South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27
PNEUMATIC TIRE
Provost PULAR
All Truck Manufacturers Con
StruCting Machines for Air
Filled Tubes.

The development OF large pneu-
matte cord tires for motor trucks
means a great deal TO truck users
throughout the country I'm effect
ing large savings in the cost OF truck
operation and IN greatly increasing
the radius over which a truck may
operate in its days work. It has set
the motor world to thinking on the
problem of getting the full benefits
il makes possible
In 1909 the development depart
rtent OF the United States Tire Co.
started an investigation to find out
whether pneumatic tires could be
used on heavy duty trucks. This in
vestigation resulted in experiments
with this type OF tire in 1910. These
experiments proved very satisfac-
tory and late in the same year the
first pneumatic truck tire was built
I'm the Morgan & Wright factory OF
the United States Tire Co.
Pneumatic Tires Popular.
One OF the very tangible results
OF the advantage OF these tires is
that there is rot a truck manufac-
turer Of any consequence who is not
at work on the development OF a
truck especially constructed for
pneumatic truck tires. The engineers
uf these manufacturers realize fully
that trucks travelling upon air are
able TO travel much greater dis
tances and cannot help but reduce
maintenance and repair expense and
save the chassis from the shocks and
strains brought about by the use OF
solid tires.
There are a number of advantages
10 be derived from the use of pneu-
matte truck tires which cannot be
overlooked by the truck purchaser.
Chief among these advantages is
that OF increased speed. When a
truck user learns that one or his
trucks can do twice as much work
on pneumatic tires as IL could on
solids. he will not hesitate because
OF the initial additional cost. When
ne learns that his truck equipped
with pneumatic tires is not in tho
repair erOp one-third OF the time
that tn. -ruck with solid tires is,
he will find an added reason for US
ing pneumatic tires. In addition TO
this. the truck owner will find that
he can haul all kinds OF materials
without the breakages that are in
Cured on trucks equipped with
solid tires. Large fleet owners OF
trucks who figure the cost per mile
on every tire they purchase are see
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truck tire equipment and are chang
ing over their trucks from solids 10
pneumatic daily.
Lowers Maintenance Cost.
1t is a matter OF record that pneu-
matte truck tires in number OF in
stances have decreased maintenance
expense as much as 90 percent on
trucks which had been operated on
solid tires Aside from this, there is
"a saving in gasoline and oil con-
sumption of approximately 80 TO
40 percent and there is saving in
claims for breakage of cargo.
There are certain locations
throughout the United States where
a truck equipped with solid tires
cannot operate because of insufh-
cient traction due TO sandy or mud
dy condition OF the soil. L have in
mind one instance in Maryland
where a company decided 10 lay up
their trucks for the winter, due 10
the condition Of the roads They
equipped their trucks with pneuma-
TIC tires and found that the traction
permitted them 10 operate their
trucks throughout the entire win
ter. In Arkansas a company Operat-
ing = large reet OF trucks had come
10 the conclusion that they would
have TO discontinue the use of their
trucks during the winter months on
account Of lack of traction with
sohu tires This company will equip
It's trucks with pneumatics and as
!. consequence Will be able 10 work
all winter.
Can be Changed on Road.
Another attractive feature of
pneumatic truck tires is that they
can be applied and dismounted on
the road instead OF having 10 be ap-
pIieG or removed at service station
as in the case OF solid tires.
one OF the most prominent en-
gineers IN the truck industry has
made the statement that to op-
elate a truck successfully on pneu-
matte tires, the truck should be
specially designed and that the
truck should be on the order OF
the large passenger car chassis
rather than the way trucks are
constructed today" This is true. But
the heavy built truck OF today can,
with no change other than that Of
preparing the wheels for pneumatic
tires. show a very large saving in
operating cost. This has been proved
time after time on numerous makes
OF trucks. where trucks were orig
iuany designed for solid tire equip
ment
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