Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1919 — PNEUMATIC TIRE FOUND TO GIVE MOST SATISFACTORY SERVICE ON MOTOR TRUCK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PNEUMATIC TIRE FOUND TO GIVE MOST SATISFACTORY SERVICE ON MOTOR TRUCK

‘•Contrary to the general supposition, it I-Tm> r.• d.■ i i igerous to be in advance of, than behind, the procession in the matter of introducing AniprovenTents in a motor ear,” said F. H. Akers, sales manager of an eastern motor car concern. “I am reminded of this by the fact IKaL.iust at this time all manufacturers are either equipping motor trucks with pneumatic tires or making it optional with the buyer. “After the most exhaustive comparative -tests with several trucks of the o same model, some equipped with pneumatics and others with solid tires, our engineers found that from every standpoint the pneumatic-tired truck wns infinitely superior. “First —It was more efficient for the reason that it would travel at nearly twice the Speed and thereby—make twice as many trips in a given time. Upkeep Cost Less. “Secopd—The upkeep cost was almost unbelievably less, due to the fact that not oblilln mote" -nrtTFiTge on a seroF pneumatics than on solids, but that the air cushion effects a wonderful saving on the -chassi s. “Not only that, hut after 2.000 or 3,000 miles the resiliency in the rubher.has. been exhamdeiTor, as the motorists say. the rubber ‘tires’ (not a pun, but meaning fatigue) and acquires more the consistency of -wood than of gutta percha. “Also our engineers found that the

fuel consumption was less for the wellknown reason that any nneutnull c-t ired vehicle requires less power. “Another factor that was much in favor of the pneumatics was'the absence of injury to loads of fragile materials. Perishable goods suffer less in a pneumatic-tired truck than they do in a solid-tired vehicle, even though the latter go at half the speed. “Lighting was another problem. “First we had kerosene lamps and then came the carbide tank. ~“Wlth some reason there was objection to this on the ground that It was dangerous. “A lot of people had to be convinced that if the car got into a smashup the gas Tank would not explode. “It sounds ridiculous at this late date, but it is a fact, that although every motorist wanted to get away fronF tlw drudgery and the danger of cranking his car there was a tremendous opposition to every form of Sfilfc. starter “We expected and were prepared for a battle- when we decided that the right thing for a light, high-speed truck was pneumatic tires, but we have always believed it was our duty to give the-bayer the best our experience dictated and so we went through with it. “Everyone now admits the pneu-matic-tired truck is inevitable, because it is the solution of most of the tracking problems, so we feel well repaid for our missionary work.”

From Every Standpoint Pneumatic-Tired Truck Is Superior.