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Dunlop RK3 tyre

Dunlop · United Kingdom · dates not recorded

The Dunlop RK3 general-purpose road-and-track pattern was the standard tyre on the Land-Rover, available in 6.00-16, 7.00-16 and 7.50-16, intended for use both on and off the road. Dunlop's 1960 leaflet, approved by the Rover Co., lists it against the alternative Trakgrip, Gold Seal and sand tyres.

Dunlop RK3 tyre
Dunlop Rubber Co. leaflet 1960, landrover.vlothuizen.nl · all-rights-reserved · source
MADEPERIOD PRICEUncommonRARITY9LAND ROVER MODELS1SOURCES

Description

The Dunlop RK3 general-purpose road-and-track pattern was the standard tyre on the Land-Rover, available in 6.00-16, 7.00-16 and 7.50-16, intended for use both on and off the road. Dunlop's 1960 leaflet, approved by the Rover Co., lists it against the alternative Trakgrip, Gold Seal and sand tyres.

Standard fitment on Series I/II; 6.00-16 on 80/86/88, 7.50-16 on 109.

Rarity. Standard equipment on the Series I and Series II, so fitted to hundreds of thousands of vehicles; long out of production, with reproduction RK3-pattern tyres sold for restorations. Production dates not established beyond the 1960 leaflet.

Record: 1 source; designation recorded; no price recorded; production dates not established.

Specification

MAKERDunlop Rubber Company Ltd, United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTRK.3
MADEdates not recorded
RARITYUncommon — Standard equipment on the Series I and Series II, so fitted to hundreds of thousands of vehicles; long out of production, with reproduction RK3-pattern tyres sold for restorations. Production dates not established beyond the 1960 leaflet.
SIZES6.00-16, 7.00-16, 7.50-16
ROLEstandard equipment
LEAFLET REFLE 59/24, received AA Technical Library 1 Feb 1960
PRESSURES PSI{"88":"25 normal; 15 soft ground","109":"25 normal, 36 rear laden; 12 soft ground"}

Fitment

Standard fitment on Series I/II; 6.00-16 on 80/86/88, 7.50-16 on 109.

Imagery

Sources

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