Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-03
SAVE TIRES AND SAVE MONEY
Expert on Trucks Says Care Of Tires is
Most Important Thing.
DON'T cur AROUND THE CORNERS
Speeding OF Any sort T. had ON solid
and Heavy Tracks that Have
Large Amount OF Ballast
20 Carry.

y Care Of tires is one Of the most impor-
tant questions entering into economic mo-
tor truck operation. according 70 F. r.
Phillips. manager Of the solid tire depart
ment Of the United States Tire company.
We hear a great deal about the needs
and requirements Of pneumatic tires" says
Mr.. Phillips, but a great many truck
owners seem to entertain the idea that
solid tires need no attention a. long a.
they remain on the wheels ard run The
man who holds these views win find his
tire bills far In excess Of what they
should be. Solid tires constitute one Of
the most important details OF motor truck
equipment and, besides, they cost money.
For these reasons, II a truck owner ex-
poets to realize a satisfactory return on
his investment. he should see to it that
his tires are looked after in a business
like manner.
~~<-Perhaps the question Of first Importance
IN the care Of solid tires is overlooking
Observation OF trucks in service disclose
a general tendency on the part Of drivers
TO overload them. II should be borne in
mind that tires must sustain every ounce
of weight above them and 10 overload them
means their premature deterioration a
load should always be limited to the ca
This capacity has been figured out by
the truck manufacturer and the tire equip
ment is in accordance with his specifica-
tons. Therefore. there can be no possible
economy in overlooking the truck and i'm
posing an unreasonable burden upon the
tires.
SReeding Abuses Tires.
speeding Is another common form OF solid
tire abuse. There Is many truck owner
laboring under the weight Of excessive tire
bills. who could easily ascertain the cause
I. II he would but station himself at some
point away from his place OF business and
observe the actions OF his driver. when he
has passed out Of sight OF the boss. He
would find his truck humping over eobble
stones at a rate far in excess Of the
speed at which it should be driven The
wear and tear on tires is much greater
on a truck thus handled than on one sent
along at a moderate pace. This is par
ticularly true If the pavements are rough
and the load q heavy one. When an
l operator overloads a truck and then In ad-
dition drives IL reckIesly the owner can
scarcely expect satisfactory tire service.
Drivers also can protect their tires by
exercising care In the use of brakes. Quick
stops. caused by a sudden and violent ap-
plication of the brakes, are hard on tires.
The action IL more than apt TO tear the
rubber from its base And in this con-
nection il may be noted that the most
difficult problem confronting solid tire
makers has been the devising Of means TO
bpid the tire together. II has been COM
F,aratively easy. through various processes
OF compromising. to produce a mileage
yielding tire. but it has not been so easy
set Of h. tf-a ~
service could be gotten out OF II Solid
tires show a tendency to peel off the base
and violent operation OF the brake is
certain aid In this process Of disintegration-
Another practice frequently resorted to,
for reasons OF apparent expediency, is to
allow a truck TO stand under full load
over night. or perhaps longer. This i'm
poses an unnecessary strain upon the tires
and from the standpoint OF tire economy
It is far better to remove the load from
the truck until such time as delivery is to
be made
''OiI il a natural enemy OF rubber and tires
should never be allowed to rest on a greasy
garage floor.
Fast Corners Are had.
Rounding corners at high rate Of
sf4ed Is a mighty expensive way of dem
Onstrating shdIlful driving. A driver short
ems the NE o. MS TRES every NlAlo AAe aOcc
/ it. When heavy truck is swung rapidly
around a corner the strain on the tires Is
tremendous. They must not only sustain
the weight OF the load under such condi-
tons, but must resist the sWaying motion
Of the truck as well
Street car tracks should be avoided
whenever possible. and at crossing points.
where there are frogs. additional care
should be exercised in dodging them. as
the frogs frequently are worn until their
sharp edges cut a tire as effectively
though knife were used
1T is important that every business
man using motor trucks In his delivery
system should keep a careful, systematic
record OF the work done by them and the
expense of their operation In this way,
and in this way only, is he in position
to know what each detail OF his truck
equipment is costing him. And IL he finds
that he is not getting the mileage out OF
his tires his business judgment tells him he
should get. he may discover, upon investi-
cation. that the men operating his trucks
are more or less at fault"