Bewick:
Has anyone ever built one,sold one when new,repaired one,DRIVEN one,or at least seen one or possibly got a photo (side view) showing the 8 potter sticking out the rear of the cab .
Hi Dennis, Jim Wall Container Transport, Liverpool had one at the Leyland Museum August 23rd to attend the Great British lorries day meeting. dpickup15.
Yep - and there’s pictures of it earlier in the thread!
Yea but that one is a replica isn’t it ? not an original build from Fallings Park ! Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
Has anyone ever built one,sold one when new,repaired one,DRIVEN one,or at least seen one or possibly got a photo (side view) showing the 8 potter sticking out the rear of the cab .
Hi Dennis, Jim Wall Container Transport, Liverpool had one at the Leyland Museum August 23rd to attend the Great British lorries day meeting. dpickup15.
Yep - and there’s pictures of it earlier in the thread!
Yea but that one is a replica isn’t it ? not an original build from Fallings Park ! Cheers Bewick.
Replicas are no good, Its the real photographic eveidence that’s needed to solve this mystery out, Regards Larry.
I don’t want to get involved in this argument but what reg would the 2 longton vehicles be? This photo is on the stoke thread and might be them or then again, might not be. The 2 outside ones seem to be sleepers and the numbers 417 and 418 but S reg. Just a thought
2nd November 1973, Page 30
Keywords : Rolls-royce Eagle, Hospitality / Recreation
• Power ratos of up to 8_62 bhp /ton are now available for Guy Big 14T
32-ton tractive units following the announcement today of three new
engine options for the range.
The opbons which are now available are the turbocharged Rolls-Royce
Eagle Mark Ill 290 (developing 271 bhp net installed to BS AU 141a
1971), the ■■■■■■■ NTL 290 (276 bhp) and the Gardner BIXB (246
bhp) Power-to-weight ratios with these engines in vehicles operating at
32 tons gcw are 847, 862 and T 7 bhp/ton respectively.
Borg and Beck twin-plate clutches and Fuller RTO g50gA range-
change gearboxes are specified with crawler ratio of 8.76:1 and first
gear of Overdrive top on this nine-speed gearbox is
The nominal input torque limit of 900 1b n IS well above the torque
output of the
engine options concerned_ The clutch is hydrau"cally operated with air
assistance provided on Rolls-Royce and ■■■■■■■ installations.
Ar cleaners are rear-of-cab gantrymounted, a Cooper 14in_ Cylopac
being specified for Rolls-Royce and Gardner and a GKN Farr 48-cell
Unipanic for the ■■■■■■■■ Fan diameter has been increased to 24in.
and radiators with an area of 837 sq are fitted for Rolls-Royce
and ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ vehicles while Gardner-engined units have 5.85
sq radiators. The former also have Viso F cold-start devices fitted.
The new cab front panel which has recently been introduced to all Guy
models is also fitted.
Behind the air cleaner gantry a new underframe is now common to all
Guy tractive units.
2nd November 1973
Zoom pa
Page 30
Better torque
in Mklll
Leyland 500
— Test bed
fuel counter
Noise regs
for" for US
Noticed an error?
that’s a piece from cm archive, which I have trawled through. Nothing more on a 240 though
altitude:
Found this one, picture courtesy of Tony Wallace.
There are four holes in the chassis just after the air cooler,these look like the old gearbox mounting position.
Hiya,
That’s a well put together swell looking mongrel so it doesn’t count, wasn’t
this one formerly a 180 Gardner so would have been rubbish in its original
format they were a much better tool with a Roller or ■■■■■■■■ inboard.
thanks harry, long retired.
altitude:
Found this one, picture courtesy of Tony Wallace.
There are four holes in the chassis just after the air cooler,these look like the old gearbox mounting position.
Hiya,
That’s a well put together swell looking mongrel so it doesn’t count, wasn’t
this one formerly a 180 Gardner so would have been rubbish in its original
format they were a much better tool with a Roller or ■■■■■■■■ inboard.
thanks harry, long retired.
