M-38A1 WITH 13" TIRES

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M-38A1 WITH 13" TIRES

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Aug 23, 2014 4:03 am

I witnessed an M-38A1 with 13" NDCC Tires at the Camp Drum Post Ordnance motorpool back in the early 60's.
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Re: M-38A1 WITH 13" TIRES

Post by raymond » Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:06 pm

The purpose of the 13" tires being.............. :?:


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Re: M-38A1 WITH 13" TIRES

Post by Joe Friday » Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:42 pm

Just a guess, but the 10.00-13 was used for sand on the MB.
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Re: M-38A1 WITH 13" TIRES

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:32 pm

They were 9.00 X 13.
9.00 X 13 was an option for 50's-early 60's CJ Universal Jeeps. They were described as a 4-Ply Sand Rib in Jeep Special Equipment Manual. Not sure if the ones I witnessed were the factory options. Jeep Code for the option was 809. Goodyear was OEM to Jeep.
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Re: M-38A1 WITH 13" TIRES

Post by Bretto » Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:54 pm

Was this just a random info posting?

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Re: M-38A1 WITH 13" TIRES

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:12 pm

Yes, just sharing a bit of M-38A1 history. Chances of encountering the original 648914 13 X 5.50 Rim are slim at this late date let alone the tires.
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