How rare my 109?

Question, how rare is my 109?

Its a 1983 109, then factor in it's got a HCPU rear end, only 18 made I'm lead to believe before the new defender..... but now of those 18, mine is fitted with a Spencer HM28 "Cherry Picker" for sale to Norweb for overhead line working.

What do you think?

I think it's gorgeous!

Thanks....bought it 3 years ago as a non mover..... running but gearbox broken, used it to repair my roof and was going to sell it but since restored it, new g/box and lots of new parts.
Not many around I think?

wouldn't have thought so.. it's very nice but not the most practical of things

Not practical?....... brought in £2K without trying so far.

prestbury2 said:

Not practical?....... brought in £2K without trying so far.

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:whoosh: i'm talking about it's use as a vehicle... what are you talking about? it's value?

are you trying to sell it?

No, I love it.... yes its a dog to drive, 2.25 diesel with an all up weight of 2460kg, gentle slopes get me down to second gear. Rallied it a few times at steam fairs.....
Just wondering how rare?

There's hundreds of "modified series/fenders" out there. Chances are the Hicap is a fender one that's been fitted by a previous owner. & with the cherry picker on it. Chassis is probably fooked as well.

I'd get shot if I was you....

No, land rover specialist vehicle conversion... chassis solid!!! Completley original

prestbury2 said:

No, land rover specialist vehicle conversion... chassis solid!!! Completley original

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Well if you know all this. Why the fook are you asking us??


& the chassis always fooks up with a cherry picker. the loading bends the chassis.

You think I would go 30ft up with a fooked chassis...... no way, the chassis is solid, usual oil leaks plus hydraulic pump and 50ltr oil tank took care of that.

But my question was, if its true that only 18 HCPU's were built on a 109 series, then maybe only one or two of those were adapted as c/pickers, maybe two or three? And no it wasnt a series/ fender cut and shut, built for Norweb 1983 and never modified since.

solid and stressed are two different things

you put that much weight on the back constantly and somethings going to bend/become stressed, I'd bet you theres a high percentage of stress fractures around the cranes mounting points and over the rear axle

I can't disagree with you on that but its rated at 175kg, I test it at 250kg over 360 degrees rotation spiralling to full height. I weigh 80kg and have decided to derate it to me and hand tools only in normal use.
Weight of c/picker mechanism 400kg, isn't a HCPU good for 1, 000kg payload?

Tested twice a year under Lola regulations by the way.

not unless its a 1 tonne........hence the name

Dr_evil said:

not unless its a 1 tonne........hence the name

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The name is 1 ton cause they int metric

blue beasty said:

The name is 1 ton cause they int metric

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imperial or short?

Don't know about 109's but the 130's suffer from dramatic chassis failure (snapping)

Quite likely a 1 Ton as their main market was utilities and breakdown companies

blue beasty said:

Quite likely a 1 Ton as their main market was utilities and breakdown companies

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Ooh yeh a 1 Ton with a Harvey Frost in the back and a rotating beacon on the cab for me too please!

No, a Series HCPU is plated 1900kg rear axle loading of which 863kg is unladen, so its good for a tonne in the back