Chev C8 Truck

[Kelly Shaw]

Hi My first time on MLU I have a C8 Truck and I dont Know much about it. It was used locally after the war as a service truck for a sawmill . Its all there I think but it needs tires . Does anyone know where to get them .I dont want to start restoring it , untill I know I can get the sand tires. Help

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Kelly Shaw

Hi My first time on MLU I have a C8 Truck and I dont Know much about it. It was used locally after the war as a service truck for a sawmill . Its all there I think but it needs tires . Does anyone know where to get them .I dont want to start restoring it , untill I know I can get the sand tires. Help

hi Kelly

You made it to MLU ..great

The tyres are a never ending problem it seems . There isn't a easy answer to finding tyres for these little trucks . Quite a few 8 cwt owners just use anything that works ........Ive seen a C8 with standard Chevy car rims on it , the split rim army adapters are removed and normal 6x16 tyres are fitted

MIKE

[David DeWeese]

Welcome Kelly to the forum!

Would love to see photos of your truck.

I got my tires from Trelleborg. There are a few dealers in North America who are distributors. I believe there are still eight of these tires in a warehouse in Georgia, USA, if someone hasn't bought them..... might be worth checking into.

David

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Kelly Shaw

Its all there I think but it needs tires . Does anyone know where to get them .I dont want to start restoring it , untill I know I can get the sand tires.

Hello Kelly, welcome to MLU!

Please refer to the thread 9.00-13 Tyres, I have just merged relevant threads for you to get all the available info in one place.

If you read the last few pages it seems MRF and Trelleborg have a current offering in 9.00-13 (not 900 x 13, BTW).

HTH,
Hanno