Hire and Rental News - August 2018

64 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • AUGUST 2018 EQUIPMENT “We match Yanmar diesels to our range of self-priming pumps, from fire fighters to big 6” gushers,”Aussie Pump's Chief Engineer, John Hales said. “The units are carefully match tested so as not to overload the engine with the result users can get the very best combination of efficiency, fuel economy and pump performance,” John said. Australian Pumps uses Yanmar with the Aussie Fire Chief, a lightweight portable fire pump used by government departments, fire-fighting authorities and farmers. “We ship containers of ‘Chiefs’ to the USA,” John said. Yanmar engines are also supplied for Aussie’s pressure cleaners up to the Raptor series 7,300psi machines. “We get terrific support from Power Equipment, the Australian distributor for Yanmar,” John said. Australian Pumps likes the way Yanmar diesel engine spares are available throughout Australia and through the territories to which API exports. “We go to great lengths to provide the world’s best self-priming centrifugal pumps. It makes sense to power them with top quality engines,” John said. Contact: 02 8865 3500 or visit website: www.aussiepumps.com.au Aussie signs up with Yanmar After working with Yanmar diesels for many years, Australian Pump Industries is now buying full container loads of Yanmar pumps to meet its aggressive diesel pump build program. The hydrogen powered forklift offers the performance and refuelling speed of typical conventionally powered alternatives, but with the sustainability of electric motors. The technology is aimed at companies interested in high environmental performance, coupled with the practical convenience and workplace efficiency of rapid refuelling for maximum uptime. Hyster-Yale Asia-Pacific Managing Director, Tony Fagg said the technology has potentially very broad application. “While hydrogen power, like many new electric motive technologies, is not initially an off-the-shelf solution, Hyster will, in future years, be equipped to work with companies in different industries in Australia and New Zealand to develop customised packages that optimise its outstanding advantages, including: • quick refuelling from a fuel dispenser – as quick as three minutes, like filling up at a petrol or diesel bowser (compared with electric batteries which can take eight hours to recharge); • no heavy batteries to load, unload or recharge – advantages that deliver safety and uptime benefits; • no-fade electric engine performance – the amount of engine power available from hydrogen-powered electric drives is the same from the moment they are started, until they need refuelling; • no emissions for indoor or outdoor use – just a few millilitres of water collected from the fuel cell and removed as the vehicle is refuelled. "We will work closely with companies considering the future introduction of hydrogen fuel cell technology to help them choose the facilities and fuel sources necessary. “The products are currently only available for distribution in the United States and Canada, with a view to introducing them to the Asia-Pacific region in future years. “Hyster’s hydrogen-powered forklift ranges, which complement our broader The new range of Hyster hydrogen-powered forklifts offers refuelling in as quick as three minutes Hydrogen-powered clean, green and efficient forklifts Showcasing its clean, green and environmentally efficient machinery, Hyster demonstrated one of the first hydrogen- powered forklifts in Australasia at MegaTrans Expo in Melbourne in May. globally respected materials handling technologies, are capable of utilising durable high-performance Nuvera fuel cell systems, which are fast-fuelled power options that can replace lead-acid batteries in Class I, II, and III electric lift trucks." Fuel cell vehicles are fuelled by a hose from a dispenser in the same way typical work vehicles and cars and trucks are fuelled at a petrol or diesel bowser. The hydrogen dispenser pumps hydrogen into the cell’s hydrogen storage tank. When the fuel cell is supplied with hydrogen and oxygen, it will generate electricity to power the forklift’s electric motor. In the process of the hydrogen fuel’s conversion to electricity through a chemical reaction in the cell, electricity is produced and this is used to power the electric motor that drives the vehicle. The process is very clean because, unlike a conventional fossil fuel engine, a fuel cell doesn’t burn the hydrogen. Instead, it's fused chemically with oxygen producing electricity and water, which is the primary emission giving the vehicle clean, green credentials. Requirements essential to the success of the use of this technology include a steady, cost-effective supply of hydrogen, which can be delivered, generated on-site or employed in a fleet dispenser system. Contact: 02 9795 3842 or visit website: www.hyster-yale.com