The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04

capacity Any style Of body is furnished /
with each machine Mr.. wilson mas
made arrangements Tor lInnedlate &c
livery Of all trucks ordered Each truck \
is operated by a valveless, twO-cycie i
engine, which, in The CplQion OF tic /
Reliance Company, represent the great /
est degree Of perfection in gdSOlen5 en- /
CINE construction
The two-cycle engine mas an impulse
IN each cylinder at each revolution |
thereby giving the same continuous
torGue or application Of power, with /
cne-half the number Of cylinders that /
are required with engines Of the four I
cycle type, which get an impulse with Z
only every other revolution and have
80 TO 80 per cent more working parts l
and numerous valves 20 be ground fire. Z
quenuy. and kept properly seated Two
cycle engines, the company claims, have
none Of the complicated parts employed
in the construction Of motors OF the
iour-cyc4e type, such as valves. springs, I
cams. c2mShafts, puSErOds. valve TIM
ing gears, and numerous other delicate /
parts.
Mass Aids Progress
This moto- gives a nearly con
slant tongue 30 the driving shaft which
IS very necessary when a vehicle moves
slowly with heavy loads. When the We
hicles move rapidly the weight Of the
mass gives momentum and CquaIizes
the speed within the limits Of practical
variation.
In riding in G Reliance car one does
not notice the unpleasant jerky motion.
sometimes felt IN a single cylinder. four
cycle motor.
Fully realizing the necessity Of aD-
Proclamation 10 uniform tOTqUe, In slow
moving and heavily loaded cars, and
where economy or fuel and low up-keep
charges are desirable, the Reliance
Company several years ago adopted a
twO-cycle motor for all Of its CONNER
I ciaI vehicles. That this decision was
/ wise is shown by the fact that Reliance
trucks have me- with success in all
parts Of the country, ana that about 70
per cent of the purchasers Of these
I trucks have placed repeat orders after
| extended service and q careful ObserVd-
/ ton OF the first truck Motor trouble
/ with these trucks, the company de-
3 ClaTess IS Of rare occurrence
/ The cylinder adopted by the Reliance
! Company has a bore Of 5-s-inCh and q
. stroke OF 5-inch, and shows a maximum
Of about l5-hOrsepOWer. This cylIn-
der is doubled, trebled, and qUadrupled
/ 70 obtain motors Of thirty 1Orty-Iyer
/ and sixty horsepower, one tOrCue i'm
pulse per crank SHAFT revolution being
added with each added cylinder After
/ extensive comparative tests in actual
/ service, the Reliance Company adopted
the twO-cycle type and has found the
I ITcAAA1 80 4lAEl l4I us AdNDL a. 10 fDAAaE
20 5he conclusion that the twO-cycle
motor Is superior 10 any other for this
purpose and IS bound ID supersede The
/ four-Cycle type
Can Arrange Speed
The speed Of the machine can be ar
ranged 10 suit the owner by changing
the ratio Of the sprockets, and can be
. done at any time after the truck has
been in service. The regular brakes
operated by q foot pedal are applied &C
drum attached directly 70 the from
| sprockets on the jack shafts EmsI
Eeucy brakes. operated by a hand lever
I on the right Of the drivers seat, are
b applied on brake drums attached 10 Lhe
% rear wheels. Either set Of brakes vii
lock the rear wheel instantly The
- complete chassis Of the Reliance ia
; chine includes a seat, with leather
. / spring cushion Each one las Deer
/ carefully tested out. and only rec uires
the attaching OF the body to be -eddy