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Bedford 12-ton Tractor Produced

23rd October 1959
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RATED for a gross train weight of I N. 17 tons 3 cwt., a Bedford 12-ton tractive unit is introduced today by Vauxhall Motors, Ltd. The vehicle is similar in appearance and overall dimensions to the existing 10-ton forwardcontrol model. It is listed at a price of £1,554.

A Leyland 0.350 105 b.h.p. six cylindered oil engine drives through a 13-in.-diameter dutch to a five-speed heavy-duty gearbox and Bedford twospeed rear axle. The axle rating is 18,000 lb.

Telescopic dampers supplement the front suspension, which consists of 13-leaf semi-elliptic springs with a rate of 670 lb./in. At the rear 11-leaf, 5,000 lb./ in. semi-elliptic springs are used. The main leaves are in, thick.

Standard tyres are 7.50-20-in. (12-ply), mounted on the new Bedford "square blank welded wheels, but 8.25-20-in. (12-ply) tyres are available at extra cost. Moulded linings are used in the normal Bedford vacuum -hydraulic braking system. The unit has an unladen weight of 2 tons 16+ cwt.

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