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Long-life pumping

A Tsurumi pump is still providing good service after 22 years in the fleet of Dutch rental firm Verno, which focusese on the construction market. The LB250 submersible model, for which production stopped over a decade ago, is thought to be the longest-serving Tsurumi pump in Europe. However, Verno, says that the unit's long service record is a product of its versatility, robust design and build quality
February 7, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Rugged and durable, a Tsurumi pump is still working well after 22 years hard use
A 2357 Tsurumi Pump is still providing good service after 22 years in the fleet of Dutch rental firm Verno, which focusese on the construction market. The LB250 submersible model, for which production stopped over a decade ago, is thought to be the longest-serving Tsurumi pump in Europe. However, Verno, says that the unit's long service record is a product of its versatility, robust design and build quality.

Pumping equipment is used in a wide array of construction applications, above and below ground, and usually it will only last ten years, so the fact that the Tsurumi LB250 belonging to Verno been in use for so long and has never needed a major repair is of note.

Since joining the company's fleet in 1988, the LB250 has been used in an array of projects in the Netherlands

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