My lady and I went to our favourite antique/collectors haunt in Berkshire today. We walked into one shop yard we don’t normally go to as they have nice stuff but not much we collect. Anyhoo, I remarked to her ‘I dream that one day I will find an aircraft wheel in this place’.
I had barely finished the sentance when I spotted this sack trolley with 2 Spitfire tail wheels on it!
Those that know me, know I have a penchant for tailwheels. I bought my first, a Hampden when I was 11. I have more than I care to say. My favs are those that have gone onto have peaceful means. I have a spit tailwheel on a wheel barrow in the museum. The sack trolley will be used to cart stuff around.
Delighted is not the half of it!!! My beloved bought them for me too! She said she never saw me move so fast.
By: waco - 8th April 2014 at 07:06
Just be careful of the swing on take off……..you might also have to weave from side to side when you taxi……….
By: brataccas - 8th April 2014 at 06:03
site isint letting me upload photos for some reason, heres an imgur link of the size of the tyre (I think)
By: brataccas - 7th April 2014 at 21:25
same stretch of beach everyone finds wellington/jaguar/nimrod/sea hawk etc pieces along the coast at lossie, I found this part close to the firing range.
By: hindenburg - 7th April 2014 at 21:22
Washed up where?
By: brataccas - 7th April 2014 at 20:51
I photographed it next to a normal car tyre, hope this helps:
By: Rocketeer - 7th April 2014 at 20:30
Cheers.
Nice tyre, cannot quite see the size.
I do like wheels chaps!!
By: brataccas - 7th April 2014 at 20:10
Hi today I found a tailwheel air ministry marked, washed up here, anyone know what aircraft it would be for?
By: hindenburg - 7th April 2014 at 19:51
Saw a photo of a pair of Stirling Mainwheels at a lorry yard in the south west…….still waiting for a fellow forumite to get back to me on that one:eagerness:
By: TonyT - 7th April 2014 at 19:32
I think I’ll hold out for a sack truck with Sterling main wheels on it, there must be one out there somewhere….. Nice find BTW. It always amazes me how these things survive having been repurposed.
By: hindenburg - 7th April 2014 at 19:09
Nice find…I can remember seeing 4 twin contact tail wheels on a sight screen on a cricket pitch on Mitcham Common….
By: QldSpitty - 7th April 2014 at 01:37
That’s very unkind mate you lucky,lucky b@stard..:eagerness:
By: Rocketeer - 6th April 2014 at 21:32
Nope!!
By: Trolly Aux - 6th April 2014 at 14:00
Can I have the Barrow, I have some Hurricane tail wheels that may fit !
By: Rocketeer - 5th April 2014 at 22:40
cheers guys! We can hope Ju!
By: thedawnpatrol - 5th April 2014 at 20:45
Just the job for tomorrow Tony, we may need that to wheel that ‘Merlin in the undergrowth’ home !
J.
By: D1566 - 5th April 2014 at 19:56
Nice one 🙂
By: Wyvernfan - 5th April 2014 at 19:37
Nice find Tony. I remember the surprise of going into an antique centre in the middle of nowhere – and seeing Bristol Centaurus engine parts in a cabinet.
Rob
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th April 2014 at 19:21
Excellent, Tony!
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