LWT Speedo

[Jon S]

Hi,

Can anyone confirm whether all LWTs were fitted with speedos with KMH as the primary scale and MPH as the inner secondary scale? My own memory tells me military vehicles were all pretty much this way, but would like to confirm. Odometer always in KMs of course.

Cheers - Jon

[BYL]

43GF59 has MPH on the main scale and Odo in Miles, as does 61KB78 (both are RHD FFR). I'd guess that the KMH speedos were for the wagons headed to BAOR.

[Jon S]

Interesting, my LWT (RHD) is also a KB and has the primary scale in KMs. I have see both types on LWTs but wondered if some with MPH primary scale were fitted after release.

Would like to know what is correct for a KB vehicle. In reality the MPH primary scale is more user friendly I think, as easier to read at a glance when approaching speed cameras in 30 MPH limits.

Regards - Jon

[Day VG]

In reality the MPH primary scale is more user friendly

That depends on where you live

[Jon S]

Indeed! I guess you guys are too busy avoiding Roos in the road to look at the speedo anyway.

Having said that, the cops down under were pretty keen on speed traps last time I was there!

Regards - Jon

[Tinweasel]

Well to the best of my knowledge my lightweight never crossed the water, it's RHD and a KB, like every other military landrover I have driven is set up for KPH

Shaun

[Bob Fell]

Interesting, my LWT (RHD) is also a KB and has the primary scale in KMs. I have see both types on LWTs but wondered if some with MPH primary scale were fitted after release.

Would like to know what is correct for a KB vehicle. In reality the MPH primary scale is more user friendly I think, as easier to read at a glance when approaching speed cameras in 30 MPH limits.

Regards - Jon

My '79 vehicle has MPH on the primary scale.

Regards
Bob

[removeduser185]

I have a recollection that, at some point, perhaps the mid-80s, the Army adopted km speedos and odometers across the board, because military distance measuring, fuel accounting, speeds in the hour and so on are all done in KM rather than miles. But, by law, they would have a secondary scale on RHD vehicles reading in miles (not a legal requirement where KMs are used - ie on LHD European vehicles (can't speak for the 50-odd other countries in the world where they still drive on the proper side of the road).

But, I cannot be sure and stand to be corrected as I can't say I had routine and regular access to a standard military vehicle in the UK after about 1990 - I was either abroad or using "white fleet" or hire vehicles in UK.

Fred

[Ridgy]

Mine's km too.

[Jon S]

That's probably the closest LWT I will find to mine, which is also an 83 GS 57 KB 69 so probably from the same batch.

Out of interest is it a Smiths clock on you vehicle?

Cheers - Jon