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Caterpillars on fire
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FIRE ENGINE manufacturer Carmichael International is to fit Caterpillar engines in all its new vehieles.The deal follows successful trials of the first vehicle fitted with a Caterpillar engine,which iscurrently providing emergency back-up at Exeter airport.The fire tender from the Worcester-based manufacturer costs £360,000 (ex-VAT).
The 18-litre, straight six C18 engine, certified at 700hp and meeting Euro-3 standards, will now be fitted in fire tenders operating as far afield as Mauritius, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi.
According to Carmichael's sales manager Nigel Cresswell, the tenders require high horsepower engines as they must have a acceleration speed of 0-80km/h i less than 40 seconds, fully loadec "The C18 easily complies with thi doing 0-80km/h in 28 seconds."
The engine also drives the wate pump via a gearbox PTO. an will pump 4.500 litres of water minute.