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Heavy equipment and machinery fires can be complex. Heavy equipment includes medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses, as well as earth moving, mining, forestry, landfill and farm equipment. This equipment is often custom built with combinations of components from different manufacturers. Varied materials, fuels, electrical and hydraulic systems add to the complexity of the fire investigations. Agricultural machinery, such as combines, harvesters, tractors, spreaders or balers, are often subject to chaff debris or crop residue buildup. The buildup can smolder and ignite on hot surfaces, even with the engine off as in the case of "heat soak." Hydraulic oil lines and diesel/gasoline fuel lines may fail or rupture, discharge and also ignite on hot surfaces. Friction in belts, pulleys, fears, augers, headers, bearings or reel chambers may spark an ignition source. Heavy-duty transportation vehicles are subjected to long hours of use and extreme wear on the engines. Equipment malfunctions, brake failures, engine and cab fires, explosions - no matter the failure, the cause of fire needs to be identified to determine liability and to avoid future problems and downtime. You need a forensic engineering and failure analysis company with the skills to find the root cause and conduct a thorough fire investigation. A Wide Range of Experience
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