Carrier wheels by Firestone

[Petr Brezina]

Hi, may I ask if anyone has seen carrier wheel (boogie/idler) with "FIRESTONE" embossed on the rubber? I know Firestone logo "F" is quite common and possibly all (?) canadian made carriers have rubber made by Firestone but I havent seen full FIRESTONE lettering yet.
Also is it possible that british made carrier could be genuinely equipped with Firestone wheels? I mean with Firestone logo or lettering?
I know that Firestone had a factory in UK during the war but as far as I know on British carriers it is not common to have vendor logo on the rubber.
Thanks for suggestions

[Lynn Eades]

Petr, I have some with T B Andre rubber company. I'm not sure where the come from?

[Petr Brezina]

Hi Lynn, according to internet T. B. Andre should be UK based company, they used to do rubber shock absorbers etc., thats all I found.
FIRESTONE lettering seems to be quite common on the T16 Carriers, anyone can confirm it also on UC?

[ajmac]

Originally Posted by Petr Brezina

Hi Lynn, according to internet T. B. Andre should be UK based company, they used to do rubber shock absorbers etc., thats all I found.
FIRESTONE lettering seems to be quite common on the T16 Carriers, anyone can confirm it also on UC?

Firestone, being a US rubber company back in the 1940s probably won the contract for all T16 wheels.

[Lynn Eades]

Petr, the T16 has a smaller dia. wheel bearing 100mm O.D., as opposed to the 110 of the earlier carriers. (I have only met with one T16 briefly at W&P in 2014 while in the company of Michael R.
Many years ago Ford had a falling out with its main tyre supplier (in the USA) I can't recall which company.

[Petr Brezina]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Petr, the T16 has a smaller dia. wheel bearing 100mm O.D., as opposed to the 110 of the earlier carriers.

Yes, thats correct, also the T16 wheels are smaller I believe, 19" instead of 20" on UC's.
But the question is if there are any UC wheels with FIRESTONE lettering anywhere - anyone?