East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-15
SPRING TIRE INVENTORY 4
s.TIME IS AGAIN HERE

Spring is with us again. Even mofe
tauthentic as a harbin&er than the
groupd-hog. the first tobin. or the
fuzzy pussy willow IL the annual turn
ing up Of motors and the overhauling
Of last years little OF bus
From now on motoriSts will be taxi
ing the road IN ever Increasing num-
bors, bun they should make sure before
taking the first spring "jaunt that
they have given their tires and tubes
a thorough inspection.I
To repair the enginei clean the fen-
1 ders, shine up the body. cleanse the
lamps. and put the Carl apple pie
order without inspecting the tires Is
the mistake made by top many motor
lists An alI-arolind tirE inspection by
each OF Americas 7.009000 car own
/ ers wonId result in saving amount
| ing into nliilions Of dollars in the am
nual national car mileage.
I Records of the Dadond Rubber
Co., inc, disclose THAI tire-sleeves.
blowout patches, and plastic for
| plugging holes are being used ON a far
greater scale than ever before in the
history of motoring notwithstanding
the increased use of tire repair ma
Iterial, altogether too few auto owners
are practfcing tire conservation. Ig-
noring tires in want Of care and re-
pair is parallel to, allowing a leak in
the gas tank to go unmended. Extra
care means extra" miles in the long
run.
Motorists. should remember that |
even wifh the best Of care fires have al
hard road to follow. The strange part |
Of 1t is that they last as long as they /
do. Day after day they are subjected |
10 the hardest kind of Usage, yet they
continue TO give good service. 1t isl
only when they are abused beyond all
reason or shamefully neglected that
they go to pieces.
> More damage to tires is caused by 7
running them under-inflated than by
any other single abuse. 1t might wellt
be, said that under-inflation is the
white plague of the pneumatic.
few hundred miles with Insufficient
pressure and more damage Is done to
the tire than would be done in several
thousands miles under proper condi-
ton. The side walls OF the tire break
down. the plies Of fabric are pulled
apart, and the rubber loses its resil-
iency. Within short time, the tire
becomes fiat, wavy, and out of shape.
Another condition commonly result
ing is rim-cuittihg. There are unques-
tionabIy more tires ruined from this
practice than from any other cause.
Skidding is another cause for serious
tread are often rasped from the tire
by this abuse, much as though it had
been held against a grindstone. Some-
times even several plies of fabric are
worn through. little care in apply
ing brakes will effectively prevent
slSidding and the resulting injuries to
the tires.
Improper treatment of minor in-1
juries to tires often cause serious trou-
BILE. Motorists often place emergency
bands or protection patches over cuts
and punctures and then forget all
about them. In nine cases out OF ten
serious injury. to the tire results and
the n1otorist wonders why. The au-
swer of course Is that the tire should
have been permanently repaired when
first injured The emergency bands
and protection patches are made for
temporary service and cannot be ex-
pected TO be used permanently.
Running in street car tracks ruins
the best of tires quickly. The const-
ant grind on the sidewalks soon wears
away the rubber and leaves the fabric
exposed, making early destruction OF
the tires certain. IL should be borne
in mind by motorists that even though i
the car runs smoother on the rails
than ON rough pavenents, the cost is
many times greater. Street car tracks
are made for street cars to run on
not automobiles.
Injuries similar to those caused by
running in car tracks may be caused II
by running in deep ruts or ON muddy
roads which have frozen crust in II
sufficient to bear the weight of the
,ar The rubber sidewalks are worn
away and the fabric becomes worn III
md blistered No tire will stand the
cough treatment The side will be iii
.ubbed and gouged away long beforei
he tread is even slightly worn.
At this season of the year the mo-
orist should take particular care to v
Zee that the wheels of his car are in Il
perfect alignment.
Running over rough pavements and Il
n ruts quickly throws the tires out OF D
inc. and unless proper adjustments Il
re made the tire will be soon ruined. is
The tread becomes worn through TO Il
he fabric in a remarkably short time. n
sy taking the car to dealer and hav- il
ng the wheels checked up the motor 81
It may very likely save himself fu- h
ure trouble and expense. b