We pulled into the BP Truck stop at South Mimms
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and met , who drives a Scania 124 400 for Gregory Distribution out of Redhill, Surrey. He liked the styling and the colour of the !veal EuroTech cab. "Its quite a big cab and entry is not much different to my Scania," he said. 'The steering is heavier than I'm used to and the brake pedal is much sharper but it rides quite evenly. Even with the window open it's quiet; I can hear the cars coming past"
NI GP,Elt3fi1tlti usually drives a
Foden 3325 8x4 wagon-and-drag for Rip Swift Transport out of Dagenham, so handling the Cursor presented no problem.
Although Creighton is tall he soon found a comfortable driving position. The pedals are low so it's like driving my car" he said. "It rides better than my eightwheeler and it certainly doesn't feel like its laderi to 58 tonnes. From a standing start the pick-up is lively but the engine needs to be kept revving on the hills. If the revs are allowed to drop toe low it takes more gear changes than are necessary. The engine brake hasn't got a lot of power even when the white band, over 2,000rpm, is used."
• HARRY MACCOWAN drives an Ivaco 400E330—an eerier version of the EuroTech with the old 8.6litre engine—for Wyvern Cargo out of Rushton. "It al seensfamitar," he said, pulling away in second gear. "The acceleration away from rest is just as good as mine," he added as lie block-changed from third to fifth, "and the engine is really smooth. Mine is becoming a bit noisier as the mks mount up so this seems to be a bit quieten I like the ZI box but the synchromesh gears don't like to be rushed. I walki prefer the Eaton Twin Splitter."