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Leyland Cruiser Lorry

Leyland Cruiser Lorry

Manufacturer:

Leyland Trucks

Class:

Commercial vehicle

Production period:

1982 to 1990

Type:

Lorry 

Engines:

Leyland TL11 / TL11C inline six-cylinder diesel engine

Power:

155-191 kW

Perm. Total weight:

Max. 35 t

 

The Leyland Cruiser is a cab-over truck built from 1982 untill 1990.

History 

The Cruiser was a two-axle tractor, primarily aimed at the domestic UK market, developed for a GLW of 20 to 35 t maximum

The cab-over truck Leyland Cruiser due to the then still valid British road transport GVW regulations, the permissible total weight in contrast to the road train only up to 28 tons and he was only available with rear axle drive ( drive formula 4 × 2). The Cruiser replaced the built since the 1960s Leyland Buffalo in the market. After the merger of Leyland Motors and DAF to Leyland DAF and simultaneous relaxation of the GVW regulations, production of the Leyland Cruiser was discontinued in 1990. Its place in the model program took over the Leyland Roadtrain, which was now offered as Leyland DAF 70/80 in the UK and DAF 70-80 in continental Europe .

The Leyland Buffalo had the Leyland / AEC "Ergomatic Cab" cab, first launched in the 1960s. The Buffalo had originally the novel, but initially unreliable direct-injection diesel engine Leyland 500 OHC . However, after BLMC had reworked this engine to the Leyland 0-680 and used it as Buffalo's L11 and TL11, the technical reliability was given. Therefore, the TL11-6-cylinder diesel engine was also adopted in the Cruiser, with an output of 210 or 230 hp. The power usually transferred a Fuller R10 gearbox, on request but were also available Spicer gearboxes.  The range was powered by a Leyland TLI engine available in several versions: the 181 hp TLIID of the 16.18, the 209 hp TM IA of the 16.21, and the 224 hp TLI 1B of the 16.23. It comprised a
six-cylinder, turbocharged engine engine linked to a Fuller nine-speed transmission, and a Guy rear axle

The chassis of the Cruiser came largely from its predecessor Buffalo. In the back he had a hub-axle rear axle, which Albion supplied. Unlike the Leyland Roadtrain, there were no alternative engine offers from other manufacturers, moreover, the cab was smaller than the Roadtrain. The Cruiser had a standard T45 cabin or a double cabin with sleeping facilities and was not available with a high roof parallel to the Leyland Freighter .The Cruiser with dimensions of 2.12 m in width and 2.75 m in height. It was also offered in long version with sleeper This cab, Which had been the subject Of extensive research, received vital anti-corrosion treatment. 

Leyland Cruiser Lorry dash

Suspension: front; semi-elliptical multileaf springs with hydraulic shock absorbers; rear: semi-elliptical multileat springs with hydraulicstuck absorbers.

Chassis: ladder-type. steel carton beamside frames, riveted steel struts.

In 1985, the Cruiser was slightly revised as the other models, with the most prominent feature was the introduction of the Leyland TL11C diesel engine with 260 hp. After the merger Leyland DAF and the changed British transport company GVW regulations the production of the Cruiser was stopped 1990. The successor was at the same time in Leyland DAF 70/80 or DAF 70/80 renamed and modernized Leyland Roadtrain.

 

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