9.00-13 Tyres

[Jim Price]

I received the following email from Wallace Wade today:

The minium quantity to produce is 100 to 150. Thanks for your help on this 900-13 to get them produced. Will keep your information. The factory is having the molds checked.

Thanks,
Wallace

----- Original Message -----
From: Jpriceaz
To: wallacewade
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:15 PM
Subject: 9.00 x 13 Tires for the Canadian Military Pattern Trucks

Mr. Wade:

I have now received commitments for 64 of the above tires. Is there any positive news regarding a production of them occurring anytime soon that I might pass on to those who have committed? Please advise.

Best regards,
Jim Price
Chandler, AZ

Sorry that the news on these is not much better than what I'd posted earlier!

Regards,
Jim

[Jim Price]

Having despaired that Wallace Wade would ever come through with some 9.00 by 13 tires, I gave up my search for them temporarily. However, while at a parade nearby late last year I met up with Rod Shaver (He has a Carrier.) who lives in my community. He mentioned that he was having a container filled with parts by MV Spares. I immediately jumped at the chance to ask him if I could add some tires to it and he agreed. Thanks to Tony Smith I had a contact up in Moree who sells MRF tires. To make a long story short, the five tires arrived this past Thursday! Now all I need is a spare rim!

[Mike K]

Jim

I purchased four of them from Moree some 4 years back . It was our forum member Lang Kidby who put us onto them . I've yet to fit them ! Let us know how they 'feel' on the road . The pattern seems to be akin to the NATO style tread.

Mike

[Jim Price]

Mike,
Will probably be installing them next week. Will let you know how they "feel".

Regards,
Jim

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

The pattern seems to be akin to the NATO style tread.

It looks the tread was inspired by one of Michelin's off road treads. The NATO tread (attached) is an improved NDT (bar) tread, as originally engineered by the German Army in WW2, and improved after WW2.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

The pattern seems to be akin to the NATO style tread.

I think Mike might have been referring to the Michelin XL or XML treads. The Unimog when first introduced in service here had Hanno's type tread pattern and were naturally called "NATO pattern", but have now been replaced with the Michelin XL, which for the sake of clarity is known as the "NATO pattern"! ASLAVs are fitted with Michelin XML tyres, which to distinguish them from the Mogs are known as "NATO pattern".:

[sapper41]

Hi Jim,

Thread is getting on but if you are still organising tyres i am interested in 9x13 times five. What is the score in getting em over to UK ?? Thats assuming that they are actually produced.

Will they be like the ones below, canadian late war dated .

Regards
Tim

[David DeWeese]

Hi,
As I also need a set of the 9.00-13" tires, I have been chasing a lead that just possibly came to a dead-end for me, but maybe not for those who need them in Europe.
Trelleborg in Sweden lists them on their website. They are listed as the size 260/90-13TL, tread pattern AF302. Under this size listing it remarks that these "replace 9.00-13". It lists the tires and tubes in their downloadable "Standard Implement Brochure".
Talked to the manager of their Agricultural Division for North America today. He said that this size had never been imported into the U.S., but were available in Europe and were made for Trelleborg in Sri Lanka.
Having said this, there are Trelleborg tire dealers in the US, and they do import all of their stock. Will try and get more information on importing some of these tires into the U.S. to a Trelleborg dealer. They are rated as agricultural, so shouldn't be a problem with DOT.
If I get a positive response I will let everybody know.
Would post a link to their website, but can't get it to work for me.
Thanks, David

[Grant Bowker]

I entered here:
http://www.trelleborg.com/en/wheelsystems/Home/
and was able to get to their downloads page.

I find that many companies have limited content in the country specific sites for countries that they view as secondary markets (or worse).

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David DeWeese

I have been chasing a lead that just possibly came to a dead-end for me, but maybe not for those who need them in Europe.
Trelleborg in Sweden lists them on their website. They are listed as the size 260/90-13TL, tread pattern AF302. Under this size listing it remarks that these "replace 9.00-13". It lists the tires and tubes in their downloadable "Standard Implement Brochure".

David,

Interesting! I thought I had seen a reference to Swedish 13" tyres before, and indeed after searching long I found the quote I was looking for. Tony however was referring to Victor tyres of Sweeden

Anyhow, here are the relevant data and links from www.trelleborg.com

AF302
The new Implement tires are metric size marked, tubeless and Load/Speed index rated, which gives a higher load capacity and higher permitted speed (40-50 kph) than previous tires.
The tires are recommended for trailers and other agricultural Implements such as spreaders, balers, ploughs, drills etc.

Trelleborg Implement Standard Broschure
Visual Product Folder

[Jim Price]

Tim,
Will add your name and quantity to the list. As far as I can tell they are the tread as shown in your pictures. The count, byw, is up to 69.

Regards,
Jim