Bell Equipment Timber trucks / forwarders, T
Coolant capacity & service interval
Bell Equipment Timber trucks / forwarders, T use coolant with a capacity range of 28 to 47 liters. The service interval is 2000 hours. The data covers 2 configurations.
The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.
| Type | Specifications |
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| T17C (6x6), ADE 366TI |
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| T17D (6x6), Mercedes-Benz OM906LA (Tier 2) |
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Additional Notes
- The Bell Equipment T17C (6x6) fitted with the ADE 366TI engine carries a cooling system capacity of 47 liters, a notably large volume that reflects the demands of a heavy-duty six-wheel-drive timber forwarder platform running a turbocharged inline-six diesel.
- At 47 liters, the T17C cooling system fill is substantially larger than many on-highway commercial vehicles, which typically range from 20 to 35 liters, indicating a high thermal load associated with sustained low-speed forestry work under the ADE 366TI engine.
- The T17C coolant change interval is set at 2,000 hours under normal use conditions, a time-based metric common in heavy equipment where odometer readings are not a practical measure of service life.
- The T17D (6x6) equipped with the Mercedes-Benz OM906LA (Tier 2) engine has a cooling system capacity of 28 liters, which is considerably lower than the 47-liter figure associated with the T17C, reflecting a difference in engine architecture and cooling circuit design between the two configurations.
- The OM906LA is a six-cylinder inline engine from Mercedes-Benz's medium-duty range, and a 28-liter cooling system capacity is consistent with the more compact packaging of that engine family compared to the older ADE 366TI unit used in the T17C.
- No coolant change interval is listed for the T17D under the available specifications, whereas the T17C carries a defined 2,000-hour interval, meaning the two configurations differ in the completeness of service data present for the cooling system.