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T he ERE eight-wheeled tipper subject to this month's Workshop Ways

4th April 1991, Page 91
4th April 1991
Page 91
Page 91, 4th April 1991 — T he ERE eight-wheeled tipper subject to this month's Workshop Ways
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is a well-established vehicle that has a good reputation with operators. Its GRP cab helps keep weight to a minimum on what is an inherently heavy vehicle; with two driven and two steering axles it is not only a heavy truck but a complicated one.

Maintenance on all eight-wheelers is quite involved and lengthy. There are three levels of service on the ERF. Standard service times are: A, 3.3 hours; B, 6.7 hours; and C. 10.9 hours, with an extra 0.3 hours for an antifreeze change every other year.

With a tipper used for off-road work an A service should be carried out every 10,000km. The B service is carried out every six months and a C once a year.

We watched as ERE service department litter Mick Kristensen carried out a B service on a vehicle from the manufacturer's demonstration fleet. It had clocked up nearly 106,000km with a wide variety of operators.

The driveline is the well tried Cummins/Eaton/Rockwell combination. Power is provided by an L10 325, which is transmitted through a Twin Splitter gearbox to a Rockwell SSHD tandem axle set.

by Colin Sowman