All models
Series IIA / III
Series IIA / III 109" One Ton
A heavy-duty 109 for operators who needed more payload than the standard model. Lower gearing, larger tyres, uprated springs and ENV axles let it carry a full ton. It sold in small numbers and is rare today.
- Released
- 1968
- Ended
- 1980
Full technical specification
Figures are typical for the model range and vary by year, engine, body style and market.
Engine
- Type
- 2.6 L 6-cylinder IOE petrol, 2.25 L diesel option
- Power
- 86 bhp (2.6), 62 bhp (diesel)
- Torque
- 132 lb ft (2.6)
Transmission & drive
- Gearbox
- 4-speed manual
- Transfer box
- Low-ratio 2-speed (lower than standard 109)
- 4WD system
- Selectable 4WD
- Axles
- ENV heavy duty front and rear
Chassis & running gear
- Frame
- Welded box-section steel ladder chassis
- Body
- Birmabright aluminium alloy panels on steel bulkhead
- Front suspension
- Semi-elliptic leaf springs, telescopic dampers
- Rear suspension
- Semi-elliptic leaf springs, telescopic dampers
- Axles
- Live beam axles, Rover Salisbury rear on later 109s
- Brakes
- Servo assisted 11 in drums
- Steering
- Recirculating ball
Dimensions & capacities
- Wheelbase
- 109 in (2,769 mm)
- Length
- 175 in (4,445 mm)
- Payload
- 1 ton (1,016 kg)
- Tyres
- 9.00 x 16 heavy duty
- Fuel tank
- 16 gal (73 L)
Production
- Built at
- Solihull, England
- Units
- Approx. 1,000 (IIA and III combined)
- Body styles
- Pick-up, Hard top, Station Wagon