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OldishJoda:
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BuzzerWorkhorses of industry these Guy’s
From a driver’s perspective, how did the Guy MP cab compare with the Leyland Ergo?
essexpete:
OldishJoda:
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BuzzerWorkhorses of industry these Guy’s
From a driver’s perspective, how did the Guy MP cab compare with the Leyland Ergo?
I thought that the Guy MP cab was stronger in an accident, you seemed rather vulnerabe in the ergo ones. The AEC version of the ergomatic cab had windows that opened via a long lever and apparently they were a pain as the vehicle aged but I don’t think that the Leyland versions had that? Our drivers seemed to like the AEC Marshalls that we had, however they were not kept for long and replaced with a fleet of Foden S50 half cabs.
Pete.
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windrush:
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OldishJoda:
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BuzzerWorkhorses of industry these Guy’s
From a driver’s perspective, how did the Guy MP cab compare with the Leyland Ergo?
I thought that the Guy MP cab was stronger in an accident, you seemed rather vulnerabe in the ergo ones. The AEC version of the ergomatic cab had windows that opened via a long lever and apparently they were a pain as the vehicle aged but I don’t think that the Leyland versions had that? Our drivers seemed to like the AEC Marshalls that we had, however they were not kept for long and replaced with a fleet of Foden S50 half cabs.
Pete.
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Pete
Testing my memory now but IIRC the ergo Leylands and Albions had the “long lever” window device and you are correct, it was a PITA as the vehicle aged.
I think the system was dropped after the high datum cab was introduced in about 1971 / 72.
The first high datum cab we has was a Bear, fitted with the 410 turbo?? Reg was VPT 993L (1972) I think that had the long lever window opening.
The next new motors were Reivers (G cab) and then we bought our first Bison in 1975 and by then the windows were the “pull down” type.
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Hand-loaded, and maybe even crank-started?
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. Some height of load on the Guy, The sheets have had to be put on the opposite way so as to fully cover the load, Hard work to say the least, Larry.
I dont know about that LD van in the pic but the later LD’s that Bowers ran were actually BRS Contract vehicles as we repaired some of them at the BMC dealers I worked at. Still my fvourite vans, simple to work on and mechanically bombproof. The only awkward job was unscrewing all the wooden floorboards in the cab to allow engine or gearbox removal (both came out through the cab door) as the caged nuts would often turn!
Pete.
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I dont know about that LD van in the pic but the later LD’s that Bowers ran were actually BRS Contract vehicles as we repaired some of them at the BMC dealers I worked at. Still my fvourite vans, simple to work on and mechanically bombproof. The only awkward job was unscrewing all the wooden floorboards in the cab to allow engine or gearbox removal (both came out through the cab door) as the caged nuts would often turn!Pete.
Did they have the 1.5l BMC diesel?
windrush:
I dont know about that LD van in the pic but the later LD’s that Bowers ran were actually BRS Contract vehicles as we repaired some of them at the BMC dealers I worked at. Still my fvourite vans, simple to work on and mechanically bombproof. The only awkward job was unscrewing all the wooden floorboards in the cab to allow engine or gearbox removal (both came out through the cab door) as the caged nuts would often turn!Pete.
Maybe that’s why it took me so long 
, not a mechanic I just followed my nose and lifted the engine out of the front, in pouring rain. A man and his wife with 2 large dogs were living in it and they stayed inside the whole time. The stink was awful but the combination of being outside and the storm around me made it halfway bearable. 
essexpete:
windrush:
I dont know about that LD van in the pic but the later LD’s that Bowers ran were actually BRS Contract vehicles as we repaired some of them at the BMC dealers I worked at. Still my fvourite vans, simple to work on and mechanically bombproof. The only awkward job was unscrewing all the wooden floorboards in the cab to allow engine or gearbox removal (both came out through the cab door) as the caged nuts would often turn!Pete.
Did they have the 1.5l BMC diesel?
No, the 2.2.
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essexpete:
windrush:
I dont know about that LD van in the pic but the later LD’s that Bowers ran were actually BRS Contract vehicles as we repaired some of them at the BMC dealers I worked at. Still my fvourite vans, simple to work on and mechanically bombproof. The only awkward job was unscrewing all the wooden floorboards in the cab to allow engine or gearbox removal (both came out through the cab door) as the caged nuts would often turn!Pete.
Did they have the 1.5l BMC diesel?
No, the 2.2.
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