Re: Leyland Tractor

Posted by gwb on November 10, 2004 at 10:22:37 from (65.202.158.66):

In Reply to: Re: Leyland Tractor posted by Sloroll on November 09, 2004 at 17:32:07:

Ha! I like that. "Under a Jag." As the Scions of
Lucas (AKA "SOL") Club says: "Electrics by
Lucas---The Prince of Darkness."

The other bugaboo about Leyland products from
this era is the bizarre plastic-cum-bakelite
that they used for many parts. It was awfully
porous, and began deteriorating and cracking
the day it went into service and generally became
powdery at some point. Basically plastic with all
the faults of natural rubber :-)

To be fair, the one good bit in that tractor is
apt to be the diesel engine. I'd expect it to be
a Perkins 4-107 or 4-108. So long as they get
good clean fuel, they run forever. This is the
'London Taxi Cab' motor. There are millions in
service, even in this country as industrial and
marine engines.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Leyland Tractor Sloroll 17:49:55 11/10/04 (0)
• Re: Leyland Tractor Mike (WA) 12:41:24 11/10/04 (0)

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