The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-10
AUTOMOBILE
TO GET RIGHT
AIR IN TIRES
Proper Initiation Depends on
Various Conditions; Too
Soft Castings Heat More Rap
idly.

There are SO many different fac
tors having an Influence on the us
age of tires that no rule Tor infla-
ton can be- adopted which will he
exactly suitable To all conditional
SAYS u tire factory expert. style ot
ear construction. the weight aud It's
| distribution power. road conditions.
speed. the expert or careless driver,
effect OF climate aud numerous 9TH
er things an have important connec-
/ tinns with the strains To which tho
tires viii he subjected Consequent
IS a fixed rule for Initiation would In
view uf thes9 things produce diftor-
cnt results.
The schedules OF initiation recon-
mcndod hy the tire companies pro-
wide a basis from which "a work or
dinar.ly the tires On front wheels
should be Inflated from fifteen Ia
eighteen pounds per inch of tire sec
ton and the rear tires from fifteen
tu twenty pounds per inch of tire
section. For example. 4-!nCh tires
ON front wheels from sixty To seven
ty-two pounds. and the rear from
sixty to eighty pounds
"The variation In these p%ressurcs
naturally depends upon the things
before mentioned. principally tn"
weight OF car For instance Tires
on q car Weighing i.Soo pounds do
not require as much air pressure as
the tires on "A ear Weighing $500
pounds The tires ride hard when
pumped up To "a high pressure and
used on light ears but with the same
-. .lIr 49,. Ala -. a H.unna
car.
Weigh the CRr,
I'm determining .hc correct size Of
tire and the proper initiation. II is
important u krow the weight OF car
and its distribution ON the front aud
rear wheels. Run front half of car
on platform scales and mRke note
OF the weight. Then place only the
rear half OF car ON scales recording
this weight also. The weight carried
by each tire viii be one-half OF
either OF the respective amounts.
"Resiliency IL primarily governed
by the construction snc quality OF
the tires but is largely Influenced by
the imitation and the weight carried
IA fouf-inch tire inflated 90 20
pounds pressure n carrying "A
weight 81 500 pounds viii naturally
ride easier than the am size tire
of the same initiation, carrying a
weight OF 200 pounds. The heavier
weight causes some DETECTION of the
tire on the Rround and Increases the
action adding 90 the comfort OF the
ride. a. the DETECTION or flattening
OF the tire IL increased either b.
weight or reducing the air pressure,
most ~ the vibration Is absorbed by
the tires and not by the springs u
the car. The danger Is In golng to
AN extreme. and n great maay car
owners In this way sacrifice tire ef-
f~iciency and maximum mileage.
~ you find the tires ride hard
when Inflated 10 so pounds pressure.
Ia IL safe 10 reduce the pressure 20
20 pounds or 20 pounds providing
this does not permit the tires
20 bulge or flatten under the weight
OF the car
Don't Gaess Pressure.
Don't make the mistake OF guess
Ing at the initiation from appear
ances; use a tire pressure guase az
least once every week The tires
sometimes appear To round nap pref
~ well. but WIZ tested with euage
Sou may fird IN. pressure Is entirely
too low to secure best results.
"a great many tires are damaged
In a number OF ways from riding
soft This particularly ia true our
ms he summer season. Tire users
seem 20 be under the impression that
there - dahHer of hlowonia dne "a
expansion. rhere u some cxpan-
sion, but ur a matter 81 fact Il II not