i had the valve sticking problem now and then dennis , another reason for the high crawler being handy to limp it to a lay-by ( preferably containing a cafe ). it only took 15 minutes to take the valve off the gearbox clean the plunger up , apply wd40 and away again .
rigsby:
i had the valve sticking problem now and then dennis , another reason for the high crawler being handy to limp it to a lay-by ( preferably containing a cafe ). it only took 15 minutes to take the valve off the gearbox clean the plunger up , apply wd40 and away again .
Spot on there Dave,in a “nut shell” mate,cheers Dennis.
hey, I wonder if the Chinees Fuller’s will be of quality of the one built in St Nazaire (France)■■?
I read last time that the Chinees new lorries were worse as a 15 years old Mercedes in Africa.
Cheers Eric,
I believe we agree on many subjects ROF and those we occaisionally disagree on,---- well your patently wrong sometimes aren’t you 
Cheers Bewick.
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If there’s one thing I have learned after all these years is that the boss is ALWAYS right. 
But that’s only because I want him to pay my wages next week.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Sorry, no photos but I can report that, at one firm I worked for, a 240 Gardner-engine ERF B-series had the Fuller9, as did the two 265 RR B-series and the 265 RR early C-series. In my opinion, the best gearbox for UK operations before the advent of the wonderful Twin Splitter, although the old 10-speed Fuller in Atkis and ERFs was pretty good, too.
To pinch an old advertising slogan, “Eaton-Fuller, often copied, never equalled”.
Love your 401 there in the pictures, mate. Never drove one - heard they were a huge improvement on the 400 (which i did drive). Very interested to hear of that Renault with a Fuller 9 - that must have been a rare beast. Robert 
tiptop495:
hey, I wonder if the Chinees Fuller’s will be of quality of the one built in St Nazaire (France)■■?
I read last time that the Chinees new lorries were worse as a 15 years old Mercedes in Africa.Cheers Eric,
I heard similar, Eric! The Iranian drivers I spoke to said they were unreliable and fell to bits, so they preferred the reliable European lorries and the indestructible American ones (built under licence in Tehran). Robert
Here is an Atkinson showmans vehicle being driven (and gear changed ) by a very competent woman. Note she had 3 trailers on.
youtu.be/GPnFjwKpEWE
Think that’s the link
Peter
It is possible that a very early R310 had a Fuller, as I said, the TR305 that I drove had a Fuller in it, it was a round the houses affair, much like the Sed Ak install, sure it was a 9, but could’ve been a 10spd.
robert1952:
AEC Ergos didn’t normally have Fuller ‘nines’ but there were exceptions and there were retro-fitments. Robert21
A V8 no less
290 ■■■■■■■ powered Guy - complete with 9 speed (direct top) Fuller - a replacement for the original overdrive top version.
And how about a Leyland Clydesdale - retrofitted with a Fuller 9 speed
Saviem:
Just had to come back to correct my mistaken memory! That Venturer had a 15 speed, same as the military “Leyland”, (so it said on the front)! Crusaders. Came to me as I was upshifting the soulless electronic box on the Claas. From memory bottom 5 were super low low. Chris, (Gardner 240) will know, his memory is better than mine…Saviem the 15 speed fuller was a 5 over 5 on the gear stick and the deep reduction 5 were on a switch ( like the diff lock switches ) on the dash the Scammell Samson was fitted with this box and rated at 85 tons GTW but I never had to use the deep reduction and that was even with a load which the customer said was 60 tons but it turned out to be around 80 tons which would gross over 100 tons.
There was a Chesterfield firm "Cambro " who ran a Venturer 6x4 which had a 15 speed fuller and an auxiliary box which I am not sure if made 64 speed or 32 speed box but 240 Gardner knows
cheers JohnnieP S I am sure it is on "Bubbs " thread
sammyopisite:
Saviem:
Just had to come back to correct my mistaken memory! That Venturer had a 15 speed, same as the military “Leyland”, (so it said on the front)! Crusaders. Came to me as I was upshifting the soulless electronic box on the Claas. From memory bottom 5 were super low low. Chris, (Gardner 240) will know, his memory is better than mine…Saviem the 15 speed fuller was a 5 over 5 on the gear stick and the deep reduction 5 were on a switch ( like the diff lock switches ) on the dash the Scammell Samson was fitted with this box and rated at 85 tons GTW but I never had to use the deep reduction and that was even with a load which the customer said was 60 tons but it turned out to be around 80 tons which would gross over 100 tons.
There was a Chesterfield firm "Cambro " who ran a Venturer 6x4 which had a 15 speed fuller and an auxiliary box which I am not sure if made 64 speed or 32 speed box but 240 Gardner knows
cheers JohnnieP S I am sure it is on "Bubbs " thread
It’s this one iirc - 15 speed Fuller plus a pair of 2 speed axles (I think)
I know this isn’t lorries, but I was quite amused (and impressed) to find that some school buses were still being made with 9-speed Fuller 'boxes and ■■■■■■■ 300 lumps in the late '80s. Talk about overkill! One of the companies making them was Crown. Here are some pics. Robert
fryske:
290 ■■■■■■■ powered Guy - complete with 9 speed (direct top) Fuller - a replacement for the original overdrive top version.
And how about a Leyland Clydesdale - retrofitted with a Fuller 9 speed
Nice! I wonder if any other Bathgate Leylands acquired Fullers. Robert
Hi Fryske I think that is it I know it had far more gears than was necessary as I said I never came anywhere near to running out of ratio’s with the 15 speed box
cheers Johnnie
P S it was only powered by a Percy though 
Certain Ford Cargos ended up with Fuller 9s. Page 97 of ‘British Lorries Since 1945’ shows six RHD Ford Cargo tractor units with ■■■■■■■ L10-250 engines and Fuller RT11609 9-sp ‘boxes in the service of West Transport of Ilkeston. Anyone got a picture of those that’s postable on the thread? Robert
robert1952:
Certain Ford Cargos ended up with Fuller 9s. Page 97 of ‘British Lorries Since 1945’ shows six RHD Ford Cargo tractor units with ■■■■■■■ L10-250 engines and Fuller RT11609 9-sp ‘boxes in the service of West Transport of Ilkeston. Anyone got a picture of those that’s postable on the thread? Robert
I can look through some of my photos
Wests ran about 10 Cargoes that’s when their livery was in green most we’re used on the Boots contract they had running a night trunk up to Rochdale and Heywood they were flying machines
Also Boots ran quite a few Cargoes again fitted with the 9spd box on their own fleet fleet plus in the latter years they purchased quite a few ex Royal Mail Cargos and some Sed Atks 311s
Atlas Express used to run cargos as well with the fuller gearbox
This was fitted with a Fuller and Rolls 265 - made for a very nice motor to drive
