Thread: 7.00x16 Dunlop Road Trak Major tyres / Bar Treads

Originally Posted by workingonit

Regarding tyres.

In contrast, my '90 Troop Carrier came with basic radials from a reputable manufacturer, and are nothing but a problem. They always fail at highway speed by throw their entire tread in one go, but thankfully without bursting through the inner carcass. When and where they will throw a tread is unpredictable - there is no external visual indication (cracking, bulging) that they are going to fail soon. They always fail with about 80% of their tread still available.


Anyway, good luck with your quest.

I can relate to that, the tyre that I had about 400mm piece of tread fly off on the farm tracks was an RTM look a like.

A Yokohama Multi Commercial dated, drum roll ........ 38th week of 1982 ( YYY 382 with no little triangle at the end of the oval denoting 1990's ) Correct me if I'm wrong.


As to my quest it is not looking real good.

Four RTM copies are still produced in various countries but only in 7.50x16 and none of them imported into Australia

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Great vehicles, I very nearly bought one recently to put into my project 4wd queue. You can still buy a brand new motor for about $4500 too! I've no doubt yours will still be giving you lots of fun in another 32 years!

Wow. I never realized you could still but a new motor. I hope it goes for a long while as I'm too miserable to upgrade.

Originally Posted by S3ute

Going to the original post - sadly the Dunlop factory in Bulawayo is just another decaying industrial artefact of the implosion of the Zimbabwean economy many years ago. I worked there on and off for about ten years and regularly drove past the old plant.

Once had everything that would open and shut but the latter was the more common outcome of independence.

Cheers,

Neil

Yeah, sadly the Dunlop RTM's look to be gone.

Apparently there are four copies still being produced but only in 7.50x16 and not imported into Australia.




Super Swallow S262 ( made in Indonesia )





DEESTONE D903 (Made in Thailand)




CHENGSHAN CSH64 (Made in China and/or Thailand)





ARMOUR M7 (Made in China)

Speaking of tyres, this is the tyre I'm trying to get. It seems they're still available in Malaysia, so I've got no idea on how to get a set into Australia. These are the same as whats on my IIa ute in 7.50-16. They may be of interest as well, they're available in 7.0-16 too. I've contacted Tempe Tyres and Goodyear Australia to see if they can help, but I am not optimistic.

GOODYEAR CUSTOM XTRA GRIP HI MILER | GOODYEAR

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Speaking of tyres, this is the tyre I'm trying to get. It seems they're still available in Malaysia, so I've got no idea on how to get a set into Australia. These are the same as whats on my IIa ute in 7.50-16. They may be of interest as well, they're available in 7.0-16 too. I've contacted Tempe Tyres and Goodyear Australia to see if they can help, but I am not optimistic.

GOODYEAR CUSTOM XTRA GRIP HI MILER | GOODYEAR

We're on the same track here Slunnie, I found these similar tyres from Deli in Indonesia in 7.00x16. 10,12 and 14 ply. Local Tyre Power can get Deli in but they checked and these aren't even on the system.

I'm waiting on some reply emails to see if I can find someone that imports them. Like you I have no idea how to import them.

There seems to be a few variants but all in 7.50x16. Surely there is a reasonable market for 7.00 , 6.50 and 6.00 for Suzuki's

Ol' mate with the bar treads reckons he sells heaps in those sizes.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Speaking of tyres, this is the tyre I'm trying to get. It seems they're still available in Malaysia, so I've got no idea on how to get a set into Australia. These are the same as whats on my IIa ute in 7.50-16. They may be of interest as well, they're available in 7.0-16 too. I've contacted Tempe Tyres and Goodyear Australia to see if they can help, but I am not optimistic.

GOODYEAR CUSTOM XTRA GRIP HI MILER | GOODYEAR

Slunnie, are you after 7.50 or 7.00?

Those Goodyear's look the part as do Deestone D506. Both more so than Deli SK-899.

I'm going to stick with 7.00's as I'm the runt of the litter and I'm getting older so swapping my highway wheels over to 7.50's and swapping them back a week later to travel home will kill me more than the 7.00's do. The bigger 7.50 wheels are a lot harder for me to handle even if they do fit my Hilux.

So far I have sent 5 or 6 email enquiries away and have had zero responses.

Funny thing though, I called into a local tyre shop and they said another guy came in a few days prior asking for just the same thing as I was asking.

So far the only option I have is the military pattern bar treads in 7.00

Originally Posted by RTM Hilux

Slunnie, are you after 7.50 or 7.00?

Those Goodyear's look the part as do Deestone D506. Both more so than Deli SK-899.

I'm going to stick with 7.00's as I'm the runt of the litter and I'm getting older so swapping my highway wheels over to 7.50's and swapping them back a week later to travel home will kill me more than the 7.00's do. The bigger 7.50 wheels are a lot harder for me to handle even if they do fit my Hilux.

So far I have sent 5 or 6 email enquiries away and have had zero responses.

Funny thing though, I called into a local tyre shop and they said another guy came in a few days prior asking for just the same thing as I was asking.

So far the only option I have is the military pattern bar treads in 7.00

7.50's for me.

Goodyear cant access them in the ANZ region with the Boulder being the closest option.

Tempe Tyres havent responded

When I get closer to needing them Ill have to make a call on itt or work out how to import them.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

7.50's for me.

Goodyear cant access them in the ANZ region with the Boulder being the closest option.

Tempe Tyres havent responded

When I get closer to needing them Ill have to make a call on itt or work out how to import them.

The Boulder.....is that Usa?

I see on Ebay there is a seller in the USA for Deestone D506 which is similar to the Goodyear's. They send to Australia going by the listing, understandably at a hefty cost. I really don't know how that would work and the cost blows it up anyway. Maybe importing them is possible somehow.