British Leyland tractors were built at Bathgate Scotland . The 384 was 3.8 litre 4 cylinder and built from 1969 to 1972. The engine is a BMC diesel unit . . These were replaced by the 270 with the Leyland 498 engine .
I worked for a dealer on Leyland’s in the 70’s. As others have commented these are simple and tough tractors. Probably the most liked features that people bought them for compared to other brands apart from simplicity was that the weight balance gave excellent traction, and the engines were silky smooth and had better low end torque compared to other brands, Common parts you will likley need for a classic tractor didn’t change that much over the years from Nuffield even to the later Marshalls and parts are neither expensive or difficult to find on the internet. JCB backhoes and many trucks also used the same engine at the time so for the USA any JCB dealer will still be a good OE source for engine and some transmission parts. (JCB used thier own part numbers but can cross reference) One important thing is keeping a good quality 50/50 anti-freeze mix to stop liner erosion. Cummins have wet liners so any antifreeze suitable for Cummins will also be suitable. Something else to be aware of is that the 3.8 engine was uprated to the 4/98 and the 384 became the later 270, but because the 3.8 engine was made obsolete many tractors were converted to 4/98 engines from kits or from truck engines scheck the engine number is not 4/98. Many parts are the same between 3.8 and 4/98 (4cyl 98 mm bore) with the biggest difference the pistons and liners were improved to stop liner top cracking Key things to check on all old cab less tractors is the gearshift gaiters. Damaged gaiters is the main cause of water ingress to the transmission/hydraulic oil, and the main cause of internal corrosion. Split gaiters were common on most old tractors, even new ones didn’t last long and something that got neglected. Another good tip is that if the clutch pedal sqawks on the footplate split a length of plastic water pipe and clipit on the footplate as a rubbing strip
Originally a Nuffield tractor when the company was owned by Morris motors, merged with Austin in the early 1950's to form British Motor Company (later British motor holdings/BMH). BMC then swallowed more car companies along the way such as jaguar in the mid 60's until in 1968 BMC merged with Leyland to form the company British Leyland and it was at that point that they rebranded the Nuffield tractors into Leyland tractors going from the companies previous poppy red colour scheme into the two tone blues yours is. Probably a leyland 384 rather than a 385, the numbering system is engine capacity and number of cylinders and they were (advertised as) 3.8L and 4 cylinder.
Three point linkage has a lock to hold the arms up . The button in the center of the cross shaft housing, in my opinion leyland tractors were one of the best tractors every made behind David Brown
Double check your data plate. I believe that is a 384 and not a 385. We have one of those on our ranch. I did a lot of work to mine (including completely rewiring it) and it is a nice little machine. If you know where to look, the parts aren't THAT hard to find, nor are they very expensive. With how far gone your wiring is, I'd say buy a new harness. They aren't that expensive, and takes about half an hour to install. The short history is Leyland motor company (same as the cars and buses) bought out the Nuffield tractor company, restyled their tractors, used a different paint, and sold them under their Leyland's name. If you compare these machines to Nuffield tractors, there is very little difference beyond the tin. If it is a 384, it is basically the same as a Nuffield 4/65.
made by Britain Motor Company that also made Leyland trucks and busses hence British Leyland. in southside virginia red clay this tractor would pull a 4 bottom plow 1 gear slower than a 4000 ford with a 3 bottom plow. also on par with an Allis-Chalmers 180. pulls a 7 shank chisel plow all day long without breaking a sweat. your tractor may be postive ground or if the sticker is still on the lower right on the cowl "positive earth". you are correct that it's missing the trim panels that would be similar shape and size as side name plates.
