Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-08-13
WANDERLUST STRONG
Observations Of Three Year Wanderer Over the Motor
Trails Of the Southern and Weatern Regions Some
Tight Corners and How to Get Out Of Them.

to Get Uut OF Them.
there was no place that a stake would
hold. ?
What the Hitch Isl,
Mr.. Lester's description Of the
windlass hitch is illustrated, and, OF
course, cannot be shown ais plainly
without the picture, but, in short, it
consists of a rope fnot over half inch
is recommended) and stake When
needed, the stake is driven into the
ground either ahead or back of the
machine, depending whether it Is de-
sirable to back out or to proceed
ahead, a rope is then extended from
this stake to either hub Of the rear
wheels and given hitch once around
the projecting hub. With a man at
the rear to take up tine slack in the
rope, Mr.. Lester has never found a
place yet that he could not pull his
machine out OF with its own power.
except the one place mentioned in the
preceding paragraph. The engine is
started, the machine thrown into low
gear, Whereupon the rope winds
around the hub and is paid out to
the. man at the rear, who keeps it
taut. the machine thus going forward
after the fashion of man going llp
the rope hand over hand.
This hitch cannot be depended upon
in water, however, or when the rope
is wet, for it is apt then to freeze
and refuse to unwind, in which event
the end of the rope may be tied 10
the hubs, thus winding the rope about
the hubs to the extent that it will.
II one setting of the stake does not
serve to pull the machine out, reset
and proceed as before.
5uck;ns the Sands.
St I'm heavy sand or mud throw the
clutch instantly whenever the car
ceases to move forward and the
wheels begin spinning, is the advice
of the writer, because If you do not
do SO the car5sWill very quickly bury
itself and cause you much additional
trouble and difficulty in getting out.
Often by backing few feet and then
going forward with the full force OF
your motor you can bueie your way
thToug 81 Some lsEs il ~ = Il .a little
brush thrown under the, wheels, tie
use of a shovel, or the throwing in Of
a coat, will give the car the necessary
traction,
Debating the Tires.
We have hiterto mentioned the
scheme of debating the tires to pass
over streaks of sand For years we
have been told, says Mr.. Lester, that
tires should be kept inflated, but this
does not apply to heavy sand.
The standard rule among desert
sand drivers, according to Mr.. Les
ter, "is to reduce your ordinary tire
pressure from 60 to 7o per cent of full
pressue, and by SO doing you win IN
crease your ability to get through by.
better than zoe per cent. If your full.
pressure Isl 80 pounds, let the air
pressure in the front tires down to-
1about25 and the rear tires to about
80, With Debated tires we frequently
have seen cars pass over some of the
Wost sand in the west as fast as they
could 60 on inteTTae ediatel gear while
on bard castings the car would bury
itself deeply into the sand and be ab.s
solutely helpless. z
But as soon as the sand lis passed
over, the tires should be again inflat-
ed. The sand will not materially in
lure a soft tire, but the hard ground
would soon do SO.
Lessenins the Vibration.
I'm pulling very heavy sand on low
gear often it is noticed that the car.
in addition to the slippage going on.
has Jumping or hopping Inotion,a
caased BY the intense yibra ton. This
frequently is largely overcome by us
ing a short board, one inch by four
inches, tightly set between the back
springs and OF stfficient length to 1
hold the springs rigid The car will
often go through sand when without
these little boards It will fail ito do
so.
Mr.. Lester's illustration shows
these little pieces Of board to be setsi
ia between the upper and lower pot,-
tons of the spring, taking cut the
Sasprin and holding each spring
rigid TO lessen the vibration.
Backing Up the Hill.
he writer's car, because OF scant
sollne supply, or on extreme grade, |
has many times been backed up hills, /
up steep railroad grades orgup sosneI
IL the steep bluff trails leading from
The ocean beach to the higher levels
In California. 3 Y
If you have not mas tered the art OH
backing up, the wriit Ter Of the articie
n question advises you to master IL &
u once. as You will find backing UP IL
ill much easier than going to find d
cam to pull your car up &.
Don't Lose Your Temper.
Passing over many Of the inport.l
int and nnimp little pieces of /
such as selecting your
QUITE kno win ID ad vance whether II.
g DassabIe, providing guide books
hat give the logging dtdnitely bets
:er than q cart load Of maps and SO
mi reference may be made especially
q Testers concluding advice
about losing one temp good
leaI depends, In some casess; upon3
Eour state o MIND in start ing oiit
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