Lawrence Dunbar:
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robert1952:
@ ‘littlerichard’: nice contribution old mate. I reckon the E-series ERF was one of the best ever. It was brilliant with the Twin-splitter in and even better with the Fuller. You mentioned a bit of tension between the Twin-splitter and the high torque of your tweeked E14. About that time Eaton sorted the problem out by beefing up the TS 'box to cope with the big ■■■■■■■ engines in the export models. Keep 'em coming!
@ Lawrence Dunbar: your usual excellent contributions seems to have slipped between a couple of pints there! That’s no E-series ERF!! 
Robert
It must be the Malts Im on tonight, But heres an E series just for you Robert, Regards Larry.
And a fine example it is too! Robert
steel bumper model looks much better than the plastic ones imo.
Punchy Dan:
0steel bumper model looks much better than the plastic ones imo.
I assume that’s a tag-axle… Robert
robert1952:
Punchy Dan:
0steel bumper model looks much better than the plastic ones imo.
I assume that’s a tag-axle… Robert[/quote
That would be a 6x4 - they operated a few IIRC
GCR2ERF:
robert1952:
Punchy Dan:
0steel bumper model looks much better than the plastic ones imo.
I assume that’s a tag-axle… Robert
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That would be a 6x4 - they operated a few IIRC
Thank you. Never drove a 6x4 on the road. Would’ve liked the opportunity. Robert
robert1952:
GCR2ERF:
robert1952:
Punchy Dan:
0steel bumper model looks much better than the plastic ones imo.
I assume that’s a tag-axle… Robert
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That would be a 6x4 - they operated a few IIRC
Thank you. Never drove a 6x4 on the road. Would’ve liked the opportunity. Robert
They’re alright when they’re loaded… not so clever when empty or solo 
GCR2ERF:
[quote="robert1952
Thank you. Never drove a 6x4 on the road. Would’ve liked the opportunity. Robert
They’re alright when they’re loaded… not so clever when empty or solo
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…Or taking bends and corners in the wet, I’m told! Robert
GCR2ERF:
robert1952:
Punchy Dan:
0steel bumper model looks much better than the plastic ones imo.
I assume that’s a tag-axle… Robert
[/quote
That would be a 6x4 - they operated a few IIRC
That’s right double drive the above of Peters was E reg but Ernie Walker had one too at the same time but it sat so long in the garage it was F reg by the time it went on the road .
robert1952:
GCR2ERF:
[quote="robert1952
Thank you. Never drove a 6x4 on the road. Would’ve liked the opportunity. Robert
They’re alright when they’re loaded… not so clever when empty or solo
…Or taking bends and corners in the wet, I’m told! Robert
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Not unlike a fully loaded tag on a wet roundabout
robert1952:
GCR2ERF:
[quote="robert1952
Thank you. Never drove a 6x4 on the road. Would’ve liked the opportunity. Robert
They’re alright when they’re loaded… not so clever when empty or solo
…Or taking bends and corners in the wet, I’m told! Robert
[/quote]
I can confirm that too Robert… as can the occupant of a house in Nuthall whose front wall I rearranged one wet night in November 1992 (!)
After reading the recent ERF book I started thinking about Eaton samt ,there doesn’t appear to be any mention on trucknet like pics ,first hand accounts from drivers / operators or other evidence ,also the E series must be ( I think ) the model that from its start underwent the most changes over the 7 production yrs many of which are still with us today such as plastic bumpers ,air seats ,air suspension ,engine electronics ,semi auto transmission,speed limiter,( some items I’ve missed ) but a backwards step not as much room for a double bunk !
Punchy Dan:
After reading the recent ERF book I started thinking about Eaton samt ,there doesn’t appear to be any mention on trucknet like pics ,first hand accounts from drivers / operators or other evidence ,also the E series must be ( I think ) the model that from its start underwent the most changes over the 7 production yrs many of which are still with us today such as plastic bumpers ,air seats ,air suspension ,engine electronics ,semi auto transmission,speed limiter,( some items I’ve missed ) but a backwards step not as much room for a double bunk !
Pretty well everyone I’ve ever talked to who used SAMT (basically a semi-automated Twin-splitter) hated them; and as I’ve said elsewhere, they often had them converted to manual. I did post an article about a SAMT-equipped ERF on the LHD E-series thread a while back. Robert
Iirc the gearstick if it can be called that was on the bonnet in the same position as the deadman would be in a B series ?
Punchy Dan:
Iirc the gearstick if it can be called that was on the bonnet in the same position as the deadman would be in a B series ?
I think that’s right, though I never used one myself. Here’s a picture of an E-series interior with one. Robert
Robert were they avalible in the EC range ? I didn’t think so but I could be wrong , I remember BJJ cutting up a late air suspension model E series up which had a Samt .
Punchy Dan:
Robert were they avalible in the EC range ? I didn’t think so but I could be wrong , I remember BJJ cutting up a late air suspension model E series up which had a Samt .
One day I had to return a SAMT E Seires to Peter gilders yard but didn’t have time to understand it. The following year I was doing Spain in a very early SAMT EC12 pre production truck, L15 JRT, one of Two in the all blue Jordon racing colours . It was far from perfect but I liked it and it worked well. There was a little screen telling me how many gears I could change up and how many down. It worked well behind the big rolls but I have not seen another since
ERF MAN:
Punchy Dan:
Robert were they avalible in the EC range ? I didn’t think so but I could be wrong , I remember BJJ cutting up a late air suspension model E series up which had a Samt .
One day I had to return a SAMT E Seires to Peter gilders yard but didn’t have time to understand it. The following year I was doing Spain in a very early SAMT EC12 pre production truck, L15 JRT, one of Two in the all blue Jordon racing colours . It was far from perfect but I liked it and it worked well. There was a little screen telling me how many gears I could change up and how many down. It worked well behind the big rolls but I have not seen another since
Was this the last time Samt was seen in ERF ?
robert1952:
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Here’s a question for E-series afficianados. This beastie (D899 BRY) has been on the show circuit for a while now and I believe it has my favourite combination of 14-litre ■■■■■■■ (320 in this case) and 9-speed Fuller. It appears to have come from a sizeable fleet of ERF E14s in the service of Sam Longson. Were 9-speeders standard on their E14s, or was D899 a one-off? Robert 
Apparently from gossip at our place, as there is a shed load of ex longson drivers, when the BRY’s came there was a 100 all lined up in the yard at chapel, with consecutive reg’s !
One of the smartest liveries about !
