factory-supplied setup for Model 22 Mortuary, 26 Ambulance, and 27 Low-Headroom Ambulance "One-Man" cots.
I have the hook, and the post-cups are still in the car. However, the plate is missing and the outline rough. I thought I'd try to get exact dimensions on it to get one made up (just a steel plate). I called Ferno, and their Technical Support representative was apparently unable/unwilling to help me beyond noting the part number wasn't in the current Ferno catalog. I know folks in the past have been able to get old specs from them, figured it was worth a shot.
Perhaps someone has a better contact at Ferno. Just maybe, someone's got one of these lying around?
Turns out it wasn't! Found some Ferno literature from 1963, and prior to the (currently sold) Model 174 clamp mechanism, the Model 7 Quick-Lock fastener was the factory-supplied setup for Model 22 Mortuary, 26 Ambulance, and 27 Low-Headroom Ambulance "One-Man" cots.
I have the hook, and the post-cups are still in the car. However, the plate is missing and the outline rough. I thought I'd try to get exact dimensions on it to get one made up (just a steel plate). I called Ferno, and their Technical Support representative was apparently unable/unwilling to help me beyond noting the part number wasn't in the current Ferno catalog. I know folks in the past have been able to get old specs from them, figured it was worth a shot.
Perhaps someone has a better contact at Ferno. Just maybe, someone's got one of these lying around?