Thread: Tyres for Series Ones'

G'day ellard, I went looking for some 16/600 Olympic or dunlop bar treads but they arnt produced. There was a korean mob who did bar treads 'kumo' maybee. $130 a tyre. That was 4 years ago.

Easo

You could try here - dunno what they are like though.

http://antiquetyres.com.au/vintagetruck.html

Garry

The fire engine probably did not originally have bar treads. These were rarely fitted to civilian Landrovers except in very early ones (and mostly these were directional bar treads from the photos I have). Most were fitted with RTM or similar treads.

By coincidence the Steeltrek is a quite similar looking tread, and I would suggest these. They are also a very heavy duty tyre, suited to the heavy weight, and are a radial tyre - and when I changed my 2a from cross plies to radials the handling notably improved both on and off road, although the Steeltreks I have on at the moment do not handle quite as well as did the Michelins I had before them, but are still better than the cross ply bar treads.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The fire engine probably did not originally have bar treads. These were rarely fitted to civilian Landrovers except in very early ones (and mostly these were directional bar treads from the photos I have). Most were fitted with RTM or similar treads. ... ...John

John

I believe a mate of Wayne has found a dealer with supplies of Dunlop Road Track Major (RTM as you say) in 7.00 16 there are also a Chinese brand Triangle who have a lug pattern in 7.00 16.

The MRF brand from India do supply non-directional bar treads but as you say not what would have been fitted to a fire engine.

Do you know when RTM first appeared on the market? They were original fitting to S2/S2a Land Rovers from new but am not sure when they would have replaced the Dunlop Trak Grip T28 pattern or the Olympic bar treads fitted on Aussie CKD Land Rovers from about 1950.

Diana

G'day Folks

The Dunlop/Olympic Road Track Major is still available in Qld, and the 600 X 16 Bar treads are still available as the Jeep Club has access to them, I will be going to the Caboolture Historic Village on Sunday with some of the Jeep Club boys so I will find out as to Price/Availability Most of the Australian CKD Landrovers were fitted with Dunlop Road Track Majors in 700 X 16 and 750 X 16 sizes, as part of the "Australian Content" or Goodyear Custom Hi-Milers.

cheers

Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day Folks

The Dunlop/Olympic Road Track Major is still available in Qld, and the 600 X 16 Bar treads are still available as the Jeep Club has access to them, I will be going to the Caboolture Historic Village on Sunday with some of the Jeep Club boys so I will find out as to Price/Availability Most of the Australian CKD Landrovers were fitted with Dunlop Road Track Majors in 700 X 16 and 750 X 16 sizes, as part of the "Australian Content" or Goodyear Custom Hi-Milers. cheers

Do you know when the change to RTM from Olympic Bar treads happened happened? I know that the bar treads were standard fitting on the 1950 51 models but nothing after.

Diana

Just poking about on tyres4u I found these advance tyres, a MB 223 which appear to be the same as a RTM unless i'm mistaken.

manafacturer website.
http://www.chinatyre.com/show2.asp?whose=24

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Just poking about on tyres4u I found these advance tyres, a MB 223 which appear to be the same as a RTM unless i'm mistaken. ...

Unfortunately only in 7.50 16 not the other smaller sizes standard for the 107" S1's like 7.00 16.

Diana