Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers

REMLR General => REMLR - General Chatter => Topic started by: Steve01 on April 08, 2015, 09:38:05 PM

Title: Tyres
Post by: Steve01 on April 08, 2015, 09:38:05 PM: Hi Guys

Does anyone know what is the closest tyre I can purchase to the old olympic ones is.

Regards

Steve
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: FFRMAN on April 08, 2015, 10:10:58 PM: Firestone USA make a ND bar tread, available in 7.50 x16 for Land ROvers, available through a few different antique tyre shops

cheers
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Phoenix on April 09, 2015, 11:28:52 AM: If you mean bartreads, then that is true, if you mean the olympic steeltreks fitted to the 110, then you can still buy them new last time I checked.
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Ellard on April 09, 2015, 12:08:46 PM: Hi there

don't mean to hijack the thread but has anyone got any feed back on the bar-tread tyres:

What are they like as I am considering putting a set on the fire tender but the vehicle is top heavy and cautious, has anyone got pictures fitted to there ex military series........

Wayne
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: FFRMAN on April 09, 2015, 01:56:50 PM: Hi Wayne,

the attached photo is Firestone ND bar treads on my shorty, they are Firestone and made in USA so very good quality, the lugs are slightly bigger than Olympic trojans but not really obvious. the usualy problems with grip and breaking with all bar treads

I'd buy them again no worries.
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Steve01 on April 09, 2015, 09:20:05 PM: Thanks guys

Phoenix do you know where they are available. :)
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Mick_Marsh on April 09, 2015, 09:57:38 PM: America.

These guys import to Australia
http://www.antiquetyres.com.au/tyre-brands/military-tyres

These guys import to NZ
http://classic-tyres.co.nz/wp/
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Phoenix on April 10, 2015, 08:32:05 AM: Steve01, do you mean the firestone NDT or the Olympic Steeltrek? the firestone is posted above this post. the Steeltrek you just used to ask at any olympic dealer. However 2nd hand ones do come up from time to time at auctions like this one, but condition of them vary http://www.manheim.com.au/trucks-machinery/item/itemunavailable?itemID=000000000004072181
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Steve01 on April 10, 2015, 07:49:11 PM: Yeah I meant the Olympic ones. Thanks guys for your efforts!
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: FFRMAN on April 10, 2015, 07:51:20 PM: Quote from: Steve01 on April 10, 2015, 07:49:11 PM
Yeah I meant the Olympic ones. Thanks guys for your efforts!

So,

Olympic Trojans which are bar treads or

Olympic steel treks which are on Perenties?
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Steve01 on April 12, 2015, 09:43:57 PM: sorry, I meant the olympic steel trek ones :)
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Hot Rover on April 13, 2015, 07:14:01 AM: Quote from: Steve01 on April 12, 2015, 09:43:57 PM
sorry, I meant the olympic steel trek ones :)

Hi steve01
I would not use the steel treks as a tyre they are not very good they suffer from a few problems that is why defence went away from them and used the michelins which are a far better tyre.
Cheers
Rod
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Steve01 on April 13, 2015, 07:11:57 PM: Hi Hot Rover when did defence start to use the Michelin XZL's and were they used on the No.5's.
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Johno on April 13, 2015, 07:42:18 PM: I am trying to buy Michelin XZY in Perth. Not a common tyre. Could be a problem in the future, and may have to opt for somthing else. Anybody afford some advice, because of where we take our Perenties tyre damage is common. Thanks Johno
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: aussiegregmac on April 13, 2015, 07:45:02 PM: From my own observations I've seen Michelin 4X4s on vehicles and
Olympic SteelTreks on the No.5 Trailers. (probably to use up stocks)

Can't remember seeing Michelin ZXLs. Other members may have seen them.

Would go back at least five years plus.
Greg Mac.
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Steve01 on April 13, 2015, 08:59:10 PM: Do you know what model Michelin tyre the military used?
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: FFRMAN on April 13, 2015, 09:35:41 PM: Quote from: Steve01 on April 13, 2015, 08:59:10 PM
Do you know what model Michelin tyre the military used?

Hi Michelin XZL 7.50 x 16

And yes they are on number 5s as well. I bought a number 5 purely for the tyres.

As soon as steel treks hit 6 year old they are off and replaced with XZLs

So they have been in change over for about 5 years now.

Regards
Scott
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Rosco8 on April 16, 2015, 12:44:10 PM: Jeez guys, my FFR had the original Good Years (whoops , not Dunlops) on them and I couldn't hear a thing above 80 kph .. so I thought I was doing really well when I swapped the Olympics off the 2x no5 trailers I have .. should have targeted some Michelins' :o :o
Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: juddy on April 16, 2015, 01:22:59 PM: If you think the Dunlop's are bad try the Good Years