Old thread but here goes, not all in order and i’ve missed quite a few out.
Ford D300/A series/D707 7.5 tonners, what can i say, the D series on Michelins were lethal in the wet so learned fast about vehicle control, good learning curve prior to getting me class 1.
Foden S39 Gardner 180 Bloody hard work, shook yer fillings out too, no power anything.
Leyland Badger 26t artic, went like hell, i liked it.
Ford D1000 tipper, went like hell, good little 16 tonner.
Foden S40 Gardner 180 Still no power anything but a lot more comfy.
Scammell Routeman Gardner 180, gutless but a very comfy truck, still no power steering as i recall.
Foden S80 ■■■■■■■ 220 power steering at last, bliss, good motor.
Leyland Buffallo I liked 'em, free revving and handled well with superb gearchange, cruise all day at 75 till it blew up.
ERF A, Mk2 A, B series, all except A+ had Gardners so gutless wonders, A+ with 220 ■■■■■■■ went well.
Scania 80, Dreadful.
Foden Haulmaster tipper, excellent tough truck.
MAN 232 column change, good truck, built like brick outhouse and as indestructible.
Scania 110, too low geared but would pull a house down.
Volvo 86, nice to drive, impressive little motor.
Volvo 88, OK, went well if lacking torque but poor all round visibility from tiny high windows.
Scania 111, a great truck.
Scammell Crusaders, 220 Rolls, followed by 290 Rolls, proper trucks these.
GUY Big J rolonoff, way underpowered but tough as old boots, quirky and affectionate memories.
Sed Ack 200, hopeless, wouldn’t pull you out of bed.
Sed Ack 300 Rolonoff, was way underpowered but Northampton Diesels waved their magic wand and it was then a flier.
Leyland Marathon E290 ■■■■■■■■ horrible.
Leyland Roadtrain E290 ■■■■■■■■ not much better.
Leyland Constructor rolonoff, would go anywhere the track layer could go, hardest ride ever, dents in roof from head, best brakes i’ve ever known.
Sed Ack 400, 250 ■■■■■■■■■■ but heavy on fuel, gutsy motor.
Sed Ack 400, E290 ■■■■■■■ good motor, fast and good on fuel considering the speed, poor lock.
Sed Ack 401 twin steer E320 (slightly tweaked) ■■■■■■■■favourite truck of all time, steering lock far better and a big improvement over the 400 in every way, would keep with R E Mason’s new Scania 142’s no problem much to their shock.
ERF C series E320, not as high geared as the Sed Ack or nice to drive and couldn’t match the fuel economy.
DAF 2300, words fail me.
DAF 2500, a good little truck, best handling and steering ever known.
DAF 2600, good truck.
DAF 2800DKTD, brilliant truck.
DAF 2800DKS, another brilliant motor.
DAF 2800 DKSE, down on power.
DAF 3300, disappointing, made better progess with DKTD.
Scania 113 sleeper, not a favourite, no rear dampers so a boneshaker.
MAN 331, what a motor, hewn from granite.
MAN 332 F90, not as tough or torquey as previous model but capable of 95mph cruising, apparently… 
Mercedes 1625/1626, dreadfully underpowered but totally reliable.
Mercedes 1635 powerliner, good truck spoilt by stupid gearbox.
Merceds 1627, surprisingly good, proper gearbox helped, short sleeper on steel springs but best riding artic ever used.
Renault G Manager, simply hopeless, but being so tall could clock the totty in the outside lane with ease.
Scania 113 base model day cab, for small poor access supermarket and local work probably the best artic tractor ever, incredible steering lock and windows all round could put them anywhere.
ERF C series 300 Gardner, OK but banned from job smoked the building out.
Iveco 1624 Drawbar, rubbish.
Volvo FL7 drawbar, gutless.
Volvo FL10 drawbar, not much better but very reliable, all in all a good truck.
Volvo FL12 drawbar, a very underrated truck, prone to overheating but badly maintained, pulled strongly.
Volvo FH, not impressed.
Volvo FM, 380 or 420, good all round truck, auto gearbox best of the bunch by far.
Volvo FM/FH…mirrors designed by the works toilet cleaner, dangerous.
Scania 4 series, 340, 420, 440…ok, not powrful enough imo but very reliable, crap auto box best driven in manual override continually.
Iveco Eurotech drawbar, PTO on fast idle had me throwing up with the fumes, unreliable but fast, used more oil than fuel.
Iveco Stralis 450, auto garbage, more spurious warning lights than enough.
Mercedes AXOR, underrated old school truck, best in 6x2 form with manual box auto spoils it, simple durable drivers truck, i like these a lot.
MAN 480 (i think) with manual box early model of current shape, not a bad truck at all, though poor low speed guts as seems to be the case with many modern engines.
MAN 440, present model with satans auto gearbox, underpowered and troublesome, not a patch on old school MAN’s.
DAF CF, 460, present model , with manual box a proper drivers truck, chuckable and fast, auto box ruins this otherwise good little motor, poor switchgear.
DAF XF, too big and bulky, not for me.
Mercedes Actros 460, comfy and refined, would be good truck with a proper manual box, ruined by poor auto.
All in all i prefer trucks (and cars) of the 80’s and early 90’s, much simpler, able to be fixed without bloody lap tops at the roadside by a proper mechanic.
Thats enough, if you’re still reading you must be as daft as i am.
