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Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
More interesting is the 7.50-18" Diseño Militar tyre as many WW2 vehicles, especially German ones, were shod on 18" tyres. The NATO tread was even based on a German WW2 tread. Talk to German MV collectors, they think CMP collectors whine because they can't get the correct tread or think the availble 16" and 20" tyres are "too expensive".
Also, this tyre might be an option for our friends here who own Dingo's. Richard, Nigel, Danny?
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Hanno,
This is a coincidence as I have recently found a tyre supplier /manufacturer in Austria, who lists these German / NATO treaded tyres of obscure sizes for WW2 German mv's. One of which is the 7.50-18. I asked an overseas friend who is involved with German vehicles, if he could confirm overall diameter, actual width when fitted to the rim and max. load per tyre. He came back to say that although they were listed, they were not yet in production and the only likely vehicles that would use them are 252 and Stower (spelling?) meaning that there may not be enough demand. These could be the most economic answer to a Dingo owner, if the above dimensions are OK. Max. load falls in alright, at 1060 kgs per tyre as the vehicle is approx. 3 ton or a little over 3000 kgs. They are for a 5.5" rim, where as a Daimler is 5" so should be no real problem there.
I have already pursued the possibility of new tyres being made, but with the cost of a mould being about £25,000 and min. order of 200, the cost would be prohibitive.
Thanks for the link.......lets just hope they have not just gone out of production!
Richard