This ERF Was brand new to Crookhill Transport Ltd (Jeff Smiles), It was driven by Eddie Smith, 180 Gardner 6 speed D/Brown g/box, Photo with the courtesy of Jennifer Young. Regards Larry.
looking at the last pic,of trinadad lake lorry,my grandad used to pull for them near croft leicestershire
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what a motor we had 6 of these in 90s 2 e reg 250 none turbo v8s 1 h reg 320 straight 6 water cooled 2 g reg 340s v8 twin turbo 1 300 v8 twin turbo great motors
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Me & my mate on the old station car park at Matlock (which I believe the A6 now cuts through, which is a shame as it was a lovely little hideaway) back in around 2000/2001
Went to collect my dads wagon from the bodybuilders today, waiting in their yard was this
IMG007 by dewtech_2008, on Flickr
For it’s age, seriously tidy!
These FE7 320s have been a pain in the arse in terms of reliabilty. Originally an order for 4x 6wheelers was placed, 2 were cancelled after the original two failed to impress plus the recession. I like driving them, nobody else seems too…
Just to satisfy an old mans curiosity, what sort of payload do they get out of the 6 axle tippers?
grumpy old man:
Just to satisfy an old mans curiosity, what sort of payload do they get out of the 6 axle tippers?
Iirc, It’s usually around the 27-30 tonne mark