1969 LEYLAND HIPPO
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- 1969 LEYLAND HIPPO Articulated Truck.
Leyland Motors Limited was a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses. It gave its name to the British Leyland Motor Corporation formed when it merged with British Motor Holdings, later to become British Leyland after being nationalised. British Leyland later changed its name to simply BL, then in 1986 Rover Group.
Typically bodied as tankers or tippers, Leyland Hippos were a common sight in many countries in the sixties and seventies.
Hippo, the name used by Leyland on several generations of highly successful six-wheeled goods models during a period of more than forty years.
The latter dates from the sixties, when there were about five standard Hippo variants with various wheelbases and specifications, including a choice of 9.8-litre or 11.1-litre engines - respectively, the celebrated O.600 or O.680.
These usually carried the Vista-Vue steel cab, better known to haulage people as the LAD, because it was a development of a design introduced in 1958 on Leyland, Albion and Dodge chassis.
Intended to operate with twelve-ton payloads and gross at 20-tons, Hippos used were usually the basis of tankers or tippers. It was a rarity in being a ballast or drawbar tractor of a type not usually encountered in heavy haulage, and that was only one of its noteworthy features.
Hippo became a familiar sight throughout many countries for over twenty years, handling numerous loads that were beyond the range of conventional lorries but not quite requiring the services of a large Scammell.
By the 1980’s, the type of work handled by the Hippo coincided with changes in the way heavy haulage is undertaken and, more significantly, the end of the vehicle's normal lifespan.
Overtime, with newer vehicles becoming available, Hippo’s were relegated to less and less work and after a time, many found their way into the scrapyards, where they were inevitably robbed of some parts or broken down into its raw materials.
LEYLAND 680 150HP ENGINE 'L' type
This was a horizontal six-cylinder 11.1 litre diesel engine with direct-injection, overhead-valve, four-stroke unit with a pump-driven water circulation system. Valves, rocker gear and injectors are carried in the two detachable cylinder heads, each head covering three cylinders. The valves are push-rod operated from the tappets and camshaft through rocker levers.
The crankcase and cylinder block form a monobloc casting, the cylinder bores being fitted with renewable liners. The gear-driven crankshaft is also housed within the crankcase.
The crankshaft is carried in seven thin-shell indium coated copper-lead bearings and carries a vibration damper at the front end.
The pistons are fitted with three compression rings, the top ring being chromium plated, and two scraper rings. The combustion chamber in the piston crown is of torodial form. The fully-floating gudgeon pins are retained by circlips.
The timing gears consist of a train of helical gears which drive the camshaft, fuel injection pump, water pump, compressor and engine tachometer generator through two idler gears driven by the camshaft gear.
Lubricating oil is pressure fed by a gear-type pump to the bearings etc., through drilled oilways. A by-pass centrifugal oil filter is incorporated in the system.
The fuel injection pump is mounted on the inner sump face and incorporates an idling and maximum speed governor and a diaphragm type lift pump. Multihole fuel injectors are fitted.
On later engines all electrical leads are carried in conduit and connected to a Niphan plug-and-socket, enabling the engine to be removed and replaced without disconnecting the terminal connections from the various components.
An oil-bath type air cleaner is mounted on the vehicle under frame and is connected by hose to the inlet manifold.
A water-cooled oil cooler is mounted on the engine.
CC rating: 11,093cc 677 ci (11.1L) O.680 Horizontal 6-cylinder
NZ First Registration: 10-Apr-1969
1976 TRAILER TMC Flat Deck Trailer
Tare Weight: 4,690kg
Gross Vehicle Mass: 22,800kg
Axle Type: 2-Axle Semi-Trailer
Wheelbase: 7,470
Rear Axle Group Rating: 16,000
NZ First Registration: 18-Feb-1976 - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Still a Beauty, amazing cab design, remember seeing trucks in the UK in the 60's.
what a stunning truck, i remember playing in these trucks in the early 80's when T, Wallbridge & son Transport had them in a yard in Richmond Victoria
very reliable trucks,tried and tested, they are like a faithful animal. only problem oil leaks.
Great video. That is a beautiful lorry, real heavy duty winch as well, nice dozer too. Thanks for uploading
WOW ! Amazing looking truck .
