Q131 SES Leyland T45

A quick spin round the farm to make sure all is good after replacing the expired fuel lift pump.
Leyland Roadtrain/Constructor, reputedly ex RAF. Stretched with Foden worm drive double bogie on the rear. Rolls Royce Eagle 265 coupled to a Spicer 10 speed box.
If you have any history to this vehicle please get in touch, trying to get it back on to it's age related plate, A589 RTW.

[@billalbion]

Good to see a man who can double clutch cleanly and professionally.

[@davidbaker8957]

I spent most of my childhood (80’s and 90’s) in one of tho’s with my grandad, great days they were. DDF-827Y. it was a roadtrain 16.29 day cab artic 290 cummins, spicer box and tipping gear inside the cab as it was on bulk work mainly, low loader and Gen haulage when not. Never thought I’d see inside one of those again so thanks for the upload. :)

[@spenstrangward5126]

And man in love with his gearbox...

[@jamesb1647]

Love the sound of the engine- a real truck!!

[@benarchyuk837]

It's a shame the army got rid of the old Leyland Drops. I loved these trucks. Just the sound alone had me loving every drive with them

[@micksgarageMG]

Replaced with GerMAN Junk old school rules

[@ruthbees7214]

Very good double de clutching pretty slick driving. Only thing with the splitter so much leg work. Preferred the Eaton Fuller range change in my brothers Constructor far less bother. Leyland made very good trucks back in the day. Non assisted clutch needed a left leg like Arnie😁❤

[@beverlymitchell4641]

OLD SKOOL. MANUAL TRUCKS. RANGE CHANGE AND SPLITTERS. QUALITY

[@garethifan1034]

I always like the Leylands, bar the ride quality. Everything else was just so functional and made for the job.

[@eoindunne4092]

Brings me back my dad drove a 16.25 delivering animal feed. Great trick in its day.

[@andypreston1524]

Proper truck. I really miss driving manual trucks..... you know, the ones that you can actually feel on your hands and feet !!!!

[@bigrigger3762]

Remember going with my brother in a Roadtrain in 1987 A936PBP 16:25 265 Rolls day cab. Pullled a Tasker low loader trailer and I remember my brother saying the rear cab windows were handy when in London

[@nigelbaugh2746]

10 speed spicer box in that💪, first 8 wheeler tipper wagon i drove on the road after passing my test, i drove a scammell routeman 8 wheeler on open cast coal sites first👍👍

[@alanmc66]

Sweet as.............Loved my Constructor and RR265, hope you post more clips like this

[@richardhukins1703]

Me as well, a great truck, RR265L, loved it.

[@ianto36]

Loved my constructor mixer and 10 speed spicer set up, pre-select high or low ready for the next gear and just dip the clutch and so it continued, micro switch used to wear and the air filter on the box used to clog up which would delay gear selection sometimes🙈

[@garethparr9482]

Aaah the leyland growl. Lovely

[@robertfagge3298]

My dad used to drive 1 of these trucks what a great truck

[@rogerquartermaine6073]

I've been lucky enough to drive a few T45's , day cab,sleeper cab and a couple of Scammell versions. Build quality wasn't the best but they were very nice to drive and the mattress was comfortable in the sleeper cabs.

[@Triadii]

More please, I love truck engines

[@normanschlongdongovic4124]

Old truck has that significant loud sound

[@instruct2008]

Great stuff!👍

[@markknight3198]

Nice to see a proper gearbox I did prefer the 12gear twin splitter box that was a dream to use ask one of these new drivers use a manual box and they wouldn’t know what too do anyone can drive one of these new auto box trucks even my missus give me a manual box anyway proper truckers box

[@channarajmatti2251]

Sound 👌👌👌

[@ianfraethenorth9645]

More of this please

Company I served my apprenticeship at had a 6x4 tanker with a TL11 engine as well as freighters that were 4x2 gully emptiers

[@jaggass]

SYT/ First Mainline Dennis Dominators had the same engine and would make mince meat out of Sheffield's terrain. The oldest ones were 25 yrs old when they got withdrawn and quite a few have made it into preservation. A logistics firm near me also had a fleet of Roadtrains as well the same engine.

