Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 299, 27 October 1917 — Page 7

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY. OCT. 27, 1917.

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BENT RIMS Illustration No. 9 shows a tire that has been applied to a clincher rim that has a bent flange. Many flanges are bent by running with a flat tire and striking stones or ruts in the road. The rim looks as thought it haa been pounded with a hammer in the place where this damage was done. Of course the tire would not seat properly at this point and resulted in being severely cut and placed out of commission. This is a very common occurrence now-a-days.

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USE A TIRE CALIPER

Illustration No. 4 shows the cor

rect use of the tire caliper in Judging the proper amount of air pres

sure to carry in the tires. A scale is arranged along the polished steel surface along which the two

prongs that fit over the tire, slide

In this -way the pressure In the

tires is determined without disturb

ing the valve of the tube.

INSIDE PROTECTORS The owner of tire No. 11 had ap

plied an inside protector to a new tire, thereby hoping to lengthen its life. Instead, it has reduced the resilience of the tire, added more

thickness to it whieh created ex

cessive heat and has finally so

weakened the adhesive qualities of the rubber between the plies of

fabric that it became badly blister

ed and beyond repair. Inside pro

tectors should be used ONLY as a means of prolonging the life of

OLD and practically worn out tires, or in cases of emergency with new

ones and THEN TEMPORARILY

ONLY.

Goodyear Cords

Deliver more miles for less money

and give less trouble than any tire

on the market. Don t take our

word for it. Ask the man who al ways orders Goodyear Cords. Many Sizes in Stock Always

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The McConaha Co. Oldest established" automobile house in Eastern Indiana.

Phone 14S0.

41S Main.

SKIDDING Tire No. 6 shows the effect of skidding, caused by a sudden application of the brakes. Ever fall and skin your knee? This poor tire has experienced worse than that. Part of its face has been scraped off. Purely carelessness.

UNDER INFLATION Under-inflation is the "white plague" of the pneumatic tire. More damage, such as shown in illustration No. 3, is done, possibly, by under-inflation than by any other cause. The wavy condition of the tread of this tire is due to Its having been run soft, with insufficient air, and consequently becoming loose from the fabric through no fault of manufacture. Most tire manufacturers have inflation schedules which they are very anxious to place in the hands of every motorist. A tire caliper is the best method of measuring the air pressure in your tires. It is a recent invention of one of the large rubber companies and is made adjustable to all sizes of tires. "When adjusted to the size of tire yon are using, if the tire Is properly inflated, it should slip over the tire snugly. If it does not fit your tire, then the pressure is too high or too low.

CARE OF HIRES IS ESSENTIAL $150,000,000 CAN

SAVED BY MOTORISTS DURING 1918

It is conservatively estimated that the carelessness of American Motor Car drivers during 1916 cost them in round figures $150,000,000, and this applies only to tires. What has been your share? You have contributed your "bit." You must now take this tire problem seriously. Get every mile out of every tire that the manufacturer has built into it. Consult any of the expert Tire Men on this page, they can give that tire you planned to discard a new lease on life. If you don't you are the loser, and if everybody is a loser then the "tire deficit" for 1917 will outrival last year, for there are thousands more motor car owners today than there were a year ago. The photographs shown here are of the genuine abused tires, hundreds of which are discarded every day throughout the United States before they have given the service for .which they were built. It isn't the manufacturers' fault. The mileage was built into

each tire but the car driver lost It through carelessness or failure to give the tire man an opportunity to take the proverbial "stitch in time." Every one of these instances is taken from real life and the tire manufacturers of the country could show thousands of such illustrations every day. They offer indisputable evidence of the general carelessness of motor car drivers toward their tires. Tire economy or care has never been advised to save a shortage in tires, but right now this is an imminent danger for the demand Beems to be growing greater than the supply. These warnings are designed to serve a further and double service for they must educate motor car owners to get every cent's worth of value of his tires that the manufacturer has built into them: A close observance of these warnings will positively effect a saving of at least $30 a year to every motorist who heeds them. More miles for less money will be the result of your consultation with these "Tire Doctors."

CLINCHER TIRE ON STRAIGHT SIDE RIM Illustration No. 13 is of a clincher tire that has been used on a straight side rim. In spite of the fact that such a mistake seems impossible, it happens quite often. The toe of the bead has become flattened and the abnormal strain has resulted in the bead being torn loose, rendering the tire useless and beyond repair.

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RUT WORN Illustration No. 8 shows a tire that has been run In ruts. Whether the ruts in the road are too large or too small for the tire, this wear on the sidewalls occurs regardless. What's the answer? Keep out of the ruts. Tires were not made to withstand wear of this kind.

STONE BRUISES Tire No. 17 is a fine illustration of what a stone bruise will do. This tire has struck an obstruction in the road, generally a stone about the size of your fist. The tough rubber tread did not break for it is elastic, but the fabric of the tire is not built to receive such shocks. The sudden blow caused the fabric to break, which was quickly followed by a blow-out. It is well to avoid stones or other obstructions in the road, however small.

