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Spardo:
DIG:
I think your right Patrick I worked for Leylands n 1969/70 when i first arrived in Oz and that was the first time I came across one and it was at that time they produced the Turbo charged 690 engine the first models had the turbo mounted at the back of the engine which caused overheating and a nice warm floor in 40c plus heat.The next model had the turbo mid mounted on the side as most makes of engines are today,Leylands lost the battle with Macks and KW at that time as they produced radiators that needed shutters to keep them warm where the Super Hippos needed bigger radiators to cool them down.
Heres a few examples of ones I came in contact with models from1965 to 1973 the cab is pretty much the same on all of them.Dig
A big user of Leylands in the Territory was Baldock, one of the pioneers and very faithfull to the make, and I saw several of those Hippos when I was there in the 60s. He also had some later models including the AEC badged Mustang with an LAD cab that we discussed many pages back.
One of his neighbours was Ted Stiles who was equally devoted to Fodens. Both took a long time to come round to the Macks that Buntine was majoring on by that time, and if they converted before disappearing from the scene, it was after my time.
Is that the Baldock you’re referring to Spardo?
Indeed it is, Patrick, I don’t know if you have the book that I have but if not, the captions say that at a top speed of 23 mph, but a more usual 15 (to prevent trailer whip 
), the 2nd driver had time to get out and walk all around the trailers checking the tyres. When he wasn’t doing that he could rest in the box on top of the cab. 
Dave Baldock started after the war with a little 4 wheel Ford V8 but soon graduated to one of the Diamond Ts floating about as war surplus at the time. Maybe the one in the pictures. The vehicle piggy backed in the 2nd picture is a Federal, also owned by Baldock.
That was by no means the longest train, on more than one occasion there were 7 trailers, all unbraked. The firm did have some Fodens after they had finished with the Diamond Ts and Federals before majoring on Leylands, and eventually folded in the late 60s. Interestingly in view of discussions here with Dig a few days ago I read that his last Gardner powered Foden (kept on for it’s economy) was returning 6.25 mpg, 2.2 kms/litre or 45 litres /100km at 60 tonnes gross.
No wonder he held onto it, my Peugeot with a light trailer gives me 6.45 litres/100kms.