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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).
Calculations for probable tyre loading on vehicle 34E.X.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 114\4\  scan0023
Date  1st February 1937 guessed
  
PROBABLE TYRE LOADING 34E.X - 13

Rear Axle Wt. 29 . 0 . 14.
20 Gals Petrol. 1 . 2 . 0
1/2 3 Pass & rations 5 . 2 . 0 .
1
37 . . 14

= 2100 lbs / tyre.

@ 15 lbs / sq" /pr.{Percy H. Rose}

Lorry tyre area 59 sq"
Loading = 36 lbs / sq"

(Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}'s hand)
  
  


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