Heads Up: 10.50-16 directional tyres

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

I did not realize that you had a cab 11 C30....... very few have survived in North America.

Would love to hear the history of the truck and how you came upon such a vehicle..... my cab 11 C15a feels like an orfan in a sea of cab 13.

Care to swap lies about the restoration drop me a line on the PM so we can exchange emails which would make sending pictures easier.

Bob,

This C30 was orginally restored by Rolf Ask in Norway, who then sold it to Terry.

Regards,
Hanno

[Tony Smith]

It appears there might be some of these tyres for sale in South Australia

[Hanno Spoelstra]

For reference: NOS 12 ply 10.50-16 tyre, made in Canada by Goodrich - Silvertown (for sale by Dirk Leegwater).

[44k6]

Hi Guys,
I’ve just bought a pair of Coker 10.50x16 tyres and I’m having real difficulty in fitting them to my Bedford OY wheels, has anyone ever fitted them to a Bedford or Austin rim ?, I’d be interested to hear how you achieved it. 😃

[Paul Singleton]

Bob Carriere made up tools to mount tires onto British type military wheels. The thread is in the restoration forum and is titled installing 9:00-16 tires on CMP wheels. The date of the post is 05-01-16. I can’t post a link to it here for some reason, but you should be able to find the post.

[Bob Carriere]

Makes sure the inside of your rim is very clean..... we use a needle gun to remove the larger rust / crust then sandblast and eventually paint them with nice shiny enamel paint which reduces friction.

Snot...... you need some lubricant used by the professional large truck tire shops...... bring a one liter container and beg for a hand full. The stuff is really like snot/mucus and pulls like taffy or stringnie vaseline and is specially formulated for rubber and is not water base so will not cause rust on the rim.

Good luck.

Bob C

[44k6]

My wheel has been sand blasted and primed and minimal top coat, there does seem to be a slight rise in the steel inside edge which I’m going to take a grinder to, the problem we’ve got is that the tyre won’t even begin to slide over the rim, I’ve got two professional tyre fitters and all the gear, do I need to think about sanding the rubber down on the bead ?. Thanks for all your info, at £290 each I don’t want to mess the tyre up.