Leyland 262

There is probably very limited knowledge of Leyland tractors on here, and maybe even in Ireland in general, as they were never very plentiful around my area anyway. I'd say a forum like the one linked below would be your best option......

http://www.nuffieldtractor.com

You will be very hard pressed to find parts for a Lleyland tractor. They were rare enough here to begin with and the manufacturer went defunct in the 1980s. The remains of the Marshall/Leyland manufactuerer was sold off and what obscure long hollowed out rump remains of it is owned by some crowd in China making some very basic versions still for the Asian market.

I think they had a Perkins engine, so you could get engine bits OK. But anything for the rest of the tractor, you won't be able to buy. The best you could do is probably buy a second tractor as a parts donor, or see if you could get any failed parts re-built by an engineering shop.

This would be OK to do up as a show tractor, but as a working tractor, you will only be waiting for the day when it lets you down and you can't get a replacement part.

I see.

You'll be fúcked for spare parts so. Scrap donor is likely the only source. Or remanufacturing/reconditioning old parts if that is possible, and if you have the money to throw at it.

Ah they were a very cheaply and lightly made tractor. They wouldn't have lasted. And they had no-where near the same reputation as Ford/NH, JD, or MF or any of the main brands. So they'd have lost value and been scrapped off or exported long ago most of them.

OP if you are doing it up as a vintage/classic - work away.

But if you are wanting a working tractor for a farm, jesus, don't do it to yourself. Go and get something more dependable which can be repaired - like a 10 series Ford or something.

Donie Moloney near Abbeyfeale would have parts and a couple of other knowledgeable posters have contacts around Limerick/Tipperary area.

A 1950s design, which BL persisted with untill the 1970's.

You'll be fine for parts, no problem at all.

Syncro Gearbox parts harder got, but you don't mention if yours is such a model.

You probably have a ten speed gearbox, 5 gears and a high and low.

Brakes are dry disks, and not near as effective or long lasting as "oil immersed" brakes.

The cross shafts and pivots under the cab seize up, also the expander mechanisms in the brake drums seized up too, and the ball bearings involved in the brake disk expanders go oval and can stick "on".

Clutch very likely stuck to flywheel.

Prop down the pedal, remove the starter motor, and give the flywheel a few good thunks of a sledge ( via a stout bar).

Should shock it loose.

You don't split these tractors to change the clutch.

You pivot the cab backwards on it's rear hinges and unbolt the top section of the flywheel housing, and lift the complete piece, including the steering wheel, steering box and dash panel, up and leave it on the seat.

You can now access the clutch.

Good luck, and stick up pics for the rest of us to reminiss over!

Don't worry about engine parts, etc.

Same unit in thousands of JCB's, and the JCB specialists like FC Spares in Longford would fix you up with all the parts you need, or a complete engine.

Steering and brakes is where the time will be spent.

I know what you mean but at the end of the day you end up paying the same either way. A good quality tractor will cost more, but will be more reliable and cost less in downtime, repairs and hassle.

An obscure tractor of dubious quality will be cheaper to buy, buy it may cost you more later on with repairs, parts, lost time, hassle, leaving you down when you need it most etc.

It is largely a case of paying now or paying later.

Even when Leylands were new, they were old fashioned obsolete technology from 30 years previous. The same with everything under the British Leyland company. All their cars even were all piss poor designs and shoddily made. BL was a behemoth of a company run by the unions to suit themselves.

The tractors would have been the equivalent of Tumosan or Belarus or some other obscure off piste brand today.

There no love for the old Leyland at all, I hear the Lizzy had one for hauling her corgis around back in the day.

Let me guess, he bought a MF instead?!

OP try Springmount Tractor, near Gorey for advice on parts etc, the owner Alfie Spencer had a great interest in Nuffield and Leyland's

In fairness, by the time the rebranding to Marshall had occurred, they had sorted the engine mounting problem and now had wet brakes too.

Did these Marshalls borrow the design a bit from the Case/DBs of the time? E.g. the one pictured above appears very similar to the Case 1490 of that era.

Sankey. Ah. The rich man's Duncan cab.

Thanks Nek, it was the Sekura can not the Sankey

Donkey262 (fella on facebook) has one and its still going and he looks like he could break an anvil, so they can't be that bad.

Joe Ahern was a Leyland dealer in Grange, Limerick. He's dead a good few years now and the garage is shut that long too. He was a character - smoked liked a chimney but was good. Leyland were popular around the area.

Ya might just find the "reliable one" at 5 times the price is far cheaper in the end.

I think you've dodged a bullet here, best of luck in your search

Thats a pity.

Im down limerick direction and the leylands were popular down here and liked.

Parts availability is fine. Charnleys in the uk have most of the parts on the shelf .

I bought a 272 synchro a few years back for 700 euro . A bit of work done to it, servicing it , freeing out breaks ,replacement front axel , lights ,exhaust , window rubbers etc.

Tractor is sitting at 1200 euro now.

Fine tractor, starts one tough of the key , does whats asked of it.

One of the bonuss of it is its on 16.9 r38 on the back and does just over 40k on the road.

Steering and brakes are a bit vague on it though and driving position isnt nice for a tall person.

The brother has a 10/60 nuffield which did an aweful lot of work for us over the years which is currently in retirement .

I wouldnt have an issue buying another if the money was right

No such thing as a cheap tractor if it is one you want to do work with.

A tractor that is cheap to buy, will cost you more in the long run with breakdowns, parts, lost time, hassle, stress.

I was lucky enough with the price . But it did need a bit of time put into it , to get it into working order.

I plan to hold onto it and tidy it up more when time allows, but thanks for the interest though.

Well used to that. Grew up driving nuffields and leylands. Drew silage with crystals. And as one of the lads who has a 462 says, its the reason you get a synchro one of them, use the gears and reverse to stop it .

there was a fellow going to the co op here one morning and met something coming opposite direction . stood up and stood on the brake and for extra pressure pulled up hard on the steering wheel

steering wheel broke off completely and he very nearly went head over heels over the back end

it was either a universial 4 or a 460 cant remember which

brakes wernt too bad if you serviced them once weekly 😁