1969 ERF 8 Wheeler LV Cab with 180 Gardner Short Drive

Heavy Duty 29 Ton Model
6 Speed David Brown Gearbox
Short run outside for cleaning
March 2014

[charlieboyzname]

Good to see a short bed twin steer180 still being looked after. People don't realise just how much the road systems have changed and that these heavy load carriers where necessarily short and twin steer due to the rural roads and the twisting A roads....one of my earliest memories is of being in a at d full of green ERF 180's in the very late 60's or early 70's. I still love the smell of the 180 firing up on cold winter mornings...that and the smell of coaches of the same or earlier era. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[tractorroo]

Absolutely brilliant. Typical 180, could use them for Badger Gassing until they warm up.
We had a 8 wheel tipper that was short and was plated for 26 ton.
Happy days but bloody cold in winter.
Hope she’s still going well

[anthonycodona]

this brings back memories of Ower fairground lorries when I us to drive, my, dad's, fairground trucks, about the fairground when I shifted the negansky ERF about my dad's fairground

[fredgrove]

This takes me back. I used to drive a Seddon diesel with a 180 Gardiner and a David Brown box with an Eaton splitter axle. It was essentially a day cab with a Jennings coffin riveted on the back. Bloody noisy and uncomfortable, but I'd love to get hold of the old girl now.

[happydayssmiley]

Hi mate my Friends ERF LV Chinese Six has been uncovered thirty years after was last on the Road we took the engine out then it was towed to South Church some one has meant to have bought it but not sure if they have turned up for it if i had the time and place to restore it i would

[MrRonan]

I love seeing this truck in original untouched over restored condition. i hope you did not paint it and take away all that patina.(what happend to it)?

[davidellis]

Gardner engines were great in there day and their reliability was legendary but the introduction of Cummins Engines started there downfall in 1966. Haulage Company's wouldn't wait the 2yrs it took to take delivery of a new truck fitted with a Gardner Engine, Cummins took advantage of this and whilst hauliers were a bit reluctant to try these new engines it wasn't long before the tide turned and because of their superior power they soon became accepted and finished Gardner.

[anthonycodona]

same as the one my dad hade that carried the bottom of the, waltzers my dad put a bit on the race horse the negansky he call it negansky whit a name for a a series, ERF

[anthonycodona]

Rong the negansky ERF carried the top of my dad's waltzers it used to pull the, caravan whot we, called wagens sitting in the second man seat but the, oder lorries no sound prove in the cab and the, power steering didn't last long

[anthonycodona]

the good thing about the gardner engines diffrent from Cummins the gardner cod drive Ower fairground rides and whene they ayre locking Anthony give me the plihers I lefded the side of the bonnet down the side a bolt screw turn it and that relest the Ayr out and the gardners engines last for ever

[robinflagg]

HI    just  bought  one  of  these  a  1972  not  been run for  a while  , used  on a  tar  layer ,   not  much  tar  on it   ,    glad  to se  your  film   looks  a  nice   truck

[wesleyagrela]

Why did these motors not like being turbo charging

[anthonycodona]

MI DAD BET ON THE RACE HORSE, NEGISCY I WON THREE TIMES THE MONEY MY DAD WON HE BUT IT 8 WHEELER WITH 150 GARDNER ENGINE, HE CALED IT NEGESCY ERF