ERF increases the gap
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• ERF, the Sandbach-based truck builder, has increased the planned service intervals on all its Group 1 vehicles from 10,000km (6,000 miles) to 16,0(X)km (10,000 miles).
The change primarily affects maximum weight tractive units with an annual mileage of up to 128,000km (80,000 miles).
The increase will apply to all ERF Group 1 models, regardless of whether they are fitted with a Cummins, Gardner or Perkins Eagle engine.
The company is forecasting substantial savings in vehicle maintenance, in line with the 30% cut in the number of scheduled services required per year.
ERF now quotes a typical annual service cost of 21,200 for a new E10.29ST 4 x 2 tractive unit with a Cummins L10290 engine covering 200,000km (125,000 miles) per year.
This figure is based on a total workshop time of 75 hours, with an average charged-out labour rate of 216 per hour. Lubricants and filters cost a further 2666.86 pa.
Typical scheduled costs for an ERF E6 16 tanner, with an annual mileage of 80,000kon (50,000 miles), are now 2760 — again based on a 216 per hour average charge-out rate, but with only 47.5 chargeable workshop hours per year. Lubricants and filters add an extra 2400 per year.
Group 2 service intervals, for short and local traffic vehicles such as quarry-based eight wheel tippers, remain at 10,000km (6,000 miles) per year.