Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

Comparison table of specifications for four different tyre models.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 42\5\  Scan056
Date  20th February 1925
  
|| 7"x 19" U.S. Royal Tyre. | 33 x 6.75 Silent Tread Dunlop. PI | 6 x 19" S.T. Fort Reinforced Dunlop. AHS. 20/2/25 | 7 x 20 S.T. Fort Reinforced Dunlop. PI
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. width of tyre section. | 6.9" | 6.95" | 6.025" | 6.93" |
| " " " tread. | 4.6" | 4.7" | 4.5" | -- |
| " " depth " | .325" | .30" | .40" | -- |
| Unloaded circum. at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 104.625" | 103.75" | 101" | 107.5" |
| Effective running circum. at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 99.125" | 104.115" | 96" | 102.5" |
| Wheels revs/mile at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 646 | 608.7" | 660" | 620.5" |
| Weight of wheel complete. | 39 lbs. 2ozs | 38 lbs. | 27 lbs 12ozs. | 37 lbs. |
| " " outer cover. | 33 " 11 " | 38.5 lbs. | 33 lbs. | 41 lbs. |
| " " inner tube. | 3 " 3 " | 4 lbs. 14ozs | 4 lbs. | 4 lbs. 14oz |
| " " rubber band | 1 " | 9½ " | -- | -- |
| Weight of wheel and tyre complete at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 78 " 12 " | 81 lbs. | 64 lbs. 12 oz. | 83 lbs. |

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /AJL.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


Copyright Sustain 2026, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