combat wheels

[Torque]

Some have holes (like most truck wheels) and some do not. What is correct on what halftrack?

[beerman]

  I have seen both the smooth and one with holes on a halftrack. Some people will tell you that the smooth ones are for a scoutcar. My halftrack which is a autocar M15A1, had the smooth ones.If you look in some of the old pictures,you will se a mixture of both. So i guess its which one do you prefer.

[spec4don]

I read the early M-2' and 3 had regular truck split rims then later went to the combat rims.

Don g.

[Tranham]

I assume you all are talking about combat rims with or without holes? I have a mixed lot of combat rims that have and have not. If anyone has ones with holes that want to trade for solid ones contact me.  Also looking just for good outside rings as well.

Robert

[steve-0]

i have a couple rings.
the rims where rusted so i gave the bolts away to someone who needed them. the rings are good though.

[col.halftrack]

 Adding to this thread. The Ord9 says the Manuf # for the combat wheel is BW (Budd Wheel) D48550. I just looked through ten sets of combat wheels and could not find a stamping on several. Probably could with a rag and some cleaner. On all the ones that I could there was a Budd wheel stamp and the number D48550. It did not matter if the wheel was a solid center or any variation of the cutout open center.
 I seen more solid center wheels on Autocars for whatever reason but I suppose they were shipped in large numbers from Budd and perhaps the Autocar order used up most of the solid centers.