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Leyland tractors was a tractor manufacturer in the United Kingdom. It was created after the merger of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) with Leyland Motors to form British Leyland in 1968. Nuffield Tractors had been started after World War II by Lord Nuffield owner of Morris Motors Limited which had become part of BMC in 1951.
A small number of MP4 and MP 6 tractors were produced after the Field Marshall, but tractor production effectively ceased until 1982, when Charles Nickerson bought the production rights to the Leyland tractors range, producing them at Gainsborough (although using engines and parts from Leyland) and selling them under the Marshall name ...
The tractor had a shorter wheelbase of 4,770 mm (187.8 in) and a length of 7,174 mm (282.4 in). Rated gross combined weight (GCW) of the tractor was 65 t (64 long tons; 72 short tons), but an additional trailer could be mounted behind the semi-trailer , where regulations permitted, to create a land train with even more capability.
The AEC Roadtrain was a prototype road train designed by the British Overseas Mechanical Transport Committee and built by Leyland Motors and Associated Equipment Company (AEC) in the early 1930s to meet a British Army requirement for an offroad capable heavy transport vehicle to open up remote areas of the British Empire.
In 1968, BMC's holding company British Motor Holdings was amalgamated with the Leyland Motor Corporation which also owned Standard Triumph and Rover to become British Leyland. Tractor production continued under the Nuffield name until 1969 when the tractors were renamed as Leyland Tractors and the previous poppy-red tractors changed to the new ...
Mahindra Tractors (India) Erkunt (Turkey)(part of Mahindra) ArmaTrac; Mahindra; Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery (Japan)(own 33.3%) Trakstar (formerly Mahindra Gujarat and Shaktimaan brands) Mancel (France) Majevica (Serbia) Massey Ferguson (US)(part of AGCO Corporation) McCormick Tractors (Italy)(part of ARGO SpA) Millat (Pakistan)
The 24-ton armour-plated vehicle was built for the visit by British Leyland. [2] Other exhibits that have been displayed include a WWI Gun Tractor, a Leyland Tiger Cub, historic lorries, vintage buses and a Steam Driven Showman's Tractor.
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