El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-28
Humane Treatment Gets
Returns From Auto Tire
Do Not Overlook Keep Them Inflated Watch the Cuts
and the Bruises and it Will Repay You for the Trou
ble-Tires Are Unlike Machinery or Humans;
Must Be Treated Sanely

, added to the weight of the car adds
Is percent to the wear and tear on the
tires. For this reason it IS always
economy to adopt tires one or two sizes
larger than the regular equipment on
your car. Even if the regular size
tires are not overloaded, additional
mileage and satisfaction to cover the
additional cost, will be given by larger
tires.
High Horsepower Hurts.
The tremendous horsepower of some
| high priced machines produces an eff
feet similar to overlooking. The strain
is too great for rubber and fabric to
endure long uniniured
If chains are used, they should have
proper adjustment. Chains applied too
[ tightly will cut the tread out and rem
! der the tire useless in a short time.
The chains should be adjusted to al
low them to shift around over the
tread and the wear will be distributed.
If One-piece cIincher rims are used,
it is advisa bic to examine them at fire.
quent intervals for dents. The clinch-
er rim is easily bent and being sub
iect to rust the edges may become
worn down to a cutting edge, then rim
cutting begins and the case is soon cut
through.
The CIincher Rim.
When a cliEcher tire rim-cuts. ex-
anime the rim to see if the cause is
not to be found there. Castings should
be removed from the rims occasionally
to allow an examination of both rims
indica tons of breaks in the fabric for
strains show up sometimes inside first
and can be reinforced with a patch,
and an ultimate blowout be avoided
The rims, for dents, irregularities and
rust.
With the clincher tires one of the
costly evils is irregUlarity of rims If
the rim does not fit the clinch of the
tire with perfect contact, the bead is
soon destroyed and water is allowed
TO enter the tire with destroying in
fluence.
If, when the casing is removed. the
shoulder of the bead appears yellow or
rusty, the rim should be thoroughly
secured with emery cloth and given
coat Of aluminium paint A rusty rim
soon eats away the canvas. The tire
should. of course, be thoroughly
cleansed before is is again applied.
The Care of Spare Tires.
Tires should not be stored or left off
any Iongth OF time unused in the direct
rays OF the sun, or kept in very warm
quarters Under such conditions the
rubber quickly loses it's elasticity, be-
comes hard and soon develops in
Vulnerable fine cracks. A continued
exposure as above, will render the best
tire practically valueless in a few
months.
When buying a new case or a tube.
II viii be wise TO see that the dealer
has not had it displayed in the win
dows- To secure the longest life and
greatest amount of service from tire,
1t should be stored in dry, cool and
dark quarters
Never allow tires to stand in oil at
the garage or elsewhere. and be par
t1cular to wipe off any oil which may
drop on the tires at any time. Lubri-
eating oil greatly softens the rubber,
makes it Dasty and gIuelike in con-
sistency and takes all the resistance
and elasticity out of it. This oil may
be cleaned from the tires with gaso-
line. as gasoline evaporates and does
not result in injury.
The Idle Car.
If when the car is idle. it is lacked
up. 1t will add to the life of the tires
as they are then bearing only the pres
sure of the air with which they are in
flated. whereas, when supporting the
weight of the car, this weight often
several thousand pounds, is exerting a
continual. unnecessary strain on the
casing walls. By adopting this course.
1t is estimated that the life of the tires
VIII be increased by at least half the
time that the car stands idle
The motoring public is fast coming
into realization of the truth of the
suggestions given above and their tire
troubles are growing less.