You may have been as intrigued as I was about the Scania 142 with an Eaton Twin-splitter in it. I’ve relocated most of the original article. It makes interesting reading. Here it is (or most of it anyway). Robert 
HOOWWWWWWAAAAAYYY Robert we need page85 
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HOOWWWWWWAAAAAYYY Robert we need page85
I know. It’s frustrating, isn’t it! I spent years filleting truck mags when I’d finished them and filing away articles that interested me; so I have almost no whole mags to search for missing pages! Never mind, perhaps someone has Page 85… Robert 
The Boys Own:
M11 340 twin splitter still hard at work
Glad to see that ANY Twin-splitter lorries are still at work in Blighty! You could probably coax some of us old gits out of retirement to do a bit of part-time with one of these…Robert 
robert1952:
The Boys Own:
M11 340 twin splitter still hard at workGlad to see that ANY Twin-splitter lorries are still at work in Blighty! You could probably coax some of us old gits out of retirement to do a bit of part-time with one of these…Robert
I enjoy a day or two out in the old girl makes a change and when you get it right the shifts are super quick
I find its a better drive loaded than empty
Robert1952, I run three ERF,s all Twin Split , all ■■■■■■■■ two had the Twin Split in them when I got them the other I bought with a knackered 16sp Eaton in it , but good engine the guy was going to scrap it having had trouble with the box on more than one occasion, in a 99 moter (reg 2000 ) two owners from new I bought it for £1200 put a spare Twin Split in it and 3 years later still going with no major probs. Striaghtforward job to change the boxes over the clutch was only 3 months old so left it, changed the prop ( need a longer one with twin split ) put a gear knob on it from a scrapper piped it up , got taco calibrated , mot,d and away she went, as i say 3 years on no prob.
norfolk:
Robert1952, I run three ERF,s all Twin Split , all ■■■■■■■■ two had the Twin Split in them when I got them the other I bought with a knackered 16sp Eaton in it , but good engine the guy was going to scrap it having had trouble with the box on more than one occasion, in a 99 moter (reg 2000 ) two owners from new I bought it for £1200 put a spare Twin Split in it and 3 years later still going with no major probs. Striaghtforward job to change the boxes over the clutch was only 3 months old so left it, changed the prop ( need a longer one with twin split ) put a gear knob on it from a scrapper piped it up , got taco calibrated , mot,d and away she went, as i say 3 years on no prob.
Excellent! Your clutch will now last way longer than it would’ve done with the ‘S’ box, too. Robert
Hi
When you look at the picture of the ERF EC I think it still stands comparison with modern trucks.
The present generation of Volvo,s DAF,s and Scania,s are ,in modern jargon, so in your face that some trucks of yesteryear seem understated.
I always,s found that climbing into a E or EC series was like putting an old coat on, it was comfortable.
I am not disputing that technology has improved and driver comforts are much superior but character has been bred out of them. I recently had the opportunity to sit behind the wheel of Renault,s latest offering and my first thought was that if I closed my eyes it could have been any one of today’s modern trucks.
Am I alone in thinking like this?
Bassman
Bassman:
Hi
When you look at the picture of the ERF EC I think it still stands comparison with modern trucks.
The present generation of Volvo,s DAF,s and Scania,s are ,in modern jargon, so in your face that some trucks of yesteryear seem understated.
I always,s found that climbing into a E or EC series was like putting an old coat on, it was comfortable.
I am not disputing that technology has improved and driver comforts are much superior but character has been bred out of them. I recently had the opportunity to sit behind the wheel of Renault,s latest offering and my first thought was that if I closed my eyes it could have been any one of today’s modern trucks.Am I alone in thinking like this?
Bassman
That is a pERFect description of my experiences with E & EC series ERFs - couldn’t have put it better myself. Robert
It’s that big steering wheel and deep seat base that I like .
Dan Punchard:
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Blimey, that’s a turn-up for the books isn’t it? I could cheerfully do long-haul with that! Robert
Dan Punchard
By the time ERF got round to the E and EC series they had got the seating sorted.
Their worst offering was the seating in the B series especially the ones around the R, S and T reg.s. the seat was terrible ,like a worn out rocking chair with a very long seat base.
IMO worse than the old KV’s and LV’s.
For a while I drove a S reg 8 wheeler and I changed the seat to one out of a scrapped F88 , it transformed that truck, made it a whole lot better to drive ,no aching back, no constant shuffling about to get comfortable, job sorted!
I believe with the E,s and EC,s you could specify different seats but the ones that I drove had the standard offerings and they suited me, I never argued about driving an E or EC ERF.
To bring the thread back on track ,what’s not to like about an E or EC especially when fitted with a TwinSplitter. When I win the lottery I,ll buy one for old times sake.
Bassman
Bassman:
Dan PunchardBy the time ERF got round to the E and EC series they had got the seating sorted.
Their worst offering was the seating in the B series especially the ones around the R, S and T reg.s. the seat was terrible ,like a worn out rocking chair with a very long seat base.
IMO worse than the old KV’s and LV’s.
For a while I drove a S reg 8 wheeler and I changed the seat to one out of a scrapped F88 , it transformed that truck, made it a whole lot better to drive ,no aching back, no constant shuffling about to get comfortable, job sorted!I believe with the E,s and EC,s you could specify different seats but the ones that I drove had the standard offerings and they suited me, I never argued about driving an E or EC ERF.
To bring the thread back on track ,what’s not to like about an E or EC especially when fitted with a TwinSplitter. When I win the lottery I,ll buy one for old times sake.Bassman
The E was (even) nicer to drive than the EC IMHO. Robert
A chap came here to drive a EC11 / Twin splitter and hated it ,his main dislikes were the seat ,steering wheel ,and gearbox,he didn’t stay long ,then comes young Chris just passed his test starts driving this ERF and loves it ,he’s taken out a DAF 85 and 95 and brought them back in disgust ,he’s says the DAFs are awful compared with the ERF .
Dan
It,s a wonder the first one didn’t, add frilly curtains(wrong colour ) to the list.
I think if you don’t,t have any history with traditional British trucks then ERF,s are a love ,em or hate ,em truck and a lot of drivers would,nt give them a chance purely because they didn’t, have enough street cred
If as a driver you served time on some of the run of the mill trucks that populated the British haulage scene then the ERF was (still is ) a good truck which was unfortunately ,despite good engineering, too late modernising to stop the continental flood.
Me, I,m in the love ,em camp.
Bassman
I always enjoyed working on the e and ec series , well made and easy to repair I think the 6 x 2 E series tractor unit had about 65 grease ■■■■■■■ to go round so I always thought that a proper grease up = a proper inspection , a long way towards one anyway . Dont suppose Mr Vosa would agree , might get the paperwork greasy !! Regards Geoff
dosser:
I always enjoyed working on the e and ec series , well made and easy to repair I think the 6 x 2 E series tractor unit had about 65 grease ■■■■■■■ to go round so I always thought that a proper grease up = a proper inspection , a long way towards one anyway . Dont suppose Mr Vosa would agree , might get the paperwork greasy !! Regards Geoff
The ex BP ones were better on oil auto lube .
