Can Anybody ID this solid truck tire and rim ?

[Douglas Gilmore Brown]

This was found on a long - abandoned Maine farm about 20 years ago. The rubber  is black , but has weathered white. It is marked 34 X 5. It weighs about 100 pounds, probably would be a better lawn ornament than a restoration part. 

[1912Staver]

The metal band is still usable . It's probably not a high price item but if a person has a early truck and the bands are missing they can be quite hard to find. You need the band to have new rubber bonded on by one of the tire company's that still supply tires for these early trucks.

 

Greg

[AHa]

There was a guy attempting the restoration of an early truck recently on this forum. He might be interested in buying this.

[JFranklin]

I would make a guess that it was Firestone.

[Douglas Gilmore Brown]

9 minutes ago, JFranklin said:

I would make a guess that it was Firestone.

Thanks for your comment; when it stops raining, I will go out to the shed and see who made it.

[Douglas Gilmore Brown]

I checked it this morning, and it is a KELLY-SPRINGFIELD

[1912Staver]

Another of the big players in the early tire industry. They also built complete trucks. But the tire you have could have come from any make of truck that used that size.

I sometimes laugh when I look at the tires on my derelict 1922 Packard truck. They have " cushion grip " molded into the side along with the size and Firestone makers logo. About as cushiony as an anvil

 

Greg