9.00-13 Tyres - Page 4

cletrac (RIP) · #1 03-04-08, 04:09

One possible avenue is 9.50x13 aircraft tires. There's no tread but they're about 12 ply tires. I have a line on some used ones that I'm going to try on my C8. The lack of tread won't be an issue at the speeds involved.

Grant Bowker · #2 03-04-08, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by cletrac

One possible avenue is 9.50x13 aircraft tires. There's no tread but they're about 12 ply tires. I have a line on some used ones that I'm going to try on my C8. The lack of tread won't be an issue at the speeds involved.

In general aircraft tires are designed for a short run at the speed appropriate to the airplane they fit, followed by a significant cooling period.
In other words, they may be rated to carry a much heavier load than a 8cwt at higher speeds than any CMP can hope to achieve and still fail from heat stress after a short/slow drive (by vehicle standards).

Jim Price · #3 03-04-08, 05:34

Tony, thanks for the reference to previous messages regarding the 9.00 x 13 tires. I did look up both Alliance and MRF and found one tread design for Alliance with what I think are 8, 10, and 12 ply ratings. MRF had two tread designs, Sandmaster and Sandgrip, both of which were 6ply. The chart for the Alliance tire had a multitude of technical data. If someone with more knowledge of thtire specs could look at them I'd appreciate it. By the way, I liked the appearance of the MRF Sandgrip tires; has an aggressive tread. Any thoughts?

Lang · #4 03-04-08, 09:37

Jim,

Look at the thread below 900X16 tyres.

MRF catalog shows 900X13, they are road rated, not implement specific, readily available and a good price. From Agtyre in Moree Australia and from the MRF distributor in most countries.

They may not have them in stock but will just add to the next shipment order.

Lang

Mike K · #5 03-04-08, 10:37

Jim

MRF = Madras Rubber Factory ..... in India .

They manufacture all sorts of stuff, including cricket bats .

Sachin Tendulkar the pint sized Indian superstar batsman , always uses a MRF bat . Apparently they wanted a high profile sportsman to promote MRF, they got into making cricket bats just to get him .

Mike

Jim Price · #6 03-04-08, 18:57

Lang:
I continued my web searching and found a dealer in Sparks, Nevada (a neighboring state of Arizona's), Tires International, who handles the MRF line of tyres. I called them and was advised that they did not have the Sandgrip tyre in stock (surprise, surprise) and were not sure if it was still being manufactured. They did agree to contact MRF on this question as well as cost. They advised me that if they were still available it would take 3 months to get the tyres delivered to me. (By the way, Tires International has a location in Stow, Ohio for those who live in the eastern part of the North American continent.)

I also found a dealer in Surrey, B.C., Canada, MDF Tire Canada Inc. that handles the MRF line. However, they do not handle the military tires and did not express any desire to do so.

Regards,
Jim

servicepub (RIP) · #7 03-04-08, 19:21

Try Coker Tire. They have a selection of military tires. http://store.coker.com/cat/vintage-millitary-tires/

Jim Price · #8 03-04-08, 21:49

Australian Members:
Would someone contact an Australian distributor of the MRF 9.00 x 13, Sandgrip tyres and find out what the cost each to an Australian would be? It'll help me in establishing my restoration budget. I'm kind of compulsive about numbers/costs being the US version of your Chartered Accountant.

Regards,
Jim

Jim Price · #9 16-05-08, 20:18

I found a distributor of MRF Tyres in Sparks, Nevada but they will not sell me the 9.00 x 13 tire as they are not Department of Transportation-approved.

As for a production run with the original mold owned by Specialty Tire, I could only come up with orders for 28, far below the 100 tire run they require.

Anybody out there with any suggestions?

cletrac (RIP) · #10 16-05-08, 22:51

I'd be in the market for five of them if the cost is reasonable.

Jim Price · #11 21-05-08, 03:55

I've been in contact with a wholesale tyre company in Australia and they will ship five each tyres and tubes to the US for $1,600. This price includes $600 for surface shipping. $320 each for each set of tyre and tube. Any takers or comments? (Other than ouch!)

Lang · #12 21-05-08, 04:03

Jim,

If they can find someone to buy at that price, I am going into the tyre export game. They obviously don't want the business.

You can see in my message above what the Australian price is from the importers - well under $200 per tyre/tube/rustband unit.

Lang

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) · #13 21-05-08, 11:19

One question - does the shipping price go down for quantity purchase?

Jim Price · #14 28-05-08, 20:29

I spoke with Wallace this morning and he advised that Specialty Tire is cleaning the molds for the 9.00 x 13 to see if any repairs need to be done.

He did say that the mold was originally owned by United Tire which Wallace thought might have been located in Rexdale, Ontario. He remembers seeing the molds and thought that they had the chevron design.

He estimated that the D.O.T. process would only take a couple of weeks as the tires would be classified as off-road tires.

He also thought that there was a chance that Specialty might make a run of less than 100 but said that he needed to talk with them about the status of the mold. He had no best guess as to the cost per tire. He was pleased to hear that I'd come up with tentative orders for 28 tires. He took my number and said he'd get back to me.

Hanno Spoelstra · #15 30-03-10, 20:14

This dealer in the UK lists the MRF 9.00-13 Sandgrip tyres: http://www.totectyres.co.uk/military.aspx

He has even used Tony's pictures from the start of this thread! Could this mean that the interest we express for tyres is actually picked up by a dealer?

H.

Richard Farrant · #16 30-03-10, 21:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

This dealer in the UK lists the MRF 9.00-13 Sandgrip tyres: http://www.totectyres.co.uk/military.aspx

He has even used Tony's pictures from the start of this thread! Could this mean that the interest we express for tyres is actually picked up by a dealer?

Hanno,

I think the guy from this company had been on HMVF forum somewhile ago, enquiring on what sizes of tyres that forum members were looking for, so looks like he will be a good source for 9.00-16 bartreads and 9.00-13 sandgrips in the UK.