Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-07
How To Get
Them St0ut0f
Your Tires
AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE-l935 Ford; good condi-
ton: without tires. $500 with tires. $3.50 Box S23

This classified advertisement penned by wag recently
4 appeared in West Coast paper Funny as it may be-
! it's laughing matter to thousands of American
motorists faced with the proposition of putting the
old family chariot in storage for the duration because Of
the tires.
the meagre but necessary rationing system
up by the government only handful of citizens buy
tresand most Of faced with the problem Of
prolonging the life of existing tires-or walking
The old bus, however, be given new lease
life motorists will follow expert advice the operation
maintenance and repair Of tires Proper will increase
a tires life much so per cent.
One of this countrys leading experts getting
mileage from tires c. Thomas of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company in a recent article in the magazine Pub
lie Safety outlined methods whereby Mr. and Mrs John
O. Citizens could make EN- last" Thomas says that if
keep driving today we've got to stop curb
humping sudden starts and stops indifferent maintenance
and high speed.
No should drive so miles hour. accord
ing to Thomas Controlled test records he reported show
that out 81 cent faster at 20 miles hour
than at so. Higher speeds cause even more wear.
Never slam your brakes unless an emergency
demands it, sudden stop just peeng rubber off your
tires Stepping hard on the brakes at even 80 miles an
will scuff off enough tread to carry that
mile should be adjusted properly for according
to Thomas unequal grip the
the others Naturally that tire faster
Tests made with light equipped with brand
prove it. The brakes adjusted so that
would lock. At speed of so miles hour the
brakes applied until the stopped Then 1t was
the tread the locked wheel right
down TO the breaker strip.
Just as important watching your speed and your
brakes is checking the your tires. According to
Thomas pressure should be inspected at least
week or oftener in cold weather because average
driving conditions releases about two pounds each
If such tire is underinflated by much six
pounds up % per cent of its normal mileage
pound of undernflaton will cut hundreds of
miles from tires normal life. Tire experts, Thomas
reported agree that the American motorst loses
from 30 per cent of tires potential wearing quail
tiles through undernflaton alone Driving extremely
soft tires pulls position which
they originally vulcanized and the first step toward
running tire
hatr Tho arpf
the tread in contact with the road and is
rapid because it is concentrated on small section
Likewise cords broken easily when overin
fated tire strikes sharp obstacle 20 d"
And keep your wheels lined up When a wheel is half
inch out of line according to Thomas tire is dragged
sideways 81 feet every mile Cupping and scuffng
when wheels of balance variance of
balance the tread develops IL pounds Of vbra
ton the road at 90 miles an hour.
Thomas recommends that motorists check their wheel
balance at least every six months They save not only
by doing this but gasoline wheel bearings bushngs
and king pins and put end to shimmy, tramp and
rough riding And few thousand miles, change tires
fashonleft front TO right and
BY so doing wear is equalzed as much as %
per
Inspect your regular intervals small cuts.
easily be filled in II neglected foreign matter
its way into them and sometimes ruins the casing
When service station experts say that your tires
reaching unsafe stage have them ecaped retreaded
possible This will add to 100 per cent TO the mileage
Above all drive little possible Walk wherever
you Every time you wheel the family bus for
a spin you're cutting down of the tires that much
Thomas lays down ten commandants for the wartime
motorst They Drive only when absolutely
sary Drive at moderate speed start and stop
slowly and slow down turns TO avoid grinding off tread
Park carefully 20 avoid scraping and humping
against curbs 5Keep brakes adjusted 20 avoid spotty
tire Use brakes carefully shifting into
gear going downhil 10 avoid excessive Z Keep
wheels correctly aligned and balanced avoid
wear Have tires cross-switched at least every 5000
miles increase total mileage 9Keep pressure of all
tires weekly get the greatest possible mileage
10Have tires and tubes inspected regularly precau
ton against future trouble and wasted rubber