The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-15
FARM AND GARDEN.
w,pE.TIREp WAGONS.

cond,tsors Undsr which Thsy Go n
Vssd % Advsstsgs- Ia
A prominent manufacturing concern
has instituted q series Of experiments
lately. 10 find out the conditions under
| which the broad and narrow tired
| wheels could be used to advantage. In
the experiment to ascertain the aincl
ence In draft between wide anu harro"
tire upon grass sod. the figures arr''sa
at were:
| we,sht Of wagon ana load .......;. soso pounds
| BRAT 70 start load with lr-inch ..o ...... |
tire cutting into sod IN In ueei1 80 - nts
Draft to move at dead puli.....,. v" Po1"~
Draft 10 start same load on sooo' e,o ,.o,nds
Draft raft 70 draw load on good. hard ,,o ,uo.
Draft Win TN ure .A'ae' 200 pounds
praf ias 10 I'm move load at dead pull 40 ,o,,a.
ps saas 10 ISL start load With s-inch tiro
, on hard roads -...:..,.. w S
Draft 10 move at o dead-puil on ..o $4,000.
DRAFT nsru AZ dead pull on hard pave
h Another experiment was with FOUR
!. inch and one and one-half inch tires re-
n spectiyely on block pavement, gooa,
Il hard. sandy road, good. level, graveA
A road and in each soft and deep mud
The conclusions arrived at by tho
committee were:
. On hard roads, block pavements
a I'd otber permanent and substantial
in roads there is no argument. 30 lar ~
"a actual draft is concerned, IN iaSol y
n the wide tire, the effect being rather
S. against the wide tire
On ?. In their effect upon hard roaas ,n'
or wide tires have the advantage, ana ina
no this benefit is not sufficiently appre
~. ciated by turnpike and macadam roa'
In soft mud, slush, and under sim
49, liar circumstances, under which eve
1, the wide tire cuts in, the advantage
AGAINST the wide tire and In FAVOR
ed the narrow.
"a ON soft sod and soft ground. whe'
- .ha ,.,ide tire does not cut in and u
y rorroxv does. the advantage Is on u
side of the wide tire i.
on s. In loading team drait OF
md hounds steadily applied Is as ihuch
49, should be expected for days wor
-. and that on soft sod tn may mea
.ar,, when a dead-pull has TO be taken
80 increase in the draft OF l,2Oo POUNDS
The difference in the latter ca
,.,,x,.en the regular draft OF
Wounds and the increase of l.20o pour
! 20 Is equivalent to an Audubon Oh
80 tons $50 pounds to the load. =.
wee 7. Or, in other words. the u,a'1
:, the load being $50 pounds may pe
not sidered as equivalent to a ioaa oi
.tara tons SO pounds. and the oii,ere
from the steady draft OF the loao
fair motion, and that of the same
started at a dead-pull, is equivalent
doubling the load.
The committee closed their rel
IN with: 1--WE advocate wide ure
sdN far,,,s and narrow tire for good re
~ and pavements- -
..W Exrariments at the Utah exl
-, station demonstrated tina
,r;v.n load on IL inch tire drew
can't heavier than when on
~, tire the draft being on II
stiff grass sod; on . moist pu.
N road the ~ inch tire drew L.
M cent. heavier than the 3-inch.
NM An authority upon the subject
MIMI 80, ~ wide tire says: I'm
W. Work. state the experiment was
~ using wide tires on ROAD aoe
miles long leading to stone gu
The heavy wagons used thereon
<.,,;cr.d with rear wheels al
lies in tr c ;n.bas wide. and forward "
its are -, ,,res inches wide, the for
re. fin .1s Tracking lust inside tn,
eading 49, Each wagon was thus
formed into roller covering ~
oh just '.';a,h every time it passed Z
,st ele =. ,,aoons were equipped
shown wheels similar in principle. The
n tbs which formerly rutted incessanti'
:. deeply. was covered with stone
to be which these wagons soon rolled
fects ia 80 The road now su
rather - 20 from 5000 to 10000 p
r a con. ana consequently has a hard col
use o. and regular surface. The cost Q
mutton ing loads over this road IN r
are les at,out 20 per cent"