Rhydoldog

That is much less the case with the office bodies; they're somewhere around a ton heavier so there's plenty of weight on the back. And everything's horrible on wet cobbles!

 

Ray's quite right though, those tyres (commonly known as bargrips) are never going to be as good on tarmac as a road tyre because the design's biased toward off-road use; it'll be the same with any period military tyre, and to a certain extent even with modern ones.

 

You can use road tyres - normal truck tyres - or a modern off-road tyre; depends how important originality /appearance is to you. Personally I never had an issue with any of my K9s running bargrips, and to be honest in a top heavy 4 ton 1950's truck with un-assisted brakes and no power steering are you really going to be pushing it to the limit? Again as Ray says, just take your time and take care & you'll be fine.

 

It looks a really nice one, you must be pleased with it. Fairly early by the looks of it. Is it really an RAF one? And has it got odd headlights or is that just my eyes?!

Thanks Sean. Yes, it's really nice - straight and clean - I'm very happy with it. 1953 so quite early - I think the later ones had vents in the bonnet (?). Having done 500 miles or so in it now in rain and shine, I'll be keeping on the original tyres - they are fine at the speeds that it's happy to go and they look right too.

I don't think the headlight are odd.....just the owner :-\

I believe it was an RAF Regiment vehicle but it didn't come with any documentary evidence of that. The man who restored it and sold it to me said it was.......

Great, thanks a lot Shane.

Hello Ben & welcome from a fellow K9 owner.

 

If you are looking for shows, you would be very welcome to bring it to a show I organise on June 23 & 24 over at Evesham. Already have 6 other K9's booked in so the more the merrier.

See events page on www.ashdowncamp.webs.com

 

And thanks for registering on my k9 site

 

cheers

Paul

Thanks Paul

:thumbsup:

I would certainly stick with originality, just exercise that little extra care............ it extends beyond the braking, I forgot to mention cornering. Some time ago I brought the business of these tyres to the attention of one of our members, he was running a Champ on these tyres. A few months later he went through a hedge on a sharp bend, the two occupants fortunately suffered no injuries (apart from the drivers pride) but the Champ suffered extensive damage. The moment that he saw me he said............ Dont say anything!! so I didnt.

Thanks Big Ray

I picked it up on Tuesday in the big rain storm we had down south so I did experience that wet weather "skittishness" It drives very nicely though.

I'd lean towards running on the original tyres for authenticity. Just wondering what else is an option.......

Hi all. I'm new to the MV world and have just bought a nice K9 radio Truck.

It's on 9.00" x 20", 10 ply, cross country tyres at the moment - I believe they're called T pattern(?) see below. They're in pretty good condition - just a few cracks.

I've been told that some people run on a more modern tyre that drives better and safer...

Can I ask if anyone has experience or advice to offer on this? Is it a good idea and if so what are the best to use?

Thanks for any advice - just trying to learn the ropes...

Cheers

Ben

[ATTACH=CONFIG]60581[/ATTACH]Germany 1957......... in need of a lot of body filler, not me I hasten to add, the driver just bent his thumb on the steering wheel. drive carefully, have fun. I remember them for being a nice truck to drive.

Blimey!

:shocked:

Thanks very much for the welcome

Tony B - I mainly race a 1953 Cunningham C4R and a 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti - it's a lot of fun.

Shane, I'd like that - Can you point me towards a calendar? Where do the shows take place?

Here's some pictures. (shows my son - not me!)

Hello all. New member, joining up as I've just bought a lovely Austin K9 Radio Truck, fitted out as a camper and a beautiful thing it is too. It's my first MV so a total new boy in this area.

Historic motorsport is my thing and I race at quite a few tracks around the place - this will be my home from home from now on - much nicer than a crap hotel.

Looking forward to learning the ropes and picking up some tips along the way on this forum so thanks for letting me join

Cheers

Ben