New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
SOLID TIRE WEAR IS
BANE OF TRUCK OWNER
Auto Chamber of Commerce
Will Start Campaign
of instruction.
is PREPARING PAMPHLET
Trouble Lies in Indifference OF
Those Who Use Power
Vehicles-English Get
Big Mileage.

For more than a year the subject Of
solid tire wear and destruction has been
analyzed and studied by the commercial
vehicle committee Of the National Asso-
citation Of Automobile Manufacturers and
its successor, the Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce.
This study has included the effects OF
paving conditions and topography in diff
ferent cities of the United States from
Boston to San Francisco; the greater tire
mileage obtained from solid tires in Euro
pean countries; the effects OF overlooking
and excessive speed bad distribution of
loads: sudden starting and stopping; in
adequate tire equipment for load capacity;
diameter and contour OF tires, and other
factors bearing on this subject even 70
differences in temperament and mental at
ttude Of truck owners, shipping clerks.
garage superintendents and drivers. and
the helpful effect OF the system Of DO
muses. TO drivers.
Next to the drivers wages, the largest
single item in the cost of operation OF a
gasolene motor truck in America Is the
cost Of tire requirements, and In the
larger sizes of electric trucks IL equals
or exceeds the cost Of battery upkeep.
Truck users in England, however, are
obtaining two or three times the mile
age from solid tires that is usual in this
country. The truck makers here believe
that by the adoption of proper methods
the users OF commercial vehicles on this
side can greatly increase their tire mile
ages and thereby cut the cost of opera
ton and maintenance very materially.
1t is felt that the trouble lies partly in
the Indifference Of the heads Of houses
using power vehicles 70 the details OF
! their operation, and partly 10 the lack OF
knowledge Of the causes OF tire destruc-
ton and wear on the part OF shipping
| clerks. superintendent and drivers. With
a view TO remedying this condition II pos
/ sible. the board of directors Of the Auto
mobile Chamber OF Commerce, at its
! regular monthly meeting this month,
adopted the following resolution. as rec
commended by the commercial vehicle
! committee:
| Resolved, That a pamphlet on the
causes OF solid tire wear and destruction
| be prepared and published by the com
| mercial vehicle department of the Auto
| mobile Chamber Of Commerce and that
| the manufacturers of motor trucks and
delivery wagons be requested 10 mai
copies OF the pamphlet TO all their GUS
toners: further resolved that publicity
be given through the daily and periodical
press 10 the causes OF solid tire destruc-
ton
! Leading tire manufacturers have beer
| called upon for information as TO causes
OF tire wear, and this will be incorporated
in the proposed pamphlet. 1t was fell
| however that disinterested advice on the
Lsubject coming direct from the truck
| makers would have more influence witt
| the users than If il came from the tir,
! companies, who have to make replace
nents under their mileage guarantees.
II is desired particularly to impress
upon users that abuse Of tires not only
| makes their first cost higher than II
! would be If the tire companies did not
make good the damage done by sucf
abuse but that the burden Of making re-
placements under the guarantee fall
,,non those who take proper care of theii
,,roe as well as those who do not; also
mat IN saving tire wear the user at the
.o,,,e time reduces damages to the vehicle
,..olc aud 40 saves on his general repair
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