Greetings from Ireland yes they were the same as the car company the 384, 344 and 154 were the first of the new blue leyland tractors that replaced the previous Nuffield tractors they were built in Bathgate Scotland. Quiet common in parts of Ireland and were really infamous for their bad breaks 😅
Like someone else mentioned there are alot of them here in Canada. I knew a guy used to pull super stock with one and WOW that thing performed! Every time i saw him pull he was in the trophies. Guy since passed away always have wondered where the tractor ended up
I have a 1969 Leyland 344 (3.4L 4 cylinder 55hp). The Leyland Name appeared on Tractors in 1969 after brought BMC in 1968 I believe. BMC tractors prior to 1969 were branded as Nuffield. Early Leyland's 1969 and 1970 would have Nuffield on the model decal. Yours is a 384 which is a 3.8L 4 cylinder and would of been been either A 1971 or 1972. That model was made from 1969 to 1972 . Should have some pdf manuals floating around on the PC
When I was in high school "1978 to 1981" the lawns were mowed with a little Leyland. Here in central Ohio there was a Leyland dealer but didn't last long. Tractor was Ferguson 35 size. Local tractor mechanic had to replace some transmission gears only because janitor was a gear jammer.It ran for many years. AL B.
Parts hard to find in Wisconsin anyway. They were a nice tractor had one on the farm in the late 70s. It was a 272 with M&W turbo great power easy on fuel, 75ish hp.
Northwoods tractor in Wisconsin is a very good place to get parts. They sell new and have a yard with parts tractors. The people that own it used to be a dealer back in the day when they were new.
prior to leyland or british leyland they were nuffield after leylanf thy became marshal for some years till they went belly up as field marshall you might no about
Just so hard to look at in that condition. Just do not understand why owners spend their hard- earned money for a piece of equipment and treat it so bad. As my long-gone father always said, if you cannot keep it under roof, you should not own it.
I always thought because of the way the looked that the were an off shoot of New Holland. From what your being told apparently they are not. If you need to contact Lord Muck or Clarence the Fud Weasel. They both have you tube channels, from UK, and repair/restore vintage tractors.
These were a fairly common tractor up here in Canada. Anyone that I knew who had them like them a lot. We also had a lot of Nuffield tractors which were their precursor and their successor Universal. They were all based on the designed by the same bloke who designed the David Browns
The question is will anybody here in the states want it given all the discontinued and bankrupt brands out there?.....Nevertheless, I wish you well with it.
David, if you have a Leyland and live in Central Pa I can almost guarantee you have come in contact with my father at one point. He had the Leyland distributor on Allentown BLVD
I have a contact in virginia that can get any you parts you need for any a foreign or any grey market tractor ever made that is all he does he gets parts still made in other countries and all over the world has them shipped to him in virginia I know this is 1000% true crazy d because i have a Mitsubishi 25hp diesel tractor and a Leyland 154 35hp diesel tractor and he is the only guy i know that has or can get any part i need for either of my 2 tractors The parts he gets for leylands are made in britian or uk
You should get You a bicycle and ride it as far as you can everyday. You'll get to where you can go farther and farther, breathe better and loose weight..we wanna keep you around to see the videos
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British Leyland tractors were built at Bathgate Scotland . The 384 was 3.8 litre 4 cylinder and built from 1969 to 1972. The engine is a BMC diesel unit . . These were replaced by the 270 with the Leyland 498 engine .
From Bathgate, Scotland all the way to Kansas! Brilliant 👍🏻 🏴
I worked for a dealer on Leyland’s in the 70’s. As others have commented these are simple and tough tractors. Probably the most liked features that people bought them for compared to other brands apart from simplicity was that the weight balance gave excellent traction, and the engines were silky smooth and had better low end torque compared to other brands, Common parts you will likley need for a classic tractor didn’t change that much over the years from Nuffield even to the later Marshalls and parts are neither expensive or difficult to find on the internet.
