There is great deal of misunderstanding when it comes to the Marshall 302 and so it is worth recounting its origin and charting its progress. It started out in 1978 as the Leyland 235, which is a rare tractor today, and featured the Leyland 1.8TD 28bhp engine, nine-speed transmission and 4gpm engine-mounted hydraulic pump.
It was assembled by BMC Sanayi in Izmir, Turkey, for overseas markets including Great Britain and Ireland, with very few arriving on these shores for use by councils, golf courses, and the like, as well as smallholdings and farms.
In 1980 it became the 302, complete with several revisions, including an increase of 2hp, an uprated hydraulic casing, uprated steering box and front axle, better brakes, and a detachable Verock ‘Q’ cab. This met the UK noise level requirement of the time and was fitted in the UK by Leyland Trucks’ Aldenham repair and spares storage centre in North London, and Nightingale Engineering Co. Ltd., London.
If you have the opportunity to see this 302, look closely at it, as the detail that has gone into making the tractor right is
