We had a Leyland Bear new in 1972 (L reg). It was basically a Reiver but with the high datum ergo cab.
401 turbo engine, straight six gearbox, double drive rear bogie. and four spring rear suspension.
Ours was a tipper but they were fairly popular as a mixer chassis.
I think some earlier ones were produced with the LAD cab
Wasn’t that a 410?
It was renamed as the 410, yes.
My 95 was one of the best motors I’ve ever owned. Mrs GOM and 3 kids, camping all over Europe, VERY happy days.
I always wanted a 2 stroke 92,sadly it was never to be
Yes, I had a 9000 as well. Roomy, comfortable, and went like stink when needed.
It certainly is different. I believe NZ has quite strict axle weight limits which is why you see some odd-looking (to my English/ Australian eyes) rigs.
Little excerpt from an article by The Leyland Society on six wheelers.
“A further addition to the crop of six-wheelers was the Bear; basically the Super Comet 20 with the option of a turbocharged version of the 400 series engine and provision for a hydraulic pump on the front of the crankshaft for driving a mixer drum. Either the LAD or Ergomatic cab could be specified.”
The Bear was a mid-sixties version of the Super Comet six-wheel rigid with LAD cab, intended for use as a cement-mixer. Not many made.
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Hence the profusion of rigid eights there, often pulling similar drags, I believe.
Harry Tarren at Crook, Co, Durham had two or three Bears, with mid range wheel base and something like a 20ft drop sided tipper body, Used to lead a lot of refactory bricks and slag.
What’s a sex wheel
It’s what those three Mercs are getting up to, four pictures up
They will be broken down and off to the dealers for a month with a minor fault and wait for spares.Horrendous things