Moto Guzzi Ercole

The Moto Guzzi Ercole was a heavy three-wheeled motocarro that appeared in 1946 and stayed in production until 1980. It was built more heavily than the Guzzi triporteurs before it, and because of its growing load capacity it was given extra bevel gears behind the gearbox. Its engine, from the V-Series, drove through five forward gears and one reverse and was cooled by forced air, and the payload reached 1,500 kg. Later versions took the engine of the Moto Guzzi Falcone and an electric starter, and from 1960 a cab could be fitted, although the cab was simply placed on the motorcycle and let in water and mud, while its walls amplified the engine noise. Braking was hydraulic, and a tipping installation could be worked by hand or, at extra cost, hydraulically. It belongs to the Moto Guzzi Triporteurs line.