Fire Engines Photos

Nice rescue tender.However, the Reynolds Boughton RB44 always didn't last long in fire rescue service. I wonder why? In Brunei we used to own 15+ RB44 of different types from RIVs, LPs and RTs however most of them written off due to engine problems.

Added by Bomba Boy on 06 December 2009.

As I understand it, the main problem with these was safety, although they also had a terrible reputation for being very unreliable.

The safety issues resulted from the under-engineered chassis design, which resulted in a very high center of gravity and narrow track, both of which contributed to extreme stability problems.

The reliability issues were exacerbated by the fact that very few of these were ever manufactured, and as a result spare parts were often difficult to come by...

Added by Rob Johnson on 21 April 2019.

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