damoq:
With regards to an earlier post about noise, I found ERFs with the twin splitter used to have a loud whining noise from the gearbox, compared to the ones with syncro boxes in them. So maybe it was a noise issue that helped kill the twin splitter off.
I had one in my ERF EC14 L925 RDT that I totalled in 2000.
The noise that I got told about, was because a lot of people used to thump them in from a standing start, and you would see the chassis move. If you pressed the clutch all the way to the floor, they had a clutch brake which eliminated it and the whirring noise you mention, and the gear selection while standing was about as smooth as a modern day box.
What I do find noisy though, are modern Scania auto boxes. They seem to make a loud CLACK, when changing up or down. How anyone could say that the twin split was noisy, is beyond me when these make the sound that they do.
Would I have another twin split if given the choice in a modern truck?
Absolutely. But as I’m getting older, I’m also getting lazier, and do like auto boxes.
Ken.