[@maheshmahadev5097]

Sound of Leyland

[@DAVID-bv2gv]

Brilliant 👍👍👍👍👍

[@riltonklazarus121]

Love that sound

[@MrCountryhead]

Had one of them tl11 260 ph and 10 speed spicer box

[@martinmoss7652]

Sounds like it could be a rolls engine and maybe badged a scammell as they used the T45 cab my dad had a 6 wheel tractor unit which was a scammell

[@martinburke362]

My belly was bigger than yours Rob so i had my seat further back and in an upright position and I found the gear leaver no problem

[@anthonydavies5248]

Fair doos! Watching that being pedaled properly, makes me realise i am really only a steering wheel attendant!

[@raystewart6524]

Wasn't there a T45 Drivers club back in the 80s..??

[@olepedersen5420]

Do you need to clutch for the splitter change ? .. Nice to have a ride with a Roadtrain Leyland.. never seen one inside before.

[@BristolVRchap]

Thanks! Yes, you need to dip the clutch as there is a microswitch which selects high or low range when the clutch is dipped.

[@neilstewart2036]

Possibly thinking of the later Eaton twin splitter didn’t need clutch for splitter change on them

[@carwynowen8709]

@@BristolVRchap is that a Leyland T12 engine? Sounds like a Leyland engine to me.

[@carwynowen8709]

@@BristolVRchap what engine is in that lorry? Sounds like a Leyland TL11 to me.

[@markedwards9874]

PLH198W My dad s unit with tl11 or 12 in it .

[@user-st1nt4ql6f]

Witam. Czy to sound engine SW 680? Pozdrawiam

[@robertsmart203]

Cummins could not supply a engine over 290 Leyland had one on the books but the development would cost to much they was a good motor but they used to bounce bad the reduction hub on the rear axle would pull anything it was the upgrade from the marathon

[@jasonbrown9783]

Is that a twin splitter?

[@mikeroberts1990]

Not his first rodeo with that box

[@philparry519]

Rolls with a Spicer.

[@andreaquaranta8756]

Q131 SES

[@stephenforster5498]

Looks like a ten speed Spicer SST box the way he’s shifting gear😍😍😍 Rolls Royce Eagle??

[@BristolVRchap]

Yes, 265 Eagle with the 10 speed Spicer box.

[@stupididiot6116]

When I first started driving ,my first truck was a leyland roadtrain ! Not knowing any better I thought it was great ……….until a year later I got a DAF 3600 ! It was like stepping into the future . Today driving a Volvo FH16 750 hp across Europe I can only be grateful that technology didn’t end with that DAF 3600……although I do miss the fact that when I first started the speed limiter was my right foot and there were no mobile phones or cameras watching my every move ! Once I left the yard I was uncontactable …..yet the work still got done !

[@johnking2180]

Was that a leyland national is the background?

[@BristolVRchap]

Yes, my National RUF 37R

[@micksgarageMG]

@@BristolVRchap Nice one fellow Leyland Nutter here can only have couple of cars tho!!!

[@MOTORSAUTOMOTIVE]

What really happened to Leyland brand,why it is stopped

[@29brendus]

Beacuse the NWO and the EU Pidos shifted everything to China, having been bought by China who gave them kickbacks for their buggering of young ones, who they send in Evergreen Containers and Maersk. All overseen by Thatcher, Blair, and Soros. And it's still going on with Mr. Floppy PM.

[@sc1338]

@@29brenduspartly true, but it’s also because people went on strike more than they worked. poor quality control. it’s sad because I really liked English cars/trucks

[@justinstaines997]

You wanna sell it ???

[@justinstaines997]

The distance you did lol one gear with no changes would of done it

[@BristolVRchap]

And where would the fun have been in that? 😁

[@josephtdi8764]

Why’s the gear leaver so far forward? It’s either broken or terrible design

[@BristolVRchap]

Nothing wrong with it, just a quirk of the design.

[@chrishar110]

@@BristolVRchap Who designed it, never drove it. LOL

[@gr9905]

Σκουντουσε παρα πολυ το roadtrain

[@eugenenoonan1886]

Absolute piece of junk.