The yards around Foundry Road and the trades working out of B18 run vans that earn nothing standing still. A correctly rated replacement is brought to the vehicle and fitted there.
Commercial tyres go off in this district for two reasons. One is the industrial ground itself, since the yards off Foundry Road drop screws and offcuts that a van picks up on the way in or out. The other is the terraced grid, where a loaded vehicle squeezed against a kerb on Winson Green Road scuffs its shoulder every time. Add the worn surface the buses have left on the A457 and the mileage tells.
Photograph the sidewall so the whole code goes across, C marking, load index and speed letter together, and say what the van generally carries. Give the yard name or the street, and whether the site needs to let the van in. The wheel comes off where the vehicle stands, the new casing is mounted, balanced and torqued, pressures are set for the load, and the old one is taken away.
In a Foundry Road yard with the site's say-so, on a Gib Heath or Brookfields drive, or kerbside on a B18 terrace with space to swing a jack. Not in the Dudley Road bus lanes, and not on the Outer Circle tram route.
| Postcodes | B18 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Jacking a laden van asks for ground that does not sink or slope, which rules out a soft verge and favours hard standing off Foundry Road or a Gib Heath driveway. Empty the weight off the axle being lifted if that is practical. Electric vans sit heavier than the diesel equivalent, so the load index on the maker's plate is the figure to match, along with any noise rating quoted.
Winson Green van tyres, fitted in the yard or at the kerb in B18.
