Wrecker equipment on Civil trucks

[Rolf S. Ask]

a lot, but perhaps I was a bit confusing...

First, I have all W&T and it is a great magazine. Second, the picture I posted is also in the magazine, but I got it elsewhere.
What I was looking for was not military pattern vehicles, but civilian sporting the early types of Holmes and Gar Wood cranes (hand operated), such as the "1940 Brirish [S/M 2004] contract Ford EC098T wrecker, 4 x 2 modified civilian pattern, with spare wheel behind the cab." you mentions David. I want such photos to comparre with military pattern vehicles.

The question, why the truck on the picture, which is an early one have, a spare tyre is because I tought early trucks all used Run Flat tyres, and therefor did not use to carry a spare one. And that again lead me into thinking what the wights on RF and Pneumatic tyres are...
I also have a copy of a manual from Alex with some exelent drawings of a Holmes crane. Don't remember the manuals name/number thoe, it is in my garage-place.

Rolf