ERF B Series Cummins NHC 250 with Jake Brake loaded test drive

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  • čas přidán 17. 04. 2020
  • Another ride along road test of my 1980 ERF B series with a mate driving, new diff with a better ratio just fitted (4.88:1 from 6.17:1) loaded trailer to see how she performed, turns out pretty well. Cummins NHC 250, Fuller 9 Speed, Eaton 19120 single drive with rear lift tag axle.
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Komentáře • 40

  • @fatlad5090
    @fatlad5090 Před 3 lety +6

    love the sound two quite are today's trucks. Used to go with my dad in his C series ERF with straight pipe but that had the 290 14ltr your ears were ringing after 12 hours

  • @owensmith6357
    @owensmith6357 Před 3 lety +9

    I dont care about the scania fanboys .... nothing sounds better than a Cummins on full angry.

  • @paulprescott7913
    @paulprescott7913 Před 2 lety +8

    Spent many an happy hour in the passenger seat of one of these, listening to the Gardner 240 and my Dad shifting a Fuller (not sure that i have spelt that right) roadranger. That was about the time the weight limit increased. I recall my Dad saying that the fitters took the governers off the gardner engines to try to get more power from then, but all that happened was that they blew up. Nestle's then went to ERF's with 290 and 325 Cummins, he loved driving those. And even as a passenger you could tell the difference with the turbo chargers. A 40ft trailer loaded with coffee was hauled with ease. Oh and im pretty sure with a roadranger as well, which i think are Eaton now ? Anyway great vid thank you.

  • @robdavies7
    @robdavies7 Před 4 lety +6

    Good film ! hope to see more of it ;-)

  • @johnwheeler2040
    @johnwheeler2040 Před 3 lety +2

    One my first trucks rocket went on roll great days

  • @metastas100
    @metastas100 Před 4 lety +3

    Nice sound!

  • @zacky180
    @zacky180 Před 3 lety +2

    Who needs a radio with ref symphony orchestra playing

  • @antonybell7136
    @antonybell7136 Před 3 lety +1

    That jake brake is music to my ears

  • @GWLAD
    @GWLAD Před 3 lety +3

    Mate of mine Stuart Payne has a lot of ERF ECs

  • @eetherington
    @eetherington Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic.

  • @petershaw9155
    @petershaw9155 Před 3 lety +2

    Sweet 👍👌

  • @gavinlawrence5866
    @gavinlawrence5866 Před rokem +3

    I never knew it has Jake brakes for the B series Cummins engine

    • @MGWilliams
      @MGWilliams  Před rokem +1

      The truck is an ERF B series, fitted with a Cummins NHC 250 14 litre

    • @fatlad5090
      @fatlad5090 Před 5 měsíci +1

      yes some 220 cummins had jake breaks in the 70s

  • @stryrker135
    @stryrker135 Před 3 lety +2

    Can't say iv seen many double drives! Looks mint tho!!!

    • @samw2195
      @samw2195 Před 3 lety +2

      Not double drive it’s a tag axel

  • @PillSharks
    @PillSharks Před 3 lety +8

    Sounds nice but as a driver, you’d soon get pissed off with that!

    • @fatlad5090
      @fatlad5090 Před 3 lety +5

      back in day you got used to it. Nowadays trucks are 2 quite. Back then you could tell what truck make model and engine it had in it before you saw it.

    • @vickyhenley-hunter5711
      @vickyhenley-hunter5711 Před 3 lety

      Only if your gay !

    • @donaldhill2775
      @donaldhill2775 Před rokem

      😂 getting pissed off with it already !

  • @GWLAD
    @GWLAD Před 3 lety +1

    Sounds Gorgeous FairPlay is the NHC 250 a 14 litre non Turbo or is it the 12 litre supercharged engine?

    • @MGWilliams
      @MGWilliams  Před 3 lety +2

      The NHC250 is a 14 litre or 855ci without turbo or supercharger, your thinking of a NH275 that was basically a supercharged version of the NH220 👍

    • @GWLAD
      @GWLAD Před 3 lety +1

      @@MGWilliams that’s it spot on couldn’t quite remember my mate is a Cummins engineer and an ERF nut he would have known 👍👍👍

  • @MrKiwisean
    @MrKiwisean Před rokem

    Hi I have a 1980 erf with cummins
    Where is the jake brake activated switch etc

    • @MGWilliams
      @MGWilliams  Před rokem

      On off switch on the left lower in the bank of 6 on the dash and a floor mounted activation switch. 3 stage switch on dash panel.

  • @anthonycodona1399
    @anthonycodona1399 Před 2 lety

    On the waltzers we had a 8 lega b series ERF with 2 50 Cummins the man we both it from opens up the engine it carried the hevy bottom half hevy of the waltzers I who's in with my twin brother with wthe waltlzer center it who's dion 80 mill a houre

  • @fatlad5090
    @fatlad5090 Před 3 lety +2

    Is this the 250 with no turbo

    • @MGWilliams
      @MGWilliams  Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, NHC 250 last of the big non turbos

  • @jackdaniels8344
    @jackdaniels8344 Před 2 lety +2

    🇬🇧😁

  • @anthonydavies5248
    @anthonydavies5248 Před 3 lety +1

    Whats the gross weight on her?

    • @MGWilliams
      @MGWilliams  Před 3 lety +2

      Can't remember, probably about 35 tonne train weight I'd say

    • @billalbion
      @billalbion Před 3 lety +1

      @@MGWilliams she'll like a drink especially using high revs, in fact it's all high revs, pleased he dont work for me.

  • @kenmichigwan234
    @kenmichigwan234 Před 3 lety +1

    How much can it tow?

    • @MGWilliams
      @MGWilliams  Před 3 lety +1

      It's plated 38000kg train weight so less the unit weight (around 8 tonne) roughly 30 tonne I'd say. As it has a tag axle added it can pull that on a tandem trailer where without it, it'd need a tri axle trailer.

    • @kenmichigwan234
      @kenmichigwan234 Před 3 lety +1

      @@MGWilliams is it the gearing and diff that help it cause the hp does not seem much

    • @MGWilliams
      @MGWilliams  Před 3 lety +3

      @@kenmichigwan234 back in 1980 you could buy a 240 Gardner a 250 Cummins or a 265 Roller powered B series 40 ton unit (design weight) all were standard power options. No speed limiters meant gears would see you at a top speed of around 60/65 mph but with the power to pull via gearing around a 5 to 1 diff ratio, nowadays with big power engines a 2.5 to 1 diff ratio can be used and speeds are kept down with limiters. This 250 will pull it but it requires thought about your next move as a missed gear or a lazy moment looking ahead will make you suffer. It's just how it was, a 290 was big power back then. Remember this was around the transition time from 32 tonne to 38 tonne

    • @kenmichigwan234
      @kenmichigwan234 Před 3 lety +2

      @@MGWilliams man so educational i was not born in that era am in my early 20s so thanks mahn very informative i appreciate hope to drive one one day

  • @DAVID-bv2gv
    @DAVID-bv2gv Před 3 lety +1

    🎼 2 my 🦻10-4 👍

  • @justinstaines997
    @justinstaines997 Před 3 lety +4

    Old beasty lol

  • @richardperry5538
    @richardperry5538 Před rokem

    OMG!!!