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Diesel Technology in a developing Guyana
By Harold Beharry
Kaieteur News – I stand at Lot 1 Eccles in front of my business and enjoy looking at the hundreds of trucks and heavy equipment that the oil and gas explosion has brought to our country and the numbers continue to increase.
Almost all industries depend on diesel engines
These trucks are upgraded with electronic controlled engines and accessories monitored by electronic control modules (E.C.M). In short, it is a computer programmed to facilitate all the added features. These new trucks have obviously forced us to equip ourselves with the necessary machinery and tooling to keep them productive because diesel engines are the life blood to every nation.
I have mentioned before that almost all industries depend on diesel engines and it is clear that without diesel the economy will crumble and I will to use ‘Hurricane Ian’, which was recorded as the worst in Florida’s history, as an example.
In every phase of this unfolding disaster, glimpses can be seen of the critical role of diesel technology in the recovery efforts. Fire and rescue engines and the Florida National Guard’s “high wheeled” troop transport vehicles, powered by diesel, rescued people trapped in flooded communities. Construction machines of all shapes and sizes, wheel loaders and skid steer loaders (diesel powered), are clearing debris from roads.
Diesel powered cranes are aiding in search and rescue efforts, lifting boats off of structures and off of roadways. Larger work boats towing barges are providing access to cut-off islands as well as delivering supplies and heavy equipment (all diesel powered). Hospitals maintained electrical power thanks to backup generators (most diesel powered) but had to transfer patients and close due to lack of water.
Power outages have been quickly restored to several million homes and nearly all of these utility response vehicles rely on diesel power, some travelling hundreds or thousands of miles from their home communities to Florida. Bucket trucks (aka cherry pickers), auger drill trucks and rigs to replace poles are all diesel powered. In addition, hundreds of electric generators, mostly diesel powered were shipped in advance of the storm. Mobile high-capacity dewatering pumps are helping clear buildings and infrastructure of standing storm water, all powered by diesel. Thousands of tractor-trailers are delivering essential food, fuel, and drinking water to affected communities cut off from electric power and those essentials, most powered by diesel.
This sad situation where diesel engines and equipment played a major role in helping to bring life back to normal makes me proud that my company is consumed in Guyana serving as the Only One Source Diesel Solution covering from the storage tank to the time smoke comes out of the exhaust. In addition to providing parts for the cooling, fuel, filtration, lubrication, hydraulic, fuel pump, injection systems and so much more, we offer engine rebuilding and using our shipping company in Florida we purchase and ship parts not available locally to minimize down time.
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