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Old 25-05-05, 22:56
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Default Re: Pre-war WD tyre sizes

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Originally posted by David_Hayward
7.50 x 20-inch tyre: 30-cwt GS 6-wheeled lorry for load carrying purposes.
9.00 x 22-inch tyre: 3-ton lorry.
13.50 x 20-inch tyre: Medium Artillery Tractor; medium Gun Carriages; heavy trailers of various types.
So at what point in time did the War Department specify 10.50-20 tyre sizes, the wartime standard for 60-cwt/3-ton trucks?

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