New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Tires Are Largely
Vegetable, So Surely
They Perish Readily
But Abuses Avoided Would
Save More Than $780,
100000 Annually: Some
Words of Good Advice

Rubber tires in the period of one
generation have almost completely re-
placed tires made from all other more
durable materials on bicycles, motor
cycles. automobiles and trucks The
demand has been more and more for
speed and traction, for greater COM
fort in riding and for saving of the
vehicle and the road, and in response
to the demand tire construction has
changed and progressed so rapidly the
equipment which four years ago av-
eraged 1000 miles, as constructed at
present will render more than double
that mileage.
In spite Of these marked manufac
turing improvements in tire develop
ment and in quantity production, inn
provements that have given a stand
ard product and at the same time re-
duced it's cost 100 per cert to the con-
sumner. the motorist himself has not
been made to realize how much addi-
tional saving he can add by giving his
tires the same intelligent care that he
gives to his motor or other parts.
The motorist has failed to appre-
ciate that so per cent of the materials
that so into a high grade pneumatic
tire are of vegetable nature, and con-
sequent!y perishable. and that the
rapidity of pershableness depends to
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unnecessary exposure of the tire to
deteriorating combinations of moist
ure, light and heat, as we'll as avoid
able destructive abuses such as cuts,
sbrasions and ruptures.
A Billion for Tires
Steel tires are practically immune
from human abuse, but rubber tires
are not, and their careless destruction
becomes worldwide economic loss,
with an annual tire bill of consider
bly, more than 100000. By
proper care 10 per cent additional
tire mileage could be obtained, which,
translated, means yearly upkeep saw
ing of over S100000000. Early fail
and corrected by persistent publicity
methods.
Keeping in mind then that without
rubber tires the motor vehicle as we
know it to-day could not exist; that
the rubber and cotton in tires are of a
pcrishable nature and have limits in
outstanding abuse; and that by OBJ
serving some simple precautions. cas-
lily within the ability of anyone, tire
life can be prolonged 10 per cent
is it not worth while to review the.
essen tials of the care and upkeep of
rubber tires?
A majority Of pneumatic tire failures
take the form Of a puncture or a blow
out. Punctures are generally easily I'M
derstandable, since they result from a
sharp substance piercing both casing
and tube. Well constructed tires of
proper size for the car do not puncture
easily or frequently. Because of their
r. exiblity cord constructed castings
pu. 7cture less easily than the square
woven fabric type.
Bf>,wouts, on the other hand, may be
traceable to long list of causes. A
blowout may occasionally affect only
the tube. More often, however, it in
voles both tube and casing. A blowout
or rapid leak in the tube alone is more
often the result Of tube pinch, caused
by mounting on improper size or dirty
rims, by lack of soapstone lubricant,
by dirt or rough spots or rupture in
the casing, by improperly fitting valve,
by folded flap or by catching the tube
under the bead
Reasonable insurance against tube
pinching and resulting leak or blow