For the engineers.........

[Norretal]

I debated about sharing this but suspect some might appreciate it. The site I work at is finally closing this month, and I leave it after 29 years in April, to move onto unknown new pastures.

The site is selling off any useful assets before closure and demolition but one item I've always admired seems to have been forgotten, that item is the site deluge system pump. It's a Cummins diesel engine driven pump, the model is an NT-855-F3, a 14 litre (855 cu. in) delivering 300bhp @ 2100rpm. It can deliver 3000 gallons of water a minute and dry weight is 1.474 tonnes. It was installed here in 1985 and has ran a total of 600 hours in that time, it's barely ran in. It's been serviced annually (oil, filters, coolant changes) as determined by the insurance company, and is test run weekly as part of our preventative maintenance schedules.

The sad part, for me at least, is that if it isn't sold it'll end up in a scrap skip with the majority of the other assets, which I think is a big shame. I wouldn't know where to start looking for a potential buyer but I was hoping someone on her (David's8 or Dezzy maybe) might have an idea? I've attached a few phone pics and a PDF with the spec, thanks in advance for taking the time to read the post