Leyland revamps 145 ready for next year
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LEYLAND TRUCKS is to give its Freighter, Constructor, Cruiser and Roadtrain models a wider choice of engines, a rationalised chassis frame and Sundym glass for next year.
All Roadtrain models now have a thicker 8narn steel chassis which has a yield strength of 29 tonnes. This has made it possible to dispense with some of the cross-members and the previous fifth-wheel subframe. By using an alternative frame flitch, the fifth-wheel can now be mounted 90mm lower on the chassis if required.
Also for Roadtrain models, a new low-height 2.7m cab becomes available for the car transporter market.
All sleeper cabs have been improved with a thicker and more comfortable mattress, while all models get a revised colour scheme.
Electrically heated mirrors become standard and arc mounted within aerodynamic shrouds designed to reduce fouling.
A fixed dual passenger seat — now standard on lighter models — and an Isringhausen air suspension seat for the driver can be specified as options on 16-tonne Freighter and three-axle Constructor models.
Electrically powered side windows controlled by a pair of switches at either end ot the header rail, operate inde pendent of ignition. There is a manual back-up should either fail.
Additional electrical features include two-speed windscreen wipers with intermittent wash/wipe, twin radio speakers, and a stubby roof-mounted aerial.
A 12V socket in Roadtrain and Constructor models provides power take-off for extra accessories such as television, refrigerator or electric razor.