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Old 24-03-07, 00:52
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Small wheels, I estimate 12" diameter
Presently fitted on a farm grain bin
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Old 24-03-07, 00:55
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Riddle me this,
Small wheels, I estimate 12" diameter
Presently fitted on a farm grain bin
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Howard,

They are 13" rims with 9.00-13 tyres, could be from a Bofors gun.
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Old 24-03-07, 00:58
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They look to my novice eyes to be arty wheels, but what?
They are available for trade if anyone is interested. I am related to owner.
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Old 24-03-07, 01:01
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They are 13" rims with 9.00-13 tyres, could be from a Bofors gun.
Holy Smoke, Richard! You could have waited 'till I finished asking the question!
Thanks for that...
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Old 24-03-07, 01:03
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Holy Smoke, Richard! You could have waited 'till I finished asking the question!
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Quick off the mark, thats me
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Old 24-03-07, 01:14
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Riddle me this,
Small wheels, I estimate 12" diameter
Presently fitted on a farm grain bin
Photo 1
They seem to be 8.25-10 wheels off a British or Commonwealth 6 pounder Anti-Tank Gun.

Definitely not Bofors!

I would suggest posting the photo in a 6pdr. thread, as from MLU I have got the impression that these rims seem to be rather scarce. They would definitely be needed by someone trying to dress up an American 57mm M1A1 AT Gun as a British Gun, as this version was manufactured with combat wheel rims.
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Old 24-03-07, 01:40
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I agree on them being 6 pdr wheels. The towing rings on the end are a bit of a giveaway as well. It's been a couple years since I played with these tires, but weren't they 8.25 X 13?
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Old 24-03-07, 02:26
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Rob,

I refer you to the thread ' 6 Pounder AT ' started on April 27th 2004 in the WW2 Military History & Equipment section
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Old 24-03-07, 03:43
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Old 24-03-07, 10:56
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I refer you to the thread ' 6 Pounder AT ' started on April 27th 2004 in the WW2 Military History & Equipment section
See 6 Pounder AT and also see the wheels fitted to the towed version of 4.2in Heavy Mortar.
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