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Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 4:16 am
by hades
Hi guys.
My father found these wheels welded to a set of agricultural disks. After removing them from the frame he said the bearing were still well greased and in pristine condition. Says a lot for the quality. I have my suspicions of what they may be but I will the more educated have a guess.
Re: Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 4:31 am
by Forgotten Field
What size is the tire?
Re: Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 5:17 am
by hades
32x8.
Rims are cast with GOODYEAR USA HD 32x8.
Re: Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 10:11 am
by bdk
Drum or disk brakes? If it has no provisions for brakes it is a nosewheel.
Re: Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 1:19 pm
by hades
We have a pair of them and they look like drums on the back
Re: Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:09 pm
by hades
Sorry guys, my posts are having to be moderated before they are posted. I have just had confirmation from the RNZAF Museum that they are wheels from a FG-1D Corsair.
They is no intention to sell, however if a price was to be put on these...?
Thank you to those who have shown an interest and have tried to help out in some way.
Re: Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 12:24 pm
by goaly
What a neat find. This is what I did with an old T-6 Texan wheel.
http://www.instructables.com/id/1940s-a ... /?ALLSTEPS
Re: Found wheels: Need Help Indentifying
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 2:11 pm
by bdk
Corsairs didn't have drum brakes that I was aware of. There should be multiple ridges inside for the discs to register on.