Well said “H” and “Mongrel” is an apt description but that rebuild is a real credit to the owner although still only a “Facsimile” of the real thing if indeed there ever was one eh! I agree with you that the 180LXB Big J’s were a bit numb but they were good reliable fleet motors that gave no trouble,well the six we run didn’t Cheers Dennis.
I’ve been reading the 1975 truck test match for the Erf /240 gardner against 7 other makes ,although not the fastest as that’s the f88 which it says uses a lot more fuel however the Gardner looks to be a clear 0.5 mpg better than the rest and sometimes even more .
Punchy Dan:
I’ve been reading the 1975 truck test match for the Erf /240 gardner against 7 other makes ,although not the fastest as that’s the f88 which it says uses a lot more fuel however the Gardner looks to be a clear 0.5 mpg better than the rest and sometimes even more .
You are a one Dan’l,!! But was there a Big J with 240LXB engine on the trial ? don’t worry about the F88’s they were juice gobblers, I know as I ran 6 of the thirsty ■■■■■■■■ !! cheers Dennis.
Punchy Dan:
I’ve been reading the 1975 truck test match for the Erf /240 gardner against 7 other makes ,although not the fastest as that’s the f88 which it says uses a lot more fuel however the Gardner looks to be a clear 0.5 mpg better than the rest and sometimes even more .
You are a one Dan’l,!! But was there a Big J with 240LXB engine on the trial ? don’t worry about the F88’s they were juice gobblers, I know as I ran 6 of the thirsty [zb] !! cheers Dennis.
Hiya,
Aye’ the F88 certainly liked their ■■■■■, and as for being nippy they couldn’t live
with my Roller engined Seddon of the same era, I could be there tipped and I’d
have the sheets rolled up and a backload sorted before they made the scene.
thanks harry, long retired.
Retired Old ■■■■:
I’m almost ashamed to ask, being a devoted fan of my BRS Big J, but was the lorry ever produced with a tilt cab?
The ones that I drove ROF ,non benefited from a tilt cab,although to be fair,apart from regular servicing,the motors were never in dock needing a tilting cab!!!
Hiya,
Guy’s did produce a tilt cab job Big J, but seemingly it needed major surgery to get
to the tilting stage I only ever saw one with “the shed tipped” and that was a 180
Gardner engined job in I think at Newport or Cardiff BRS workshops.
thanks harry, long retired.
Telekonsteve:
2nd November 1973, Page 30
Keywords : Rolls-royce Eagle, Hospitality / Recreation
• Power ratos of up to 8_62 bhp /ton are now available for Guy Big 14T
32-ton tractive units following the announcement today of three new
engine options for the range.
The opbons which are now available are the turbocharged Rolls-Royce
Eagle Mark Ill 290 (developing 271 bhp net installed to BS AU 141a
1971), the ■■■■■■■ NTL 290 (276 bhp) and the Gardner BIXB (246
bhp) Power-to-weight ratios with these engines in vehicles operating at
32 tons gcw are 847, 862 and T 7 bhp/ton respectively.
Borg and Beck twin-plate clutches and Fuller RTO g50gA range-
change gearboxes are specified with crawler ratio of 8.76:1 and first
gear of Overdrive top on this nine-speed gearbox is
The nominal input torque limit of 900 1b n IS well above the torque
output of the
engine options concerned_ The clutch is hydrau"cally operated with air
assistance provided on Rolls-Royce and ■■■■■■■ installations.
Ar cleaners are rear-of-cab gantrymounted, a Cooper 14in_ Cylopac
being specified for Rolls-Royce and Gardner and a GKN Farr 48-cell
Unipanic for the ■■■■■■■■ Fan diameter has been increased to 24in.
and radiators with an area of 837 sq are fitted for Rolls-Royce
and ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ vehicles while Gardner-engined units have 5.85
sq radiators. The former also have Viso F cold-start devices fitted.
The new cab front panel which has recently been introduced to all Guy
models is also fitted.
Behind the air cleaner gantry a new underframe is now common to all
Guy tractive units.
2nd November 1973
Zoom pa
Page 30
Better torque
in Mklll
Leyland 500
— Test bed
fuel counter
Noise regs
for" for US
Noticed an error?
that’s a piece from cm archive, which I have trawled through. Nothing more on a 240 though
