The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06
Useful Suggestions offered by
One Who Has Studied Sub
ject Carefully.
EVILS TO BE AVOIDED If
ONE WOULD SAVE FABRIC
Reasonable Attention Win
Lengthcn Life of Rubber
Tires Many Years.

After four years experience ! am
confident that the sc,ation of the auto
mobile tire problem will not be found in
describing the pneumatic tire for some
other kind. but in selecting tho best
pneumatic on the market and giving il
proper uso and care. writes the Rev
Percy r. Ferris.
When an owner finds that two sets of
tires do not give the Same amount of
wear, he frequently concludes thcro is
dofective material or wurkma nship in
that make of tires, forgetting that con.
dltions of service vary 80 widely, and
That drivers arc often needless about
starting suddenly. and careless about
The many little things that sec:a insig-
nflcaDt to them. but which affect tre-
mcndously the life of his tires. The
service received depends as much ON the
proper care as on the quality OF the
rubber and workmanship.
| Observe carefully the different auto
mobiles you pass and you will notice
THAT large percentage of tires aro used
without being properly inflated. Ask
the driver, whose tires disintegrato rap
IDLY, and who is constantly complaining
about blow outs, if he keeps his tires
as highly inflated rs the manufacturers
request and invariably he replies.
NO. Usually he has no knowledge as
to the amount Of air his tires contain.
Often tho driver never thinks of his
tires until he observes they arc nearly
| flat; or else he is ignorant of the fact
| that when a tire is imperfectly inflated
the walls bend back and forth, with the
same result as when you bend a piece
of wire back and forth In your hands; il
weakene and breaks. Few tires arc
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dered in the threads, the weight Of the
car, combined with the air pressure and
gross carelessness The most remark
able thing about the pneumatic tires is
that they last 30 long In view of the i'll
use and improper care they 80 often re-
ceive
If drivers would be suro that their
tlres are properly inflated before start
ing they would find that rim cutting,
which is caused by the play between
The rubber and metal of the wheel,
would seldom occur before they are
fully satisfied with the mileage received
Remember you cannot always tell from
appearances whether or not your tires
are perfectly inflated. A good gauge
should be secured, and then it will be
the exception when a good tire will not
travel five thousand miles.
Evil Of Overlooking,
Another improper use TO which pueu.
matte tires are put is constant overload
lug. Every car should be carefully
weighed and the equipment and load
carefully considered, in order that The
driver may have margin of safety
and not carry more than the tires were
made to stand
You do not expect your boy to do as
much work as you do because he does
not possess your strength; neither
c inIfId 1<,c g.,
your tires shall do more work than their
strength warrants. 81
Again. owners arc careless about tire
shoes when the car is in the garage.
Often the car will not be used for long
periods of time. Instead of licking up
t. car and taking the weight off the
tires and partially debating them, they
stand lust as the car was placed when
the last trip was ended. This exerts a
continual and unnecessary strain on Che
walls of the shoe.
But if time is taken to Jack up the
car and partially deflate the tires the
life Of the shoes will be materially
heightened; as then they will be called
upon to bear only tho pressure of the air
with which they are inflated. This is
slight compared to the strain they must
bear when they support the weight of
the car. And if one will follow this
course the life of the tires will be in
creased by about one half the timc the
car stands idle.
Care should be taken that the car
does not stand with Debated tires with.
out being Jacked up. Watch carefully
that the tires do not stand in Oil or
grease and wipe off any oil that may
drop on the tires. Oil greatly softens
rubber and takes away it's resistance
and elasticity.
In cold weather. if il, is desired to
lay up the car, the tires should be re-
moved from the wheels and after care
fully wiping off all oil or water wrap
them up in soft cotton cloth to keep
out the lieht; then put them where
the temperature will be moderate. If
you leave your tires in tho direct rays
OF the sun, or In a very warm place. the
rubber will quickly lose its elasticity
and become hard and cracked A few
months of such treatment will destroy
the life of the best tires.
Careless Driving Bad.
the sake of your tires it for no other
reason. Careless driving causes more
harm to tires than we dream of. Start
your car gently and with your mind on
what yon arc doing, Take every corner
at a moderate pace. and do not stop sud-
denly unless unavoidable. When curves
are taken at high speed the strain on
the sides Of the tires is detrimental, Car
ry tire chains for wet roads to prevent
skidding. which is very dangerous ex-
per1ence to tire. car and driver,
In driving up to curb never LET
your wheels rub against the curbiug as
you come to stop. for il will wear ont
the rubber at the thin point OF contact
and is liable TO bend the rim and pinch
the shoulder of the shoe. III possible to
prevent 1T, do not permit your car to
run IN a rut. as it is liable to greatly In
Jurc the tires; and never apply your
brakes suddenly unless forced to do
so by some emergency. because when
tho wheels cease rotating before the car
stops tho tires drag aud wear tremen-
dously.
Examine YOU rtlres ut frequent inter.
walls for cuts, which as SOON az found
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