El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20
PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN MEANS
MANY MILLIONS MORE IN MOTORS
An officer of the Quarterm aster Corps of the United
States Army Says That the Increase Plans viii
Call For Heavy Pure bases of Motor Trucks
and Outlines Probabl Specifications

I pipe through three-way cock so con-
] hected that the gasoline trapped on
one side OF the partition after all the
! rest is drained can not be used with
| out turning the cock.
! Radiator-The tubular tvpe of radia-
! tor Us preferable to the cellular type,
as emergency repairs are simpler
should be mounted on suitable springs
OF D9IieTs- Drain cocks should be pro
weed. RadlatnR efficiency should be
! tested by running ten miles in reason
! ably heavy pulling without boiling.
I radiator which boils ON each half mile
SStretch or poor road will cause end
1 less trouble for military purposes.
Cover should be provided for winter
use
Pump-A small key or other easily
replaced part should break in prefer
ehce 10 the pump, i'm the event ot
freezing or stoppage Drain cock
should be provided.
High Tension Magnetic.
Magneto-This should be of the high
tension waterproof type and high
enough TO escape water when ford
ing streams. An impulse attachments
is desirable. which wiz enable the
magnetic to give a satisfactory spark
on a quarter turn Of the engine with
out spinning.
Engine Fan-Should be considered
In connection with radiator The fan
VIII set more efficiently if there is a
housing attached to the radiator which
forces all air moved by the fan TO ac-
tually pass through the radiator
Brakes-Should be powerful enough
TO hold the loaded machine on a 20
per cent grade. To accomplish this
with Seasonable certainty under all
conditions a transmission brake i'm ad-
dition to the ordinary wheel brake is
desirable Chances for grease to work
under the brake bands should he small,
as 81 little grease greatly reduces the
efficiency.
T,bricot;o,, s,v-s+s,,, -rboro ebor71d
he a sight feed OF some sort so that
the driver viii know at once if any
thing serious has happened to the OIL
supply, and gauge to show how much
Oil is in the reservoir. Grease cups
and oil plugs that are not in reason
ably plain sight are Objectionable.
Clutch-Any standard clutch is sat
lisfactory. but adjustment should be
easily made.
Auxiliary Lighting System.
Lighting Kerosene ar other
simple system for night use should be
provided even though there may be an
electrical system on the machine. The
latter is usually dependent on a stor-
age battery that may fail under SER
vice conditions
CIeasance-G Good road clearance is
desirable. ana, especially If the clear
suce is low. Il is desirable that some
strong. part slch as the axle. be the
first thing to strike rather than some
relatively delicate part, such as
steering roo.
Tools and Equipment-The tools
usually furnished with machine are
insufficient and care should he taken
that enough are provided to make all
adjustments tFat can reasonably be
made in the field. The outfit should
include a first-class twelve-inch mon
key wrench, a twO-pound hammer.
jack sufficiently strong 20 lift any /
wheel Of the loaded machine and I
chisel bar about three feet long.
Powerful Motor.
Engine-Should be Of sufficient /
power for the purpose required and /
should not he assumed to be sufficient |
merely because the truck is given a !
high rating. AS an approximation any
thing less than four-cylnder, four and /
one-fourth inch bore, should not be |
considered for a truck rated at two +
tons. For hauling p section Of field /
artillery a 50-horsepower engine IS (
about right for a tractor.
Maj. Moody points out that the Rock /
Island Arsenal officers believe that |
the most promising tractor for heavy I
field artillery is a caterpillar Of about /
such a machine, he /
adds viii weight about 1900 pounds,
but due he says, "to the great sur
face over which the load is distributed,
would not be more severe on bridges |
than a considerably lighter tractor Of
the wheeled type