Guy Big J 8lxb:
Looks like I’ve killed this threadRay
Pure envy here, the only Handymans i drove were Michelotti cabbed and always hobbled with a bloody 180 Gardner, an engine i came to detest, having got as cold as i’ve ever been when it dropped a valve in the middle of the night leaving me in a freezing A series ERF cab without any night kit (night trunker) for around 8 hours before recovery arrived, another story in itself.
A different beast entirely to the Crusader, which whilst a more powerful motor generally, suffered with a seriously hard ride and a handful to handle, thanks to an exhaust stack up the back of the day cabs we had, was a noisy beast too.