JCB backhoes and many trucks also used the same engine at the time so for the USA any JCB dealer will still be a good OE source for engine and some transmission parts. (JCB used thier own part numbers but can cross reference)
One important thing is keeping a good quality 50/50 anti-freeze mix to stop liner erosion. Cummins have wet liners so any antifreeze suitable for Cummins will also be suitable. Something else to be aware of is that the 3.8 engine was uprated to the 4/98 and the 384 became the later 270, but because the 3.8 engine was made obsolete many tractors were converted to 4/98 engines from kits or from truck engines scheck the engine number is not 4/98. Many parts are the same between 3.8 and 4/98 (4cyl 98 mm bore) with the biggest difference the pistons and liners were improved to stop liner top cracking
Key things to check on all old cab less tractors is the gearshift gaiters. Damaged gaiters is the main cause of water ingress to the transmission/hydraulic oil, and the main cause of internal corrosion. Split gaiters were common on most old tractors, even new ones didn’t last long and something that got neglected. Another good tip is that if the clutch pedal sqawks on the footplate split a length of plastic water pipe and clipit on the footplate as a rubbing strip
Originally a Nuffield tractor when the company was owned by Morris motors, merged with Austin in the early 1950's to form British Motor Company (later British motor holdings/BMH). BMC then swallowed more car companies along the way such as jaguar in the mid 60's until in 1968 BMC merged with Leyland to form the company British Leyland and it was at that point that they rebranded the Nuffield tractors into Leyland tractors going from the companies previous poppy red colour scheme into the two tone blues yours is. Probably a leyland 384 rather than a 385, the numbering system is engine capacity and number of cylinders and they were (advertised as) 3.8L and 4 cylinder.
Leylands also transitioned into Marshall Tractors
Three point linkage has a lock to hold the arms up . The button in the center of the cross shaft housing, in my opinion leyland tractors were one of the best tractors every made behind David Brown
Double check your data plate. I believe that is a 384 and not a 385. We have one of those on our ranch. I did a lot of work to mine (including completely rewiring it) and it is a nice little machine. If you know where to look, the parts aren't THAT hard to find, nor are they very expensive.
With how far gone your wiring is, I'd say buy a new harness. They aren't that expensive, and takes about half an hour to install.
The short history is Leyland motor company (same as the cars and buses) bought out the Nuffield tractor company, restyled their tractors, used a different paint, and sold them under their Leyland's name. If you compare these machines to Nuffield tractors, there is very little difference beyond the tin. If it is a 384, it is basically the same as a Nuffield 4/65.
made by Britain Motor Company that also made Leyland trucks and busses hence British Leyland. in southside virginia red clay this tractor would pull a 4 bottom plow 1 gear slower than a 4000 ford with a 3 bottom plow. also on par with an Allis-Chalmers 180. pulls a 7 shank chisel plow all day long without breaking a sweat. your tractor may be postive ground or if the sticker is still on the lower right on the cowl "positive earth". you are correct that it's missing the trim panels that would be similar shape and size as side name plates.
Awesome tractor they were ! Ran one in New Zealand. We had a 462 FWA. British Leylands were great
northwoods tractor in gleason wisconsin has lots of parts for them.
Greetings from Ireland yes they were the same as the car company the 384, 344 and 154 were the first of the new blue leyland tractors that replaced the previous Nuffield tractors they were built in Bathgate Scotland. Quiet common in parts of Ireland and were really infamous for their bad breaks 😅
Like someone else mentioned there are alot of them here in Canada. I knew a guy used to pull super stock with one and WOW that thing performed! Every time i saw him pull he was in the trophies. Guy since passed away always have wondered where the tractor ended up
My Grandfather had on just like this. It was a very nice machine to run.
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Yes the same company Leyland they made trucks , cars , buses
I have a 1969 Leyland 344 (3.4L 4 cylinder 55hp). The Leyland Name appeared on Tractors in 1969 after brought BMC in 1968 I believe. BMC tractors prior to 1969 were branded as Nuffield. Early Leyland's 1969 and 1970 would have Nuffield on the model decal. Yours is a 384 which is a 3.8L 4 cylinder and would of been been either A 1971 or 1972. That model was made from 1969 to 1972 . Should have some pdf manuals floating around on the PC
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When I was in high school "1978 to 1981" the lawns were mowed with a little Leyland. Here in central Ohio there was a Leyland dealer but didn't last long. Tractor was Ferguson 35 size. Local tractor mechanic had to replace some transmission gears only because janitor was a gear jammer.It ran for many years. AL B.
