Series One "Welder"

[ellard]

Hi there

This unique piece of Land Rover history (Land Rover Welder) which is owned by a friend in Adelaide SA.......enjoy the pictures.

All the best

Wayne

[Rangier Rover]

Wow... One in real flesh. I want it.

Looks like it will buff up OK as well.

Tony

[Newbs-IIA]

what runs the welder - that extra generator looking thing hanginf off the right side of the engine?

Sounds like a good idea, I want one too

[Lotz-A-Landies]

what runs the welder - that extra generator looking thing hanginf off the right side of the engine?

Sounds like a good idea, I want one too

The welder is run by a set of "V" belts from the gearbox PTO. The thing you describe as a generator is actually the governor which regulates a constant speed irrespective of the load applied by the welder.

Unfortunately the vehicle seems to be missing the Oxy-Acetylene bottle brackets and equipment.

Diana

[JDNSW]

And the question of course is whether it is a factory welder or a local conversion?

John

[Lotz-A-Landies]

And the question of course is whether it is a factory welder or a local conversion?

John

The tool box looks to be the original factory type and if it's the vehicle that I think it is, it is a genuine factory welder.

80" welders are easy to check, as they have their own chassis number sequence.

When there were less than a couple of dozen vehicles produced in any year, they deleted the sequence for the 86" and later models.

Diana

[ellard]

Hi there

Its an original land rover factory welder.......

All the best

Wayne

PS a huge job to restore......

[Aaron IIA]

Picture three is the actual welder. The round bit down the bottom is the generator bit. This welder has a more complicated governor. When an arc is struck, the load goes from zero to full in an instant. The mechanical governor would have a time delay to increase the throttle. A bellows is employed, which is controlled by the welder. When the arc is struck, a vacuum is applied from the welder, which sucks on the bellows, to pull the throttle open. The degree to which this occurs is regulated by a mercury tilt switch, which sits on the connectong rod between the bellows and the carburettor. After a short period of time, the mechanical regulator would have taken over again, by opening up the throttle.

I too know this welder. It is a genuine factory welder. On Saturday evening, I was crawling underneath it acquainting myself with how the oil cooler plumbs in. Quite different to the later 2.25L versions.

Aaron.