History of 10.50-16 tyres

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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

I recall reading that the 9.00-16 military tyre was a W.D. and Dunlop co-development during the 1930's. The early 15cwt rims were not the split type , they had a locking ring with four lugs .

Found this pic of a CS8 prototype ? maybe circa 1934/35 . The tyres look to be 9.00-16

So it looks like the tyre and the truck (CS8) were developed together, and the rim system came along a bit later, possibly in a response to the issues of changing a lock ring tyre in the field, so to speak. It all makes sense.