Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-16
RULES FOR AUTO TIRE USAGE
Timely Hints as to the Best Way to
Get the Most Mileage.
SOME DO AND DON'T RULES
Tire MiIage Depends Great Deal On
the Way Car IL Handled, as
the Following Rules
VIII show,
SOME DO AND DON'T RULES

1t is the very laudable aim of every
automobile owner to secure from his tires
the best possible service. The tire manu-
lecturers continually furnish good advice
to tire users as the best way in which to
get the maximum mileage out of their
tire equipment and the following DO
and Don't" rules from The Diamond
Rubber company put a lot Of sound in
structions into brief space.
Do.
Keep the tires fully inflated.
Use tires Of ample size.
Keep tires In repair.
see that air does not escape from the
valve stem of the tube or elsewhere.
Keep tires away from heat, oils and
grease.
Jack up the car and partially defIate the
tires Of the machine is to be laid up for
any considerable time.
II tires are removed, keep them in
cool place not subjected to a strong light
or moisture.
Watch wheels and axles TO see that
tires are not forced to run out Of true and
so subjected to unnecessary strain and the
unnecessary wearing off of the tread.
Buy judiciously both as to castings and
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price is only one factor in figuring the
intimate cost of the results you want.
Famillarize yourself with the internal
construction of the tire you use.
Have tires re-treaded when the first ply
Of fabric is exposed, even to a small ex-
tent.
Buy used, secondhand or repaired tires
or tires that are old, with the greatest
care, IL buy them you must.
Have a proper place for carrying extra
inner tubes
| Since rear tires wear the most rapidly.
! fronts and rears can sometimes be changed
about to good advantage. Also If one side
/ of tire is much worn, It may be well to
turn II face about.
Don't.
Do not be afraid of bursting a tire by
pumping II too hard, unless It is much
weakened by age or injury. tire can be
too much inflated, but seldom is this the
case.
Don't throw the brakes on hard with the
machine going at even moderate speed, 1t
puts an unnecessary strain upon the tires
Don't forget to keep the valve stem and
staybolts tight or water will get into the
castings on wet roads or when the car is
washed.
Don't impose unnecessary hardships upor
your tires.
Don't run in car tracks or come in con
tact with distractions that can, by littlG
care, be avoided.
Don't run a foot on a flat tire If it car
be avoided,
Don't neglect the oiling system of youi
car. The more friction there is in the ma
chinery, the greater the, burden of the
tires
Don't be persuaded to experiment witt
new and untried devices or tire construc.
tions.
Don't drive at top speed the greater par
of the time or, If you do. don't expect as
much mileage from your tires as you would
otherwise obtain. Yon won't get it.
Don't try to use tires which do not fl
the rims perfectly.
Don't use rims badly dented or ever
slightly bent from true. They are another
cause of rim-cut tires.
Don't take corners at high speed.
Don't think the tires are ndestructible
but do not imagine that hard work II
never expected of them. The fear of pos
sibe tire trouble should never proven
your getting the full measure of servic,
from good tire equipment.
Care to avoid tube pinching as importan
always.
Don't fail to reckon with weather condl
tions. On account of air contraction an,
expansion tires pumped up sufficiently ol
, a hot day will be too flat i'm cool weather
and vice versa.