Fire Appliances on Show Next Month
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FOUR Bedford fire appliances, all with H.C.B. Engineering Co. bodywork, are to be shown at the 1962 Chief Fire Officers' Convention at Folkestone on October 3-5. Brief details are as follows:—
Bedford Water Tender Type "B ": this is mounted on a 6-ton forward-control chassis, which is fitted with the Bedford 133 b.h.p. petrol engine. H.C.I3_ have fitted a new high pressure/low pressure single stage pump together with new hose reels.
No Central Gangway Bedford Emergency Tender Type " A " with a new design body having no central gangway, this space being used to store equipment. This model is also on the Bedford 6-ton forward-control chassis.
Dual Purpose Appliance on a Bedford petrol-erigined 5-ton chassis converted to forward control. It has a rear-mounted pump driven through an H.C.B. sandwich-box type power take-off.
Bedford Pump Escape on Bedford TK a30 6-ton forward-control chassis with 133 b.h.p. petrol engine. The composite body offers exceptional locker space and the appliance is fitted with a 900 g.p.m. pump. driven through the H.C.B. power take-off.