Lovely bit of kit and super cool nice old wagon 👍👍
The LAD cab was phased out long before 1969 being replaced by the Ergonomic tilt cab. Nice looking truck though
Very good uncle
I loved the sound of the V8 these Leyland trucks had, the Badger, Octopus had a the 13L V8 and the AEC Mandator. UK Dodge also had the V8 I seem to recall.
Unlikely to be a horizontal engine in a truck like this! The horizontal variants were made for underfloor-engined single deck buses and railway diesel multiple units.
Lovely Rig Outfit !!!!!
IIRC this featured in a UK vintage vehicle magazine some while back, Kiwi's and Aussies are very resourceful engineers and carried out all sorts of modifications to the old Leylands,AECs and Conners would you believe!
Typo meant Commers
Thats great info, I had no idea that it featured in a UK Vintage Magazine. And yes, I do believe these makes, would have been up-graded and/or modified for the local conditions, as NZ roads of that time were fairly harsh on gear. Cheers Paul. :- )
There's a few of these trucks still in use in Jamaica & in excellent condition.
Are hippos still available, am really inlove with them i need one
I would think there would be a few around, but held by enthusiasts thru and thru. :- )
I knew this was New Zealand due to the hubodometers.
Is this 0680 power plus or 0690 turbo?
I've never seen the Lad cab on such a heavy duty chassis.
Amazing hubs -Albion sourced I believe.
NZ new too going by the registration, I'm not aware if its a plus or turbo only the engine size, it may well be a turbo and I suspect it may well be. And going by the road conditions of the day, the HD chassis was most likely a must. It was fairly trying, to find what little information there is about this model, I only hope I've done her some justice in that respect, as for the hubs, good spotting, and you may well know far more than me when it comes to this absolute classic Hippo. Cheers brother.
@@rattfink3285 Double reduction hubs saved a few half shafts, and it looks like it's got a Fuller box in it. It might have the AEC AV760 engine, just guessing.
Old Bloke
It has a Leyland Double Reduction Gearbox hence the two gear levers . High and Super Low.No chance of AEC Engine as chassi has wrong dimensions , 690 ( turbo ) was only fitted in ergomatic cab or its horizontal variant into buses , trains and marinised /stationary variants unless it was retro fitted.
Keith Huddlestone Scammels took 0680s so no reason this couldn't -probably the highest HP version.
Gearing is a wonderful thing. This is the biggest baddest most buff lad truck I've ever clapped eyes on.
Keith Huddlestone : Those are the great Leyland hub reduction axles. The lower rated Albion axles used by Leyland Motors in tandem on 6x4s typically Super Comets, Octopus, and Badgers. Signed 'Old Leyland Motors Wanker'
These were real machines
ليش ماترجعون اعاده شاحنات وباصات الليلند البريطانيه
What Horsepower is the Leyland Hippo please?
About 150HP +/- ish.
@@rattfink3285 So which Volvo or Scania model would these try to compete with? The midrange Volvo F86 or the large F88/F89 which was far more powerful. Did Leyland have anything in the say 200-300 HP range. I am not impressed with 150 HP from a 11 L engine thought that might be the smaller variant? They look far behind in power, I am not trying to be rude against Leyland, I do not have access to their models Wiki is not helpful here so I am curious how they were defeated on their hometurf.
@@andersreinholdsson9609 I believe the 500 series(rushed) motor was part of the downfall. Quality control proved to be shocking with stories of gaps up to 9 thousandths of an inch in the engine block join would cause monumental oil leaks and blow holes in the castings contributing to many water leaks. Thus using their customers as developers, with loyalty damaged beyond repair thanks to the 500 unit. I'm thinking the best time of Leyland's legacy was before the 500 series. www.aronline.co.uk/commercials/essays-the-500-series-diesel-leyland-loses-its-head/
@@rattfink3285 Thanks for your answer, being from Sweden I am ofc prod of Volvo Trucks (where I work on the assembly line in late 80's) and Scania. But the books about their success on British Isles is pretty scetchy about the competition ofc.
@@andersreinholdsson9609 I'd agree details and information is hard to find, although its there no doubt, much of it seems scattered, and not really in 'one place', a bit here and a bit there. Maybe their could have been 'subtle' suppression of relevant information at the time to 'aid' in the protectionism of the UK truck manufacturing industry at the time?
Truck for all trucks Albion
Jay bhim
Kinda looks like an old Ford truck
Great truck ….. fucked up music …..
Pieter. Too bloody true, As there was no narration i turned the sound off, dreadful noise!