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Aug 13, 2010 19:49:16 GMT
Post by bobroyale on Aug 13, 2010 19:49:16 GMT
Hi Does any body koow the size of wheels and tyres on a 1964 17 foot 4 berth safari.
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Aug 13, 2010 21:06:56 GMT
Post by Brian M on Aug 13, 2010 21:06:56 GMT
Welcome to the group - Bob
According to my copy of a handbook the wheels should be 5.5K X 14" and the tyres should be 185x14 reinforced. Tyre pressures 43psi.
Hope this helps
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Aug 13, 2010 21:09:43 GMT
Post by bobroyale on Aug 13, 2010 21:09:43 GMT
Hi again Did not know how easy it was to post a question as I have only just found your site so may I apolagise for not introducing myself , but did not expect my first question to work. Anyway I have owned the safari for approx 20 years and it has been on a farm a good distance from home for about the last 15 and after an accident when smebody was moving it for me it was damaged. I now need to get it home or will have to part with it as it is not possible to repair in place. Hence the tyre sizes. It is on 15 wheels and fitted with crossplys which are perished. Any info is to be thanked.
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Aug 13, 2010 21:17:02 GMT
Post by bobroyale on Aug 13, 2010 21:17:02 GMT
Thanks for yor response Brian I thought the wheels were 15 although i can not confirm. The caravan is a 64 , i believe, although the chap I bought it off told me it was a 62. It is a 4 berth with a end kitchen
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Aug 14, 2010 6:34:28 GMT
Post by Brian M on Aug 14, 2010 6:34:28 GMT
Bob If it is a 62, can you confirm it is the classic shaped Safari - like this one: 1962 was the first year of this shape, and it could well have 15" wheels, my info comes from a handbook from 1975. I hope you don't mind if I inject a word of caution. If your Safari hasn't moved for the 15 years it has been on the farm, I would suggest the perished tyres could be one of many things to sort out before trying to move it. The 17/4 is the heaviest Safari and needs a good tow vehicle. After a long period of not being used, I would check: tow hitch and braking mechanism brakes and wheel bearings condition of chassis, especially around the "A" frame at the front rear lights It may be easier to get it moved on a transporter. The Safari should fit on a largish car transporter, so you don't need a specialist caravan mover. I have used a local guy who, if you are flexible when he can collect, so he can do it as a return load, would charge me about £50 for up to 50 miles and can load even if the tyres are completely flat. Hope I am not teaching you to suck eggs!
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Aug 14, 2010 20:42:45 GMT
Post by bobroyale on Aug 14, 2010 20:42:45 GMT
Thanks Brian Yes that is the van. We have owned it many years and it has given us great pleasure. It was in really nice original condition when we purchased it but has steadily deteriated over the years. When we first had it as a tourer it wore out several cars with its weight, I can confirm it is heavy, but we now store it on a farm in Wales and the farmer gets it out for us when required. It was damaged on the rear corner a couple of years ago when the farmer was on holiday and had forgot to move the van onto the field. A fellow camper moved it for me and was more bothered about showing how his 4 wheel drive would pull it that he caught the gate post , damaging the van. So for the last couple of years it has been stuck together on that corner with duck tape and a few screws,such a pity for what was a beautiful van. Options now are continue to use it as it is as it does not appear, when we last saw it leak. Try to sell it for somebody to restore. Or, A cousin is interested in viewing the van to see if he could tow it home, he has a range rover, then restore it between us at his house to return onto the farm site for us both to use. I will try to put up a picture. Is this type of van common and out of interest what type of value would it be to help me in reaching any descion in what to do.
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Aug 14, 2010 21:06:30 GMT
Post by bobroyale on Aug 14, 2010 21:06:30 GMT
Hi Brian Just looked at a picture of my van and it does not have that stripe below the windows. It is white with a blue panel running the length of the van which contains the windows. Thanks Bob
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