Me too Andrew, I even did a Germany in one once - couldn’t see what all the ridicule was about.
Sdg1970: great pictures! And a nice change to see some decent images of the 'box itself! Robert 
sdg1970:
robert1952:
Dan Punchard posted this fine example of a unit with a 9-speed Fuller and ■■■■■■■ L10:250 on the Ford Cargo thread. Unbelievably, this is the only photo of a Cargo tractive unit I have yet seen that is known to have a Fuller 9 'box. This is what I meant in my preamble to the thread: we have to show photo evidence of our claims for the next cohort of lorryists!! Thank you Dan. Robert0
Here’s some photo’s of the box in my Cargo unit which I put some info on further up the thread. Fuller 9 (RT11609a) with a ■■■■■■■ LTA-10 290:
This one has covered just 136000 kilometres since new (1989).
First Fuller gearlever top I’ve seen in that style - was it the common one in the Cargo’s?
GCR2ERF:
First Fuller gearlever top I’ve seen in that style - was it the common one in the Cargo’s?
AFAIK yes. Whether or not Eaton changed things a little when they merged with/took over Fuller I know not!■■!
That type of gear lever top was v common in the cargo’s it is a cable operated range change switch, the cable runs to the air valve, the haulier I do a fair amount of work for ran many in 6 wheeler form
once the gear knob switch got worn they were changed for a normal air operated type as fitted to foden and as a result you got much faster change
Moose:
That type of gear lever top was v common in the cargo’s it is a cable operated range change switch, the cable runs to the air valve, the haulier I do a fair amount of work for ran many in 6 wheeler form
once the gear knob switch got worn they were changed for a normal air operated type as fitted to foden and as a result you got much faster change
The cable on mine snapped a couple of years back. I had a bespoke one made up from one of the specialists advertising in the Classic Press. In hindsight it was a bad move, as - like you say - the change from Hi to low is painfully slow and the adjuster/tensioner on the cable has to be pretty spot on to achieve even that. Not that it really matters I suppose on a vehicle that is barely used, but still…
while were on a cargo roll I know of one that may soon be up for sale, I owner from new g reg 250 L10 same as in the pic how much are they worth?
I really have no idea with six-wheelers; though if the cab’s in good nick that’s a sound base to start from. I’ll have a chat with Roger Hastings as he has several in working order he runs/operates. He’s just bought one of the last built and registered on an L-plate.
One thing I can add though is that they are very rare now, as the heavyweight Cargo’s were rabidly exported to the likes of New Zealand and Malta back in the 90’s. That and the fact tinworm got a good percentage of them too.
The cab is the worst bit… lol, it also has a jake brake
is there any cabs around?
Moose:
0while were on a cargo roll I know of one that may soon be up for sale, I owner from new g reg 250 L10 same as in the pic how much are they worth?
Blimey Moose, he isn’t FINALLY parting with it? 
Value, tell him I’ll give him £50 for the Iron Oxide and put a Foden chassis under the body!
Pete.
Moose:
is there any cabs around?
Though the cab is essentially the same as a 7.5; the engine tunnelling is vastly different (obviously). Consequently heavier weight body panels/cabs and anything exclusive to a heavy weight is virtually non-existant now. If you look at the pic I posted of the engine area on mine you’ll see the rather ‘bendy’ top hose from thermostat housing to rad. Ford supply ran out years ago and I was quoted £450 for a mandrel to be made up. In the end I imported a few from NZ as a good aftermarket spares supply had manifested itself there.
windrush:
Moose:
0while were on a cargo roll I know of one that may soon be up for sale, I owner from new g reg 250 L10 same as in the pic how much are they worth?Blimey Moose, he isn’t FINALLY parting with it?
Pete.
lol he only passed a comment about parting with it last night, if nowt else the body is in good order and would go again!
sdg1970:
GCR2ERF:
First Fuller gearlever top I’ve seen in that style - was it the common one in the Cargo’s?AFAIK yes. Whether or not Eaton changed things a little when they merged with/took over Fuller I know not!■■!
Eaton corp merged with Fuller in 1958, a bit before the Cargo’s time 
I just googled it as your statement got the better of my curiosity. So apologies for being pedantic 
Here’s a couple of examples recently posted on neighbouring threads! The first one was posted on the Blackburn thread by ‘240 Gardner’. It had a 9-speed Fuller and an NT 290 which was replaced by a Gardner 8LXB. Robert
The second picture was posted on the ‘photo captions re engines and gearboxes’ thread by ‘gazsa401’ and shows a fine 401 with the F9 'box. Robert
newmercman:
sdg1970:
GCR2ERF:
First Fuller gearlever top I’ve seen in that style - was it the common one in the Cargo’s?AFAIK yes. Whether or not Eaton changed things a little when they merged with/took over Fuller I know not!■■!
Eaton corp merged with Fuller in 1958, a bit before the Cargo’s time
I just googled it as your statement got the better of my curiosity. So apologies for being pedantic
Never knew that - and in all honesty (due to the psychology of names etc) I would have said early 80’s.
I know what you mean, the title of this thread is about 9sod Fuller boxes, however if it was about the Twin Splitter it would be titled lorries with the Eaton Twin Splitter.
Fords biggest mistake was doing away with the Transcon, it was well suited to the Fuller box, 9 or 13 speed.
They (whoever “they” are) say that the best installation of a Fuller in a cabover was in a LHD Transcon.
robert1952:
Here’s a couple of examples recently posted on neighbouring threads! The first one was posted on the Blackburn thread by ‘240 Gardner’. It had a 9-speed Fuller and an NT 290 which was replaced by a Gardner 8LXB. Robert1
The white Atki in the background has a 9-speed Fuller now too, albeit an RTO-609. At the time of the photo, it had an RTO-610
240 Gardner:
robert1952:
Here’s a couple of examples recently posted on neighbouring threads! The first one was posted on the Blackburn thread by ‘240 Gardner’. It had a 9-speed Fuller and an NT 290 which was replaced by a Gardner 8LXB. Robert1
The white Atki in the background has a 9-speed Fuller now too, albeit an RTO-609. At the time of the photo, it had an RTO-610
Good! Robert 
One thing i remember with the Atkinson fitted with the fuller range-change the new flat round chrome top lever with the
button on the side apart from the rattle was the 10-speed had a red button to change the range
and the 9-speed had a blue button to change the range, now was this just an Atkinson instalation thing or just chance
as they all came new at the time, so direcet from walton-le dale via dealers.