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1965 HUDSON Leedsall Diesel TractorDumper
Early advert for railway trucks & equipment
ROBERT HUDSON RALETRUX LTD Leeds West Yorkshire 1963-65
First shown at the International Equipment Exhibition in early 1963 the HUDSON Frontomatic was a front discharge truckmixer constructed and developed by Robert Hudson from RALETRUX Ltd based in Leeds Yorkshire the same manufacturer who were previously making millions[citation (source) needed] of dumper rail waggons and mine locomotives for the mine industry all in the early 1900s. Even today many Raletrux Ltd waggons can be found and many are still being used. The HUDSON Frontomatic truckmixer used a Leyland Super Comet lorry chassis and Leyland 125 bhp engine and 5 speed transmission. It had a huge mixer drum which was hydraulically driven by a pump running off the Leyland engine crankshaft and a centrally located fibreglass one man halfcab that gave the driver superb visibility when discharging using a forward facing chute over the top of the halfcab.
1967 HUDSON Frontomatic Cementmixer Diesel
Although it was to enter production on a fullscale status the unique grey HUDSON Frontomatic truckmixer model remained only a prototype but at the same time in about 1964 another model was under development too. This was the HUDSON Dumpermatic a yellow six wheeled prototype dumptruck based on a Leyland Super Hippo chassis with front steering and rear two axles driven by a Turbocharged Leyland Diesel engine of 321 bhp and Allison 6 speed automatic transmission a reliable solution and the idea was later adopted by another British company Haulamatic Ltd from Ilkeston Derbyshire.
More information about RALETRUX History and Information can be found on Wikipedia.
See also
References / sources
External links
- Info + Photos on Leeds Engine.Info web site
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