spotted these two old girls in a yard in cannock the ERF was definatley going out on the road not just shunting
Ste46:
01 Not really wagons, but…
I remember quite a few of those Twin Fords in the 1960s. They were excellent over hilly and sticky ground. There was a little firm in Fownhope, near Hereford who specialised in building these monsters.
There’s something peculiar about the Standard Fordson doing the ploughing. It appears to be a diesel but I can’t recall ever seeing an oil-powered one. It looks as if some enterprising soul has fitted an electric start, as the aluminium front box is covering the site of the Fordson’s starting handle. It would be good to know a bit more…
Even though it’s very little to do with lorries! 
Hi, saw this thread so thought would add this old girl. Was purchased new by Nixons Transport, originally as a rigid tautliner working out of Elmsteel in Hinckley. In recent times been cut-down to a flat but, still earning its corn daily on McCanns concrete work.
Still does 3/4 loads a day in the High Peak.
JAMESWILSON:
0Still does 3/4 loads a day in the High Peak.
Great pic - where was that taken?
looks like tarmac tunstead quarry , i think david does a lot of work out of there .have you seen his s21 wrecker , i think that still does a bit of work when needed .
That’s a great photo of the ERF Kev, It looks in good nick & of course well maintained, Regards Larry.
Barretts’ C series still at it - pictured on a weekend run
Nice old Merc in Craven Arms
A few of Mansel Davies’ well-kept relics
Retired Old ■■■■:
Ste46:
01 Not really wagons, but…I remember quite a few of those Twin Fords in the 1960s. They were excellent over hilly and sticky ground. There was a little firm in Fownhope, near Hereford who specialised in building these monsters.
There’s something peculiar about the Standard Fordson doing the ploughing. It appears to be a diesel but I can’t recall ever seeing an oil-powered one. It looks as if some enterprising soul has fitted an electric start, as the aluminium front box is covering the site of the Fordson’s starting handle. It would be good to know a bit more…Even though it’s very little to do with lorries!
Ernest Doe & Sons came designed and built these Fordsons at their main farm machinery dealer / engineering works in a small village called Ulting near Maldon in Essex. They were known as the “Fordson Treble D”, and the firm went on to produce queit a few of these, as they proved popular with east anglian farmers with their powerful go-anywhere abilitys and a local contractor even used one with a 4-in-line tasker lowloader moving his earth movers about well into the late 80’s!. The linked ford lumps sounded briliant when work hard, but i think they had to be kept in fine fettle to get the best out of thes tebble D’s or one lump would end up doing all the work.
A DVD has recently been produced about the conception and history of the Treble D, with old footage of the testing of the 1st build’s and new film of various restored examples being woked at shows.
Ernest Doe are still going strong with the main depot still being at Ulting along with others around essex, suffolk and Norfolk being heavily involved farm, plant and machinery sales and repairs along with generator and plant hire. They used to run an all ERF fleet of lowloaders and rigid plant lorries up until the late 90’s after which a fews Volvo’s were included. Now the fleet is mainly MAN based with a couple of ERF ECT’s being allowed to grow old gracefully.
regards Chris.
Thanks, Chris, very informative. Quite a few agricultural engineers- and even one or two farmers- were responsible for the Double-Fords as we called them. Early ones should really have been named “Double Fordsons” as I can recall seeing at least two made from Super Majors. As I remember, the weak point was the eight-foot lengths of brake pipe curving through space necessary for operating the individual brakes on the lead unit.
norfolktrucker:
Pictured in Gt. Yarmouth this week,
ITS share a yard with Frightroute at Irthlingborough, I go there every night on alternate weeks. There’s some really cool stuff knocking about the yard, from an abandoned Peugeot 205GTI to a couple of Atki Borderers. There’s also a Kenworth cabover and a Leyland Marathon, and until recently they had a B series ERF and a bonneted series 2 Scania unit. This is aside from their regular trucks, which include an EC ERF, a few 3 series Scanias and some more modern Mercs, Dafs and an Iveco. All kept in really nice condition.
Hiya…notice the Mansel Davis artic is a FL12. quite rare in the uk.
John
Retired Old ■■■■:
Ste46:
01 Not really wagons, but…I remember quite a few of those Twin Fords in the 1960s. They were excellent over hilly and sticky ground. There was a little firm in Fownhope, near Hereford who specialised in building these monsters.
There’s something peculiar about the Standard Fordson doing the ploughing. It appears to be a diesel but I can’t recall ever seeing an oil-powered one. It looks as if some enterprising soul has fitted an electric start, as the aluminium front box is covering the site of the Fordson’s starting handle. It would be good to know a bit more…Even though it’s very little to do with lorries!
Rof, some of these old Fordsons have been converted to Perkins power by lads still using them in vintage ploughing matches. Cheaper to run than on petrol, now that TVO is not readily available.
Emmerson
3300John:
Hiya…notice the Mansel Davis artic is a FL12. quite rare in the uk.
John
Another FL12 artic?
And an FL12 rigid
Hi is this kenworth you mean
Rhythm Thief:
norfolktrucker:
Pictured in Gt. Yarmouth this week,JTS share a yard with Frightroute at Irthlingborough, I go there every night on alternate weeks. There’s some really cool stuff knocking about the yard, from an abandoned Peugeot 205GTI to a couple of Atki Borderers. There’s also a Kenworth cabover and a Leyland Marathon, and until recently they had a B series ERF and a bonneted series 2 Scania unit. This is aside from their regular trucks, which include an EC ERF, a few 3 series Scanias and some more modern Mercs, Dafs and an Iveco. All kept in really nice condition.
volvo runner:
Hi is this kenworth you mean
Yes, that’s it. It’s still in nice condition but doesn’t seem to get out much.
No just a show truck at the min. once the layland goes then she will be going back on the road I beleave
Rhythm Thief:
volvo runner:
Hi is this kenworth you meanYes, that’s it. It’s still in nice condition but doesn’t seem to get out much.
Saw a sale report last year a triple D tractor was sold for £ 50 .000 wonder how much they cost new ?