Landrover, by its very nature, is a market leader for off road use over every type of terrain in this country as well as abroad. It has been produced in short, medium and long wheelbase form with every conceivable body type imaginable. Its attributes are well respected across a wide spectrum of users ranging from the military to the farming community and the precedent it has set has been the envy of off road vehicle manufacturers the world over.

Whilst the vehicle is of a robust and sturdy build, it is very heavy and sluggish in performance, which is the reason high and low gear ratios and differential locks were introduced to assist in its prime task – to be capable of ascending and descending most gradients over every type of eroded surface. That said, it is fair to say that the vehicle has not been developed and perfected with on road response capability in mind, and drivers using the Landrover to make progress will find it is not particularly suited to that task. The acceleration is slow, the turning circle wide and cumbersome and the general handling heavy and tiresome. For this reason, the speed limit set for the road will in most instances be the safe maximum limit for the vehicle and the vehicle should be driven under response conditions to those limitations accordingly. The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service Landrover pump is derived from the Landrover LWB TD 130 (130” wheelbase) chassis driven by the Turbo diesel 2.5 litre 5 cylinder engine (TD5). The vehicle is constructed in permanent four wheel drive, and supports a five seat crew-cab and a flat deck over the rear axle, which accomodates a 375 litre water tank, independently driven water pump and a small hoist.

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