A few more I took in Egypt. Robert 
Hi Robert, Dave Mackies Iveco was a Euroteec, and stood up as well as any other truck that was doing regular Kazakhstan work. I’ve had a few years in Ivecos , both in Europe and Australia, and had a few with interesting running gear. One thing I have noticed is that the big Italian V’s don’t like a lot of heat so always keep up radiator maintenance, and if it has a vesco drive fan make sure it’s working or at least drill out the housing so you can bolt it together. Another common thing I came across was the failure of the main steel pipe coming out the compressor, we used to change them ever 2 years and that seemed to work well.
I’ve also had a problem with the alternator and brackets on the V8s but I thing it could have been lack of maintenance form the previous owner
The only electrical problem I had ( other than the taco fuse constantly falling out ) was the master switch at the battery, but I have a feeling that had more to do with the road salt they use in Britain.
When I was doing China in my FH, even though it never really let me down I never felt as confident as I was when I was in my “fix it with a hammer and roll of duck tape” Turbo Star. Don’t get me wrong the Volvo was good and not as many parts fell of it as the Scanias we were often running with. But if it had a big break down it would have a been a tow it far job, rather than a lets have a look and see if we can get it going with out the proper part.
Jeff…
Hi Robert, Dave Mackies Iveco was a Euroteec, and stood up as well as any other truck that was doing regular Kazakhstan work. I’ve had a few years in Ivecos , both in Europe and Australia, and had a few with interesting running gear. One thing I have noticed is that the big Italian V’s don’t like a lot of heat so always keep up radiator maintenance, and if it has a visco drive fan make sure it’s working or at least drill out the housing so you can bolt it together. Another common thing I came across was the failure of the main steel pipe coming out the compressor, we used to change them ever 2 years and that seemed to work well.
I’ve also had a problem with the alternator and brackets on the V8s but I thing it could have been lack of maintenance form the previous owner
The only electrical problem I had ( other than the taco fuse constantly falling out ) was the master switch at the battery, but I have a feeling that had more to do with the road salt they use in Britain.
When I was doing China in my FH, even though it never really let me down I never felt as confident as I was when I was in my “fix it with a hammer and roll of duck tape” Turbo Star. Don’t get me wrong the Volvo was good and not as many parts fell of it as the Scanias we were often running with. But if it had a big break down it would have a been a tow it far job, rather than a lets have a look and see if we can get it going with out the proper part.
Jeff…
Jelliot:
Hi Robert, Dave Mackies Iveco was a Euroteec, and stood up as well as any other truck that was doing regular Kazakhstan work. I’ve had a few years in Ivecos , both in Europe and Australia, and had a few with interesting running gear. One thing I have noticed is that the big Italian V’s don’t like a lot of heat so always keep up radiator maintenance, and if it has a vesco drive fan make sure it’s working or at least drill out the housing so you can bolt it together. Another common thing I came across was the failure of the main steel pipe coming out the compressor, we used to change them ever 2 years and that seemed to work well.
I’ve also had a problem with the alternator and brackets on the V8s but I thing it could have been lack of maintenance form the previous owner
The only electrical problem I had ( other than the taco fuse constantly falling out ) was the master switch at the battery, but I have a feeling that had more to do with the road salt they use in Britain.When I was doing China in my FH, even though it never really let me down I never felt as confident as I was when I was in my “fix it with a hammer and roll of duck tape” Turbo Star. Don’t get me wrong the Volvo was good and not as many parts fell of it as the Scanias we were often running with. But if it had a big break down it would have a been a tow it far job, rather than a lets have a look and see if we can get it going with out the proper part.