Probably a leyland 154.
@@JonsPitStopAndMore Yes I believe it was.AL B.
Parts hard to find in Wisconsin anyway. They were a nice tractor had one on the farm in the late 70s. It was a 272 with M&W turbo great power easy on fuel, 75ish hp.
Northwoods tractor in Wisconsin is a very good place to get parts. They sell new and have a yard with parts tractors. The people that own it used to be a dealer back in the day when they were new.
Have a safe and fun trip👍 enjoy your videos
Interesting tractors. I have only known of 2 around here. A guy had them on a neighboring farm. That was back in the late 70’s early 80’s.
Man I love this.
Can you just imagine it parked next to a show lineup of MG, Jaguar, Triumph and land Rover vehicles...
prior to leyland or british leyland they were nuffield after leylanf thy became marshal for some years till they went belly up as field marshall you might no about
Just so hard to look at in that condition. Just do not understand why owners spend their hard- earned money for a piece of equipment and treat it so bad. As my long-gone father always said, if you cannot keep it under roof, you should not own it.
there was a LOT of them sold in wisconsin. we owned 5 at 1 time. a 262 a 272 and three 270. would still own them if they still made them
I always thought because of the way the looked that the were an off shoot of New Holland. From what your being told apparently they are not. If you need to contact Lord Muck or Clarence the Fud Weasel. They both have you tube channels, from UK, and repair/restore vintage tractors.
Very nice antique tractor Crazy D.
We have a 472 here in Utah. use it to pull our disc
These were a fairly common tractor up here in Canada. Anyone that I knew who had them like them a lot. We also had a lot of Nuffield tractors which were their precursor and their successor Universal. They were all based on the designed by the same bloke who designed the David Browns
ill show this on a uk site vintage tractors uk and beyond im sure you will get much more people with knowlege than 1
The question is will anybody here in the states want it given all the discontinued and bankrupt brands out there?.....Nevertheless, I wish you well with it.
Some co ops sold them in Wisconsin after john deere pulled their dealerships after
Leyland some sold Same
Tractors
Might as well bought a "Satoh". they are obsolete as well !
I am in New York and have a 255
I am in central pa and have 8 of the Leyland tractors ranging from 25 hp to 85 hp,best fuel economy out there
David, if you have a Leyland and live in Central Pa I can almost guarantee you have come in contact with my father at one point. He had the Leyland distributor on Allentown BLVD
You mean 100HP since the leyland 2100 has 100hp
Order anything you need at Agritec, a good source for all euro tractors. Very interesting history, terrible brakes! 😏
I have a contact in virginia that can get any you parts you need for any a foreign or any grey market tractor ever made that is all he does he gets parts still made in other countries and all over the world has them shipped to him in virginia
I know this is 1000% true crazy d because i have a Mitsubishi 25hp diesel tractor and a Leyland 154 35hp diesel tractor and he is the only guy i know that has or can get any part i need for either of my 2 tractors
The parts he gets for leylands are made in britian or uk
We got ours from Europe god bless
I have a Leyland 344 fort Smith Arkansas need body parts for it
One near me for sale $800
That's quite the deal I'd go buy it if I was you
Can you tell me what shipping would be to zip code 29912 please
I think it and the 344 were 68-72
There is an Indian Ashok Leyland company also
Far to low a gear for tow starting
Yea I think so.
Sorry, I video bombed you. Really cool tractor!
I really what that but ain’t got no money
parts northwoods tractor parts on internet
You should get You a bicycle and ride it as far as you can everyday. You'll get to where you can go farther and farther, breathe better and loose weight..we wanna keep you around to see the videos
I walk 8 Miles everyday I'm up at 4: 00am and at the gym to work out with personal trainer 4 days a week you can see the difference if you look at one of the very first videos prepared to a current one
@@CrazyDEquipment I have noticed some difference. I ride a bicycle since being diagnosed as diabetic. I've lost 35 lbs.
@@CrazyDEquipment i believe that a bicycle is more effective than walking and not as hard on the knees and feet i have bad knees