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22-08-09, 04:30
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Bonjour Capt. John
Sounds like you need a set of tires normally found on Gamma Goats in the US or the old amphibious DUCK........
They are very hard to find....even used.... as it is an odd size. Brian Ashbury in Milton might be a source of info at 519-853-1738 Another possible source is Wallace W. Wade from Texas..... he is taking orders to run a minimum repro batch....you can reach him at WallaceWade.com The last special order of tires took about two years to accumulate enough demand to run the tires..... they are made by Specialty Tires form Penn. and can be shipped directly form the factory saving some freight Now all this information will cost you..... We of MLU are suckers for pictures... in fact most of us can't read.... so do thrill us with pictures. Sorry I could not be of more help but do stay on the MLU and keep us posted of your progress and/or frustrations...... Boobee
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada 
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#4
22-08-09, 05:15
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Found some 18 inch tires...
Made by Denman.... retailed by many including Universal....
http://www.universaltire.com/cart.ph...ategory_id=342 BUT...... only in 1100 x 18 which is the modern Gamma Goat tires.... they probably would look very good..... listed at $321.00 each....ouch Will now need a picture of you and the fire truck !!!!! BooBee
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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23-08-09, 15:34
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The actual maker of many of the tires sold by Universal, Coker and other vintage tire sellers is Specialty Tires of America http://www.stausaonline.com/ They were the maker of the 1050-16 directional tires that we have discussed so much in the thread http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...&threadid=2421 for example. There is no listing on their site for a 900-18 tire (interested to note that I didn't see the 1050-16 listed any more, perhaps they've sold all of the first run?).
If you can get friendly with someone at a large commercial tire seller, preferably an "old-timer" who can use a paper catalog and remembers what (and maybe more importantly where) he used to be able to buy unusual tires, you may be able to track down some original tires in the corner of a warehouse. Toronto is big enough, still with industry (not just administration), that this could work for you. Also, you may want to try other forums aimed at commercial trucks and busses (and fire trucks). I suggest busses because I think that some busses in the 30s-40s used larger section 18 inch tires on the front to have capacity closer to the dual 20 inch tires at the rear while maintaining a similar diameter. I remember photos of Ford 6x6 and 6x4 conversions for airfield use that were fitted with directional tread tires, size unknown. My memory is of a tire profile closer to commercial proportions than military. Next challenge is to find photos or references.
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#6
02-09-09, 00:00
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1941 crash tender photos are coming
I am waiting to hear from a wheel builder who is trying to weld the centre of the wheel into a new outer rim so I may convert to a conventional truck tire. It is too dangerous to work on the split rims and very hard to find 6 new tires. I will attach photos
1941[1].jpg This is a similar vehicle.
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#7
05-09-09, 22:04
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Have seen others with the 9.00 x 18 so I am pretty sure this was the original size. The truckin the restore photos has the same size.It has been 6 years looking for that size so I dont think they are available except in China and I have to order 300 tires for a run . Shiping would also be a killer. It is cheaper I think to rebuild the rim and run conventional truck tires and suffer the loss of the military tire look.
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