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It’s nearly time for the EKKA !!  We welcome all regional and country visitors to see us for their Cummins needs. Torquepower will however be closed for the EKKA SHOW DAY HOLIDAY, WEDNESDAY 16 AUGUST. EMERGENCY PARTS SUPPORT will still be available but call-out charges will apply. Call us early on 0732778277 or go to … Continue reading Brisbane RNA Ekka Holiday

Forklifts aren’t a passion purchase like trucks, but they sure make life easier, especially at the Port of Brisbane, one of Australia’s fastest growing container ports & Queensland’s largest general cargo port located at the mouth of the Brisbane River. Advanced Maintenance Management at Gateway Park, had Torquepower rebuild a Cummins QSB5.9C for a Hyster … Continue reading New Cummins heart for a Port of Brisbane workhorse

Stan Aspland is a happy-go-lucky concreter and skipper from Bribie Island with two slightly built daughters, Chantelle and Jacqueline, who are keen fishing champs. They are both award-winning Black and Blue Marlin Game Fisherwomen. “Jacq’s Back” is a beautiful 34 foot BlackWatch sports fishing cruiser with teak decks, and now powered with a new long … Continue reading Fishing Champ’s Blackwatch gets a new Long Block

Bus & Coach Sales Australia bought a used bus in North Queensland in red dust country. Experiencing white smoke, and poor performance after picking up some bad fuel, they had a better win than the State of Origin Decider, when they found that the four $1100 each Injectors they needed, were a marked-down clearance item … Continue reading ISB4.5 operator wins with CUMMINS CLEARANCE SPECIALS

Torquepower’s values are all about Respect for our customers, staff and suppliers; Quality in all that we do; Capability, Professionalism, and Enthusiasm, where every community member contributes and has a personal commitment to our success. We are proud to sponsor this squad of fine young men from Trinity College Rugby, Beenleigh –  who week on … Continue reading Trinity College Team mirrors our community values

We’ve all seen those mudflaps, “Without trucks Australia stops” – but without that reliable supply chain of genuine and quality Cummins engine parts – the trucks, the diggers, the gensets and boats – will stop first. You don’t have to be in the mining industry to be at the coal face of a business where … Continue reading WITHOUT RELIABLE SUPPLY CHAIN – AUSTRALIA STOPS !

The TORQUEPOWER tradition continues as Jessie Fuenzalida, another generation, learns the ropes at Torquepower.  Jessies’ grandfather Hector Fuenzalida worked at Torquepower in the mid-1990s. When he first immigrated from Chile to Australia years before Jessie was born, Hector settled into a little Italian workshop in Melbourne (an Italian girlfriend helped with language training!) then a … Continue reading The TORQUEPOWER tradition continues

Tools are an interesting issue. A basic tool, like a hammer, keeps life simple, but you know what happens: everything then ends up looking like a nail. A complex tool can do a lot but may have a steep learning curve: just knowing what each function of the tool can do takes time, then learning … Continue reading The right tools is half the battle

The song says there must be 50 ways to leave your lover, and there are probably just as many ways to kill your diesel engine. Today we focus on the top five steps that you can take to ensure your diesel doesn’t end up in an early grave. Although many see themselves as diesel experts, … Continue reading Five Ways to Murder your Diesel

A reconditioned engine, also known as a remanufactured engine, is an engine that has gone through substantial repair intended to bring the worn engine back to “as-new” condition and enabling it to be used for another full service life. Rebuilt, reconditioned, recon, recond and remanufactured are terms commonly used but the final product quality achieved … Continue reading Your Checklist for Buying a Reconditioned Diesel Engine