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edittire width
editI am trying to find out why some 2335/85/16 etc tires are only 4 wide in tred and others are 5 wide does it matter on a 3/4 ton truck — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.45.112.62 (talk) 02:44, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
- It could matter from an insurance point of view if you have the wrong tires and get involved in an accident which wasn’t even your own fault. Is this an older 'classic' truck inherited from perhaps an older uncle?--Aspro (talk) 13:16, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
- Links that may help are Tire code and Tire size charts. Since many factors in tread design for a given code are controlled by the manufacturer, look to reputable tire comparison tests to inform your choice. AllBestFaith (talk) 18:41, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
Torquay King´s Garden
editDoes this garden stil exist? I estimated pre WW I. Am I correct?Smiley.toerist (talk) 22:49, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
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- Here's a recent photo from the same spot:[1] 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:45F2:2A:B116:86A4 (talk) 04:17, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- I have added the backside of the post card. I cant read the date stamp, only that it was posted in the afternoon. It looks like King George V.Smiley.toerist (talk) 09:59, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- Can you provide a link for the backside pic you uploaded? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:27, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- I have added the backside of the post card. I cant read the date stamp, only that it was posted in the afternoon. It looks like King George V.Smiley.toerist (talk) 09:59, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- The clothing, especially the length of the girl's skirt, seems to me to be consistent with a date immediately prior to the Great War, so George V (from 1910) would be right. "The gardens were opened in 1905, by the Mayor of Torquay". [2] You may be able to narrow down the date by the stamp, although postcards could remain on sale for several years. The first stamps issued in time for the 1911 coronation are known as "Downey Head" stamps after the man who took the photograph. They were replaced in 1912 by the "Mackennal Profile" stamps which remained in circulation until 1933. Alansplodge (talk) 16:08, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- Okay, I've just found your "Backside Torquay postcard" image - the stamp is a "Downey Head" and was issued between June 1911 and late 1912. See also Stamps on Postcards - a guide to dating cards. Alansplodge (talk) 16:38, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- If I'm reading that postcard correctly, it was franked on 14 September 1912. Smurrayinchester 09:43, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
- Okay, I've just found your "Backside Torquay postcard" image - the stamp is a "Downey Head" and was issued between June 1911 and late 1912. See also Stamps on Postcards - a guide to dating cards. Alansplodge (talk) 16:38, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
- The clothing, especially the length of the girl's skirt, seems to me to be consistent with a date immediately prior to the Great War, so George V (from 1910) would be right. "The gardens were opened in 1905, by the Mayor of Torquay". [2] You may be able to narrow down the date by the stamp, although postcards could remain on sale for several years. The first stamps issued in time for the 1911 coronation are known as "Downey Head" stamps after the man who took the photograph. They were replaced in 1912 by the "Mackennal Profile" stamps which remained in circulation until 1933. Alansplodge (talk) 16:08, 17 October 2016 (UTC)