Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16
TRACTORS
GOOD ROADS
Common Sense Suggestions
For Saving Losses on Cars

swivel arms of the wheels across the
caro-.
with ,hc largo number Of conNen-
lent Wlcaui2crs that are now ON the
market II is no longer necessary 20
Use the old-tasEionci cold putcA
whom pune urcd tire has to be re-
purcd \ cold patch. under certain
conditions. viii prove satisfactory, but
% IS only am emergency patch Hi its
host. The modern uut,mohilst Wi.
add "a small yulcaniHvr to his cwer-
gency equipment ana then with pei
hdps a few minutes more time cN
pended. permanent repair can DE
made When the WI 'aul2or is chosen
B should hc large enough to handle "a
/ lilW-out on pupcturc at least one
| inch lu diameter. ps .t 's just as easy
e. make repair of TINS size rs a
smaller one.
with all repairs except a piuhole
| backing must be provided inside TN"
/ tube for the gum rubber TO rest on
| while II los being cured inns VIII
, 49, the rubber 40 position ana htlp
/ unite the fractured edges of the tune.
/ the importance ui putting thlS pack
| 'uE in IS SHOWN In tn" two Sketches
/ ln FlGutr "a repair has been mao
/ without backing ana the result IS
4 thlt very small IaN"r OF rubber iS
covering the hole. VIM" the repair
shown IN Figure is stronger thin the
section OF the tube.
When treating small puuciurc
/ IN" mole should D." slightly eharHed
/ "y cutting a circular hole. This VIII
/ Dhke 1t easier 10 insert the backing
ara also provide cl'Ah edso Tor ihc
gum To take hold or In the case OF
/ larfe mole, TINS should also ""
/ trimmed so t't th' hnlo VIII ne
I
~ trimmed the INSIDE OF the tune
-, -Snco to ,'o,,i,'. ,bn bn,Li,., fri,
mis- strtp can be mndc from a niece
Of old inner tube and should Ice large
enough Ia allow a liberal margin All
around the hole Glenn tho upper sur
face of this strip well. roll il up. and
uusb If thru the hole into tho tube
as shown In Eioura 2 when II is I'm .
side nyer,vo n so that II is in tho
proper nositton # is then readv to
receive Inc cement This can best lie
anplicd ,,ith a small stick. which Is
inserted between the tube and the
match ON nne side while the other edge
il beId .,c,reIv to nrevont lts moving
rs shawn I'm ZIG 4 The tube is now
treated i'm the usunl wa, THE rum is
nut ON and yuIcnnized and a section
IKE that shown Il, Fig 4 viii be the
tho resti.t Tho reason for nDnlyiDg
tho cement after the hacking strip is
In ulace Is that il Is worry difficult Il
, insert and locat. tho stiin when IL /,
cemeuted
Sometimes the yulcaniZer has a ten
dancv IA sticIs IN tho match afte, II Z.
cured no preveut this. place n piece
of cloth over the -ubber and between
tho match and the face OF the vulcan.
izcr II viii then be found easy to
tclr this orr OF the rcuair after the
yulcauiz,ng is done
LOOK i"r "f"''f icahs Now
WINTER Is mere ana II ~ necessary %
MI the radiator with some ant-iree|-
ing mixture. y small leak IN the
water system may not be important
IN the warm months out WIN inc
present hlsh price OF ahl-lreeMhI
Too, ,,,a at,r.,I,bt ,rbcrafnrc IL shni,Id
he carefully inspectel Cor leaks nc.
.ual ot ,otcntlnl If the hose shows
siuns of piylng ont il should be r..
pl1ceJ II will bc cheapcr and more
= satisfactory i'm the end
RtN vour hood and radiator cover
2 now About This time each wear man,
owner, promise themselves a cover
fer radiator and hood. but many pul
II off from day To dav and il * neveI
uroe Tnc result is that "A robe /.
, used as , makeshift or possibly moth.
The consequence is waste Of fuel. A