Military wheels?

[cardiffrob]

I've been offered some 17 inch wheels with what look to be small centres that have the holes/slots right close to the edge of the wheel centre, possibly 6 inch diameter?  They have Olive drab paint on them.  Are they anything worth having?  Solid centres without any markings.

I've never seen any like that before.  The photo is on a phone and I'm a Luddite, hence no photo.

Any advice gratefuly received.  

[Jeff Taylor]

Military trailer wheels perhaps ?

[Alastair]

They sound like the wheels from an army cable-laying trolley - I had some years ago and gave then to a friend who used them on a horse-drawn cart he built using A7 hubs, without the brake drums. From memory the wheel centres were aluminium. I do wonder whether the rims would be any good for an A7 wheel rebuild but I can't remember the spoke pattern. No doubt the more knowledgeable will be along soon!
Alastair

[cardiffrob]

Ah, sounds like they'd be no good for a car, then. Thanks.

[Jeff Taylor]

Ah, sounds like they'd be no good for a car, then.  Thanks.

There's a couple of 4.00 x 17 military trailer wheels complete with tubular axle beam on eBay now, the vendor is asking £180 for the pair - they're located in Ferndown, Dorset. Note the small probably aluminium solid centres and the stencilled serial numbers YA9460. As mentioned above these are definitely not suitable for car use.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/austin-7-whee...SwI59Z7lXj

   

[cardiffrob]

Looks quite similar. Thanks, Jeff.

[Steve Jones]

There were quite a number of these for sale years ago at Anchor Surplus in Ripley, Derbyshire. Caused a bit of a stir at the time as word went round that there was a supply of new old stock A7 wheels for sale at bargain prices! I think one or two people even bought some not realising they were all but useless.

Steve

[Ruairidh Dunford]

They are perfect for little box trailers to tow behind your Seven however, just check the area where the spokes go through the hub carefully for corrosion.