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Frank B. Gish, Prop. United States Tires and Tubes, Maxotires 1100 MAIN ST. N. E. CORNER

NEGLECTED CUTS Illustration No. 5 shows a casing with two-thirds of its life wasted, for neglected cuts in the tough rubber tread have caused it to blister. In this instance sand and dirt had been forced into the cuts and worked around under the tread. Note the several large "bumps" where the sand and dirt have accumulated. If a tire is carefully watched for these cuts, a little Plastic will heal them quickly and no damage will result.

Expert Tire Repairing and Vulcanizing The most of our business are repeaters There's a Reason

RUNNING IN CAR TRACKS Tire No. 14 has been fighting car tracks. Street cars are mighty handy but their tracks play havoc with tires. This tire has seen less than 2,000 miles service but it has been run in car tracks and the rubber is worn down to the fabric in a line following the circumference of the tire. Furthermore the fabric has become worn and blistered. The casing is beyond repair.

John J. Harrington Wholesale Distributor

The GENERAL Tire

"GUM" BLOWOUT." Tire No. 7 has been a victim of a slow leak which caused a Surface or "Gum" blowout. Frequently "slow leaks" are caused by picking up loose" nails or tacks. The head of nail or tack prevents air from coming out of casing at puncture spot, but not so of the tube. Pdssibly before slow leak is noticed the head of the nail or tack has been worn off so that it cannot be located from outside. This happens every day and generally motorist will put several tubes in casing with the result tbat they are punctured by the concealed nail or tack. Take the precaution, always in changing, to run your hand around the inside of the casing in search of these sharp objects which puncture tubes. This casing was originally punctured in center of its tread. While, usually, the air would escape -through the puncture, in this case it followed the fabric plies and came out between outer ply and rubber tread. In seeking point" of least resistance, it has accumulated where rubber was thinnest and formed an air pocket. The thin rubber soon gave way to a blow-out. This casing could, have been easily repaired. A new tube should have been put in casing and at earliest opportunity loose rubber should have been vulcanized to the carcass of the casing where it had become loose.

INJURED BY CHAINS. Illustration No. 1 shows the result of improper application of tire chains. It is rarely that chains are necessary with the modern Black Safety Tread Tires of today but when chains are used they should not' be applied tightly. Leave them just loose enough so that every time the wheel turns the cross chains will not strike the same spot in the tire. If you do not heed this advice you might preserve this illustration as an actual photograph of ycur tire.

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STRAIGHT SIDE TIRE ON CLINCHER RIM Without the lip on the bead, it naturally follows that when a straight side casing la used on a clincher rim, there is only a narrow line of contact between the clinch on the rim and the side of the bead. This causes the bead core to loosen as shown in illustration No. 10 and the tire is beyond repair. It seems impossible that such an error could be made but here is an example.

BLOW-OUTS Illustration No. 15 Is of a tire

whose necessary repairs have been

neglected. To begin with, the tire was cut entirely through by some sharp object. An inside patch was applied by the owner but he neglected to have the patch removed and a permanent repair made at

the first opportunity. This temporary patch has gradually pulled away from the position it originally held and has been forced

through the break, when inside patches are used an outside emerg

ency band should also be applied but both removed as quickly as it is possible to make the repair. Don't wait until the tire gives out but look up a repair man at once.

Have the tire repaired while the In

jury is small.

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TIRE APPLIED HASTILY Tire No. 12 has been hastily ap

plied and the flap has been allowed to extend tinder the bead In several

places, not allowing it to seat prop

erly. The tire has broken at each

of these points, just above the bead and produced the same effect as a

rim-cut. Needless to say this tire

is beyond repair.

NO. 16.

Illustration No. 16 shows how

easily the front wheels of your car can be lined up. The front and

rear wheels on one side of the car

should be put straight in line so

that a string as shown in the Illus

tration will come in contact with

the tires at the front and the rear

of each. Having lined the wheels

on this side, a string should be car

ried to the other side of the car

where the process is repeated

snouia a distance or more than a

quarter of an inch be found to ex

1st between the side of the tire and

the string, the wheel is out of alignment. The greater this distance.

the greater the wear on the tread. Having discovered this, the wheel should be properly adjusted.

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Phone 2411.

12th and Main St.

Open Evenings.

FAULTY ALIGNMENT A more common tire injury is shown In illustration No. 2. This effect is due to faulty alignment of front wheels. A bent axle or steering knuckle may be responsible or possibly the demountable rim was not perfectly applied. Accidents are. not always responsible for front wheels being out of alignment but frequently this Is the case. All cars, through no fault in manufacture, are subject to ..this condition and the first Indication will be given when you notice the

tread of tires wearing as though a file had been used on them. If the tread becomes worn through. 'and

the fabric affected, the tire is be

yond repair. Correct trouble quick-

ly to avoid: necessity; of this. There is but one remedy and that Is care. Test front . wheels - frequently -and

be sure that they are In proper

alignment, see illustration No. 16.