The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-15
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Manufacturer Tells Autoists How They
Save Time and Expense.

Manufacturer Tells Autoists How They
Save Time and Expense.
j. D. Anderson, president Of the Hart
ford Rubber Works company, gives the
following advice concerning the proper
care Of automobile tires, aYour ear
has probably been housed up during the
winter. Il is now being overhauled and
! fixed up for the summer driving. A care
ful examination Of your tires at this
I time may save you much Inconvenience
and expense. When a car is not 20 be
use for an indefinite period, all four
wheels should be packed up. Under no
circumstances should a ear which IS not
to be used for some time be left with
the weight resting on the tires. II
should always be lacked up. and it is
advisable to remove the tires from the
rims when the car Il stored for the win
ter. Keep the castings and tubes in fairly
warm atmosphere away from the light;
slightly initiate the tubes, As this keeps
them very nearly in the position in
which they viii be used later on. Be-
fore putting the tires hack on the car
the rims should be thoroughly cleaned,
and any rnst carefully removed, as rus
ty rims quickly destroy tires, and coat
Of shellae is also q good thing Tor the
rim
When you have assured yourself that
your rims are in good condition. 90
over your castings thoroughly to see that
there are no cuts or gashes which need
repairs. # there are bring them to
thoroughly reliable repairman and have
them put IN good condition Your tubes
should be examined ia the same way to
see that they are in good running order
II your tires are the same size On front
and rear wheels, 1t is a good plan to
change them around as rear tires nearly
always show wear first and longer ser
vice Is obtained by changing them from
time to time. The tires that show wear
on one side from use on rutty roads Or
from other causes can have the worn
side turned in toward the car.
If in your opinion you viii soon be
in the market for a net set OF tires,
ii has been found BY the old, experienced
motorists that it is d saving Of time and
money to buy new set Of tires in the
spring and use the old tires aud tubes
as extras, and If you do need d new set
Of tires or viii soon need them, be
sure that your tires are large enough
for the weight which IS put upon them
II IS no exaggeTation to say that most
Of the tire troubles encountered to-day
are caused by using tires which are too
small for tbe load which they are ex-
pected to carry, or ii the tires are large
enough they are not properly inflated
1t costs but little more in the beginning
to buy large enough tire, and in the
end the cost Is considerably less than
in buying a small tire and having much
trouble The tire manufacturer cannot
impress upon the antomobilist TOO
strongly the necessity Of having sufi-
oient air in the tires. A tire which isl
not properly inflated Of course gives I'M
der the pressure Of the load. which tends
to weaken it, and the trouble will come
when under ordinary circumstances ii
should not be expected. The following
table will be Of material assistance in
fixing up your tires for this saaso:
as pounds in 21a-inch tires.
so pounds in 3-ineh tires.
60 pounds III 3ts inch tires.
40 pounds in 4-inch tires.
SO pounds jim Az inch tires.
80 pounds in 5-inch tires"