A pal and I had an ex-Aberdare LUF for many years from 1974 onward. We used it for towing trolleybuses, trips abroad, goinfg to rallies and goodness knows what, but we NEVER blipped the throttle on upward changes: we simply let the revs drop to the right point, re-engaged and got a smooth takeup. I can only imagine blipping the throttle if you had let the revs die down too far for a clean upward change and needed to correct the revs. You had to keep an eye on brake adjustment, but overall it was a lovely vehicle: reliable, quite speedy and economical. Enjoyed this video!
@@ianthompson9201 Thanks for your interesting comments - I agree that the only time a throttle blip on an upchange is needed is when the engine speed drops too much - which is all too easy with a LUF. The driver in the video is experienced with Guy LUFs, as he owned an ex-Harpers LUF coach for several years, as well as driving a range of other buses and trucks. Lovely tough buses, like most Guys.
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He he he you had to drive that , really drive it , lovely crash gearbox and a Gardner 6 h l w , 99% of today's drivers wouldn't know where to start !
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I drove a GUY BIGJ 4T 180 LXB with a 9 speed road Ranger gearbox ,with a day cab doing long distance.
The Big J we have in the Museum has a Fuller Road Ranger gearbox and an LXB.
The reason it smokes the fuel is running back to the tank. Misfires until it gets the fuel.
Not bad but blip the throttle on the up change as well too help keep the Engine responsive.
Fancy coming to demonstrate?
@@aldridgetransportmuseum9171 no problem, when and where?.
A pal and I had an ex-Aberdare LUF for many years from 1974 onward. We used it for towing trolleybuses, trips abroad, goinfg to rallies and goodness knows what, but we NEVER blipped the throttle on upward changes: we simply let the revs drop to the right point, re-engaged and got a smooth takeup. I can only imagine blipping the throttle if you had let the revs die down too far for a clean upward change and needed to correct the revs. You had to keep an eye on brake adjustment, but overall it was a lovely vehicle: reliable, quite speedy and economical. Enjoyed this video!
@@ianthompson9201 Thanks for your interesting comments - I agree that the only time a throttle blip on an upchange is needed is when the engine speed drops too much - which is all too easy with a LUF. The driver in the video is experienced with Guy LUFs, as he owned an ex-Harpers LUF coach for several years, as well as driving a range of other buses and trucks. Lovely tough buses, like most Guys.