gingerfold:
Capels’ ‘Two-Pedlar’ with a nice selection of '60s lorries as part of the scene.
Was the white steering wheel standard?
gingerfold:
Capels’ ‘Two-Pedlar’ with a nice selection of '60s lorries as part of the scene.
Great shot of Capels yard, knew them well.
Brains had 2 on the ACT contract with the white steering wheel.Also R Whites had them on trunk work with the turbo 690
Gingerfold wrote; and the gearbox oil could boil after a long high speed motorway run at top weight. Modern lubricant technology would have solved that particular problem.
Todays Auto boxes also need more than just modern lubricant technology and have some sort of oil cooler system for the transmission fluid, did Leyland have any system fitted to the Beaver and if it did was it just not adequate?
gingerfold:
newmercman:
Was the two pedal set up always behind a Leyland EngineIf so, was it only the big power model
Atkinson also used the gearbox but I’m not certain which engine it was mated to.
They used the Pneumocyclic box on some buses, behind LW engines. However, some Borderers were built c.1973 for Schweppes, fitted with the ■■■■■■■ NH250 and a 4-speed (!) SCG gearbox, using the electric gearchange on the steering column, similar to the Atlantean. Bristol VR, etc. One of these survives, TMG 227M, restored in Schweppes livery.
There were some odd special builds in the 60s too, mainly I think for oil companies. Fina springs to mind as one of them, and I think they may have been installed behind both ■■■■■■■ and Gardner.
240 Gardner:
It looks like Norman Ingram modelled for this advert !! It defo wasn’t “H” 'cause he wore Clogs ! Yea,definitely Nosser,looks like he could be taxi-ing himself to Blackpool Tower ballroom for the nights dancing! I wonder where he parked up? Anon1.
Bewick:
240 Gardner:
It looks like Norman Ingram modelled for this advert !! It defo wasn’t “H” 'cause he wore Clogs ! Yea,definitely Nosser,looks like he could be taxi-ing himself to Blackpool Tower ballroom for the nights dancing! I wonder where he parked up? Anon1.
The tower might of been to posh in those days Dennis, might of been the Gordon Club at Morecambe, they had a bit of jigging upstairs and he could of parked on the front IIRC.Vic
Saxtons from Elland had an E plate pulling a cattle box
One more from the Forth group.
Was there a reason behind fitting white steering wheels on Leylands or was it just an option?
A few questions here, I am sure someone will have the answers.
Both Leyland and AEC used the Ergomatic cab. Was the super comet badge on the Leyland relevant to the interior spec, or the engine? Perhaps the white steering wheel was part of the package.
I would of thought the 680 was used in the Leyland and the 760 and the V8 in the AEC.
Both these engines had been matched to semi auto boxes in bus chassis for years previously, so you would of thought they would be more suited to local work than distance!
Having said that, but at lower weights but greater speeds Leyland Leopard coaches same 680/semi ran up and down the motorways ok, perhaps because the engine ran cooler positioned further along the chassis.
Once again it would be of great interest if trials or tests were carried out by the manufacturer.
Hi Paul John,
I think I can answer the first question, but gingerfold will correct me if I am wrong.
The Super prefix was to denote that the Comet was fitted with the tilt cab .
There was also the fixed (non-tilting ) version of the Ergomatic cab, which had only a basic interior.
I wonder if Leyland adopted the same idea of white steering wheels for their Show/Display models ?
I hope this explanation is the start to your questions.
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
cattle wagon man:
Hi Paul John,
I think I can answer the first question, but gingerfold will correct me if I am wrong.The
Superprefix was to denote that the Comet was fitted with the tilt cab .
There was also the fixed (non-tilting ) version of the Ergomatic cab, which had only a basic interior.I wonder if Leyland adopted the same idea of white steering wheels for their Show/Display models ?
I hope this explanation is the start to your questions.
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
How will a shot like this affect your theory CWM? “Super” prefix on a 60/61 LAD cab ? Cheers Dennis.
cattle wagon man:
Hi Paul John,
I think I can answer the first question, but gingerfold will correct me if I am wrong.The
Superprefix was to denote that the Comet was fitted with the tilt cab .
There was also the fixed (non-tilting ) version of the Ergomatic cab, which had only a basic interior.I wonder if Leyland adopted the same idea of white steering wheels for their Show/Display models ?
I hope this explanation is the start to your questions.
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
Dennis beat me to it, many LAD cabs were Super Comet’s, and I’ve never seen nor heard of a non tilting Ergo cab, let’s see a picture possibly parked next to the elusive 8 pot Big J.
Dieseldog66:
cattle wagon man:
Hi Paul John,
I think I can answer the first question, but gingerfold will correct me if I am wrong.The
Superprefix was to denote that the Comet was fitted with the tilt cab .
There was also the fixed (non-tilting ) version of the Ergomatic cab, which had only a basic interior.I wonder if Leyland adopted the same idea of white steering wheels for their Show/Display models ?
I hope this explanation is the start to your questions.
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
Dennis beat me to it, many LAD cabs were Super Comet’s, and I’ve never seen nor heard of a non tilting Ergo cab, let’s see a picture possibly parked next to the elusive 8 pot Big J.
Well DD6,IIRC it was Albion that offered the Ergo cab as a "non tilting"option which probably helped to keep the price down a wee bit!! I’ve seen them advertised years ago in Com/motor.Cheers Dennis.
Dennis, a two pedal Beaver driver would be easy to spot in a dance hall, he’d be going round in anticlockwise circles, the weak left peg would see to that 
I always say that a Mandator with Ergo cab is one of my favourite looking lorries, but to be fair, the Leyland version with the narrower front arches is a much better looking lorry 
newmercman:
Dennis, a two pedal Beaver driver would be easy to spot in a dance hall, he’d be going round in anticlockwise circles, the weak left peg would see to thatI always say that a Mandator with Ergo cab is one of my favourite looking lorries, but to be fair, the Leyland version with the narrower front arches is a much better looking lorry
This is gettiing a bit complecated but keep it cominng
Never drove 2 pedal wagon but 70 /74 drove buses & we had a Gearge alexandria bodied semi coach Leyland Leopord with said gearbox what a lovely moter it was to drive