Tires and plugs
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Topic author - Posts: 30
- Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:10 am
- First Name: Vincent
- Last Name: Bassani
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1913 touring
- Location: Califon nj
- MTFCA Number: 49588
- MTFCI Number: 49588
Tires and plugs
Two questions; what was the last year for all white tires? And should all model T's have a drain plug on the Rear end ?
1913 T touring
1931 A roadster
1931 A roadster
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- First Name: Robert
- Last Name: Jablonski
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Runabout
- Location: New Jersey
- MTFCA Number: 407
- MTFCA Life Member: YES
- Board Member Since: 1999
Re: Tires and plugs
Good Morning Vincent.... not certain on the white tires, but there was only one access on the differential. A suction gun used to remove lubricant, pump or squeeze bottle to add lubricant
Bob J.
Bob J.
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- First Name: Jeff
- Last Name: Humble
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Canadian built coupe, 1924 TT C-cab, survivor 1924 roadster
- Location: Charlevoix, Mi
- MTFCA Number: 28034
- Board Member Since: 2006
Re: Tires and plugs
Ford had many suppliers for tires, few actual serviving examples exist today. Period photos show light colored tires throughout model t production, could be white, could be grey, could be gum. The highly documentd rip van winkle 1917 touring had origional front smooth tires, black with hand painted double white walls. Darker tires are more common in photos on later year model ts, might be grey, black, red. I was at Benson Ford Research Center last week and looked at some baloon tire drawings and did not notice a color specified. Bottom line, no definitive answer except early years typically light, later years typically dark...whatever light and dark actually are.
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- First Name: John
- Last Name: Warren
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 14 Roadster, 25 Pickup , 26 Canadian Touring , and a 24-28 TA race car
- Location: Henderson, Nevada
Re: Tires and plugs
When I rebuild rear ends I install a drain plug, not correct but, may come in handy.
24-28 TA race car, 26 Canadian touring, 25 Roadster pickup, 14 Roadster, and 11AB Maxwell runabout
Keep it simple and keep a good junk pile if you want to invent something
Keep it simple and keep a good junk pile if you want to invent something