Jeff…
I’m with you there on the duct tape and bodge it front! Mine wasn’t the V8 but the straight six, which was never troubled by over-heating even at 50 degrees outside. Robert
Occasional EuroTrakkers have the moulded bumper and step assembly normally associated with Eurotechs and Eurostars for some reason. They might look nice, but they reduce ground clearance and fall to bits if you flick them with a gnat’s wing!! Robert
Now here’s a EuroTrakker model I might have got more excited about if it had been offered with more than 306 bhp! It is LIBYA-TRUCK’S EUROTRAKKER 190/31 44 (4x4 with 306 engine). From Libya Truck’s export adverts it appears that their EuroTrakkers have nine-speed 14609 gearboxes. Fuller make a nine-speed 14609 ‘box so this can’t be coincidence.
The 6x4 version presumably has the same ‘box. Is it a genuine Fuller ‘box or a Chinese look-alike? If so, is it any good?
Libya Trucks don’t do themselves any favours by not dressing up their wagons but a visor and a decent livery would do wonders. A 6x4 flat-top (190/31 64) with a 9-speed Fuller would certainly attract my attention even if 306 bhp is a bit low. Robert
Or you could just have an ERF E series with a 525 ■■■■■■■ and fuller box.
Dieseldog66:
Or you could just have an ERF E series with a 525 ■■■■■■■ and fuller box.
Find me just one of these and I’ll forget Iveco ever existed! The wonderful ERF E-series - and yes I drove E-series ERFs on the continent - was never offered with a ■■■■■■■ greater than 410 bhp to my knowledge in left-hand drive. The Fuller 'box was only offered as a rarity even in the RHD models, and then only in low-powered versions. I’d really love to hear about a single LHD E-series unit with a Fuller Road-ranger. Some of the LHD E-series exports had the Eaton Twin-splitter offered in the domestic RHD range as standard. The Twin-splitter was certainly excellent, but to my mind the 9-speed Fuller was even better! I’d like evidence that one single LHD E-series ERF with a 9-speed Fuller was ever produced! I refer you to my thread entitled, ‘Left-hand-drive E-series ERFs’. Robert
To get back to the EuroTrakker: if we were to specify a 4x2 with a high cab and LHD for our long-hauler, I reckon we need look no further than this one. Robert
I drove a eurotech for a few years and inside was shocking ,lego made better lorrys ,it was a s reg the cursa engine was sound but rest of it was shocking ,no way would i have dreamed about take it on long distance work 
seth 70:
I drove a eurotech for a few years and inside was shocking ,lego made better lorrys ,it was a s reg the cursa engine was sound but rest of it was shocking ,no way would i have dreamed about take it on long distance work
I’ll grant you the build quality of the cab interior was deplorable, but I did Middle-East and North Africa with a reliable Eurostar… Robert
it must have been a one off ,my dash switches were held in places with blutac ,so god knows how they went on in the sun and the the bunk was like a rizzla paper ,sorry robert they were crap 
I’ve bumped this thread up for ‘shirtbox2003’, who requested stuff on the Iveco. Robert
I took these pictures of EuroTrakkers from Darfur at work in Sudan between Khartoum and Dongola this month. Robert
Jelliot, you mentioned a Eurotech that did regular Kazakhstan trips a couple of times earlier on this thread. Is this the one? Robert
That looks like Dave Mackies Tec. It went out to Kaz on 6 axles pulling an ex Carman Brit / European box van and came back on 5. I think Mark from Gilders brought back what was left of the other axle… Happy days…
Jeff…
Mark 2 Seddon-Atkinson Strato with a EuroTrakker bumper makes an interesting contender… Robert
robert1952:
Jelliot, you mentioned a Eurotech that did regular Kazakhstan trips a couple of times earlier on this thread. Is this the one? Robert0
Hi,
Dave parked when home in Ditchfield Transport Bamber Bridge for a few year while I worked in Ditchys Garage. You should of seen the state of the unit and trailer when he returned, it had ratchet straps holding both the truck and trailer together. Someone had a good job sorting that out.
Dave did say he tried all units i.e. Scania chassis used the snap and the other were no better, he said the Iveco was the one to stand the pain the trip give, he would say he sometime took a short cut across ice for 1200ks to shorten the trip to Kazakhstan.
What a guy he is and so good to talk to.
Cheers Welly