Dave the Renegade:
Not sure if this is a unit altered or a ballast tractor.
Don’t know what it is Dave, got to be something to do with Eric Vick.
Dave the Renegade:
A K series Dodge, at least its got a turbo, which is better than the gutless thing I drove.
Hi Dave, thats an updated motor in there. The standard one would of been a Perkins 6354, the turbo was added much later. I believe most had 5 speed boxes with Eaton 2 speed axles at 16,520kgs GVW.
Those cabs were good in their day.
Regards Paul.
altitude:
Dave the Renegade:
Not sure if this is a unit altered or a ballast tractor.Don’t know what it is Dave, got to be something to do with Eric Vick.
hiya,
Unlikely to be a purpose built ballast tractor, the ballast tractors were usually
double drive I’ve never come across one with the middle axle being steerable
and only single wheels, would be poor for dragging weight.
thanks harry, long retired.
Paul John:
Dave the Renegade:
A K series Dodge, at least its got a turbo, which is better than the gutless thing I drove.Hi Dave, thats an updated motor in there. The standard one would of been a Perkins 6354, the turbo was added much later. I believe most had 5 speed boxes with Eaton 2 speed axles at 16,520kgs GVW.
Those cabs were good in their day.Regards Paul.
Hi Paul,
Yes the one I drove pictured below had the 6354 Perkins with the direct drive system five on the stick with five on the button, a bit different to the two speed axle. Brisbane’s had two of them with that set up, and a third with the conventional two speed axle. I wasn’t sad to see the back of this thing when I left the firm and drove a Bedford KM for C M Philpotts.
Cheers Dave.
harry_gill:
altitude:
Dave the Renegade:
Not sure if this is a unit altered or a ballast tractor.Don’t know what it is Dave, got to be something to do with Eric Vick.
hiya,
Unlikely to be a purpose built ballast tractor, the ballast tractors were usually
double drive I’ve never come across one with the middle axle being steerable
and only single wheels, would be poor for dragging weight.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hi John & Harry,
It does look the same livery as Eric Vick’s so it probably is,or was one of his.
Cheers Dave.
was out your way last friday dave,one of my collections was in a place called heyope .that was a fun one in 26t 6wheeler phew!!
great photos to look at as couldn’t get there
cvheers darren
toyotat:
was out your way last friday dave,one of my collections was in a place called heyope .that was a fun one in 26t 6wheeler phew!!
great photos to look at as couldn’t get therecvheers darren
Hi Darren,
Heyope is about 10 miles from me, not the widest of roads to get to, up under Knucklas viaduct. My Dad delivered to farms up there for years with a 24 foot flatbed which wasn’t good, but nowadays the wagons are bigger.
Cheers Dave.
A couple more smart ERF’s.
ERF KV’s looking good.
One from Vic Haines of Pershore.
A couple of B series.
Apologies if I post some that are already on here. I did two uploads, so not sure if these are already on.
Some more from the ERF 80th anniversary at Gaydon.
A lot of ERF’s at the show.
Smaller engined one.
All shapes and sizes of ERF at the Classic Show.
And there’s more.
Small world,my sister lived at this place for thirty years.
Hi Dave , were you at Kelsal ,Cheers Barry
A bigger view of the Sandbach specials.