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).
Analysis of a vehicle's overload and its potential connection to burst tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\4\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 4th June 1937 guessed | |
| 2 91/2 an overload of 450 lbs. It should be pointed out, however, that at the same time, each wheel was weighed separately, and their total sum weights did not coincide with the total actual weight by a big margin. The Dunlop agent, who was present put no faith in these figures, and pointed out that it would be better to have the car weighed on a more accurate machine later on rather than take account of the present results, given by a negro operator, and which he considered quite inaccurate. It is fairly evident that although 150 lbs overload might have assisted other causes to burst the tyres, it would have been unlikely that this should have been the sole reason [reason is crossed out]. | ||