bobs1918 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) After waiting in the que for over 1 year the FWD now has new tires courtesy of the Canton Bandag Co. of Canton Ohio. They reproduce the Overman Cushion brand of hard rubber tires. In the next few weeks we should have the wheels sandblasted and painted , bearings seals installed and tires mounted on the wheels. Here is a picture of the new tires and a reminder picture of my truck which has a pretty rare mobile machine/repair truck body also pictured Edited May 4, 2018 by bobs1918 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 They look good. Hopefully they will last you a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Love the looks of that truck. Have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asciidv Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) What fantastic tyres!!! They look as if they have been properly molded in steel or aluminium dies. Can you tell me more about the process and how you persuaded the company to make you just a few? I am assuming that you didn't have hundreds made to spread the cost? Do you know if they are willing to repeat the process with different molds? Dare I ask to the nearest $10,000 how much they were? The last tyre in your top picture (the one propped up against the pile of modern tyres ) seems to have a join mark. What is this? I find it hard to imagine why there has not been a greater response in admiration for you persevering and getting your lorry such an amazing set of tyres. Best wishes, Barry from the North East of England. Edited July 2, 2018 by Asciidv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Hi Barry Firstly the cost was about 1100 USD per tire.Plus the cost to ship the rims 360 USD and then to ship the completed tires back to me 500 USD I provided my clean rims with old rubber removed. The company is the only one in the US that still makes molds to process these tires. Not sure what the molds are made out of. One set of molds for a set of 4 tires. The wait time was about 1 year. Still waiting for the sand blaster to blast my wheels so that I can paint and then mount the tires. The excess rubber that you see was shaved down before the tires were shipped to me. . Thanks for your kind comments Bob Edited July 3, 2018 by bobs1918 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I have heard that a consortium in USA is planning to put together an order for a container load made in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asciidv Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Does anyone have any further details on this? Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 That makes little sense to me . There were multiple tire/wheel makers I for one have 3 firestone and 1 goodyear on my truck and rims are slightly different. and do NOT interchange. Maybe the plan is to make rims and tires for the Liberty truck which IS standardized. That still leaves a LOT of trucks out of the loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QL Driver Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Bob - on most UK commercials, the tyres are standardised sizes, with press on bands. The wheel diameters that come to mind for me are: 670mm, 720mm, 741mm, 771mm, 850mm, 871mm. I'm sure others here know of more. I've also come across some Goodyear solid tyres, which are sized by the OD, but are still press on.So it could be that they are press on tyres for standard rims? I'd guess you're probably much too light to worry about it, but one thing that does require caution with solids is that the compound (and presumably hardness) needs to be reasonably equivalent to the original ones. Heavily loaded and at "high" speeds (20-25 mph), after 20-30 miles the tyres can get very hot, and I've seen the results of a solid tyre overheating so much that it burst. A huge mess, with molten rubber spraying out and adhering to what it landed on. My guess is that it's related to the tyres being softer than original, which means you get more heating through hysteresis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Did we work out why there were three wooden panels in the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 I believe that these are original to the truck I have seen other photos with the panels I believe when the side gates are dropped down a stake is placed in the ground and under the wooden panel to give extra support to the side gate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Back to work o the FWD. Had it sandblasted . The guy who did it spent 6 hours on it and still left much for me to do. Once it was done I had to get some primer on the bare metal or else well you know what can happen. Here are some pictures before and after blasting . Interesting is that a previous owner reversed the tailgate for no apparent reason. Easy to put it right. Note the picture with the sides lowered. ALso missing the two middle stantions on the body . Will have to fabricate them. I used and epoxy primer seasler. Messy as hell and clogged two guns. Anyone have a better choice for priming?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpsmit Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 looks so good so quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Thanks Hope to have it all prepped for paint in a week. Need to get the wheels completely painted and then mount the rubber so the truck can be moved from present location to my home for mechanical work to commence. Will continue with updates as it moves along 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) Will the blasting not have left sand between the spring leafs? Edited October 6, 2018 by Citroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Very impressive. Pity so few people realise how much work goes into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Looks fabulous, well done. First coat of "epoxy etch primer" should go on before afternoon chill, thinned usually by about 10% to 20%. Use a strainer cone (from auto paint shop) to fill your gun. A 1.8 tip should do the job. Once the etch primer is on you can relax as it will protect from weather for a month or so. Use the sander filler only when you are ready to do the full paint so that is fresh to receive following coats. You will need a 2.0 or larger tip to handle the solids in the filler coat. ps the blaster is not using an independent filtered air feed (to his non existent helmet) and should have been sent off site until he got properly equipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Was this blasting done at the sandblasters or did he come to you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 13 hours ago, Citroman said: Will the blasting not have left sand between the spring leafs? Perhaps on the outside edge but I will reexamine when I get o the technical/mechanical part of the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Bob Grundy said: Was this blasting done at the sandblasters or did he come to you ? Came to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 10 hours ago, mammoth said: Looks fabulous, well done. First coat of "epoxy etch primer" should go on before afternoon chill, thinned usually by about 10% to 20%. Use a strainer cone (from auto paint shop) to fill your gun. A 1.8 tip should do the job. Once the etch primer is on you can relax as it will protect from weather for a month or so. Use the sander filler only when you are ready to do the full paint so that is fresh to receive following coats. You will need a 2.0 or larger tip to handle the solids in the filler coat. ps the blaster is not using an independent filtered air feed (to his non existent helmet) and should have been sent off site until he got properly equipped. Thanks I did use a 2mm gun for that PLUS I used a respirator for painting. The fact that the blaster operated as he did well it was his business his responsibility my thoughts as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4Founder Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 One big step closer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 getting there. Wheels are also painted and hope to mount tires this week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 A sandblasting does make it look good very quickly. A big step forwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs1918 Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Good day today .mounted the two front tires and installed inner wheel bearings. The bearings had been seized on the axles and required a lot of pressure to separate them. To reinstall them we spent several hours honing the inner aspect. Interesting is that 3 of the 4 wheels were Firestones the 4th was either Goodyear or Goodrich There was a "G" on the bolts and this one had straight bearings The Firestones had tapered bearings. The wheels them selves were slightly different as well the "G" wheel has the tire mounted slightly offset from center. The Firestones also have a slot that the rim slides into when mounting. Both are retained on the wheel by a wedge inside and out which itself is held fast by the outer rings. These are hold the wedges and when drawn in seat the wedges and center ,or in the case of the "G" wheel, slightly off center the mounting of the rim tire assembly 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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