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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.
British Leyland also provided the technical know-how and the rights to their Leyland 28 BHP tractor for Auto Tractors Limited, a tractor plant in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1981 with state support, ATL only managed to build 2,380 tractors by the time the project was ended in 1990 – less than the planned production for the first ...
The TL12 itself was the second engine available in the Landtrain, but in a lower revving version rated at 210 kW (280 bhp) at 2000 rpm and providing ten per cent more torque. [6] The less powerful of the two Cummins engines was the NHC250 rated at 250 hp and the more powerful the NTE290 rated at 290 hp. [ 5 ] The Cummins design featured a "big ...
3/45 - an uprated version of the 2.8L diesel engine used in the 10/40 and now rated at 45 horsepower (34 kW) [12] 4/65 - an uprated version of the 3.8L BMC 4-cylinder diesel engine used in the 10/60, it had 8 overhead valves and was now rated at 65 horsepower (48 kW) [15] [12]
Both tractors were brought into production within the newly built "moving line" construction shop, which gave Scammell a modern state-of-the-art factory. The Commander fleet came into operation in 1983. [3] In the late 1970s, Leyland Group decided to develop two new tractors: the overseas bonneted Landtrain; the UK forward control Roadtrain.
The Leyland OE engine (OE.138/OE.160) is a diesel, pushrod (OHV) straight-four engine based on the Standard 23C design and redesigned by Leyland Motors subsequent to their 1961 takeover of Standard-Triumph. Intended for light trucks and commercials, tractors, and industrial usage, the engine was available in either high speed and low speed ...
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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