Slurr Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hi all, I have this tyre for a wheel and want some identification. It says: Dunlop 24" x 5" for 20" wheel Made in England Cheers, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 don't know the dimensions but i'd have thought valentine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Is there any reasion to think it is a tank tyre? It looks like a standard solid tyre to me, intended for use on a truck, trailer, mobile crane, etc. My only doubt about possible truck use is that British ones were usually specified in milimeters in WW1 I believe. I have no idea why! Tank tyres were usually bonded directly to the wheel (except Valentine as Rick said) because pressing them onto a seperate wheel was not a strong enough fixing to withstand the side thrusts that a tracked vehicle causes when it turns. David I should add in the light of the next post that I was talking about British tank practice as they are Dunlop tyres but that is a fair point Andrew. Edited March 17, 2016 by David Herbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Rowe Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 They are not Valentine, the profile is different and all the M3 Stuart, Sherman, Valentines were all bonded to a ring of steel. The M3 and Sherman press on to the wheel hub, and the Valentine has rims either side of the hub and bolt together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurr Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 I hadn't thought truck tyre..... it could be? it's up here now, so hopefully someone can identify it David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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