Show Barney 01 N ii WATCH YOUR TIRES I i iI iI I 1 I THIS SUMMER J I II II i I I Rip By Barney Oldfield Copyright ht 1020 b by HID Icing F Syndicate nt Inc Ine I Tires and tubes have havo recently been Increased in price some 1 15 per cent which should be 15 per cent more reasons reasons rea rca sons why you ought to be careful In driving in caring for the tires and In inflating them properly Unless you ou got get et more mono mileage from the same set you Ou must stand tho the 15 per por cent increase In cost If It you OU get bet l less ss than tho the normal normal nor nor- mal mileage you ou lose tho the 15 per cent plus the tho cost of ot the difference In mile mile- age During the summer tires are ue taxed more than they are at any other othor time They must operate In hotter condition over roads of oC all kinds for Cor continued periods and usually with less care than they get et at any other time limo of oC tho the year Work of oC this kind calls calla for Cor greater great great- I Creat I er or attention to proper Inflation and I Imore more care In keeping casings free free I from tram cuts Cut j I Inflation Is a aery very ery Important item Unless tho the tires contain tho the right air I pressure they are arc going to show low mileage and cause causo a lot of trouble on the road Make Ial o nO nd allowance for tor the tho increased temperature that might re result result re- re sult suit In warm weather cather Inflate Innate your our tires lo to the tho pressure marked on the tire If It you ou uso izo cords you youcan youcan ou can use five e to ten pounds less pressure pressure pres pres- sure and thereby get easier caster riding but if It you use uso fabric tires inflate to tho the pressure specified Usually the pressure pressure pres pres- sure is twenty pounds per square inch but often orten it varies arles depend depending Ins on tho thomake mako make of or tire If It you ou are going on a fairly long trip with an nn overload o use the maximum air all pressure If It you are aro going gainS on such a trip with only two passengers passengers-an passengers an an you ou you can an re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce tho the pressure and get easier casler ridIng rid rid- ing Ing- The right t way to inflate tires Ures Is to consider the tho load carried as well as tho the size cize of ot the tire Because your our tires show the proper pressure today is no reason why that pressure will be maintained for or d period Porosity of or tho the rubber and leaks through the thealo valve o may maj cause an appreciable drop In pressure Check UI up your our tire tiro Inflation inflation Inna I tion once a week It ought to be a habit with owners to do this whenever the storage batter battery Is checked and certain certain tain ala other weekly items Clr cared d for tor Operation with too little air all causes tires soon eoon to show signs of or tion The tread gets gels hilly hUb and pieces of oC it fly ny of off This Is due to the terrific heat beat generated generate in a a. soft sol tire Ure The heat destroys tho the adhesive qualities of oC the thc cement between the l layers yer causing I them to separate Whenever hene a tiro Uro trea tread looks as I though it Is t wearing w fast check the I I s. i-s.- 11 i 1 l' l t It 1 L. L 1 ii 11 I I IS 1 Lo I v u o. o to for out of alignment of or tho the wheel or orthe orthe orthe the rim A t wobbling wheel t or a wheel heel hal hal does not nol run true truo oven even to a n. slight ht extent drags the tires across the ground nn and wears away the tread very fast a st st. At the same time timo this scraping of tho the tires the road surface on gen gen- crates heat In the tho tire Thus a wheel heel running out of alignment causes causes the tire to wear rapidly from two causes You will not g get t an a adjustment on such sucha a a. tire At the end of or each week look over oyer the tires careful carefully after the they have been well washed You probably will find numerous outs Home Bomo of ot them so small sa say a n. quarter Inch that you OU dont don't feel feci that it is worth while t repairing It IB is IBworth IBworth worth while plugging tho small cuts Keep this In that that that the r fewer t er cuts the tho longer lons-er the life of oC the fabric underneath under uner- noath neath tho the tread Small cuts soon be become become become be- be come largo large ones onea an and If the thc cut cul Is hs deep enough noush to show ilion the fabric Cabric underneath there Is a passage f for r water an and dirt dint to enter Water ater and dirt start a rotting rotting rot rot- ting Une- action in the fabric and rotten fabric fa-brIc is 18 too weak to hold ol oId against tho the pressure In tho tube Small cuts are easily repaired d by the own owner r. r Take a a. stick of or wood and wrap a a. soaked gasoline cloth around one end Use the cloth to clean out O the cut Then Thon Insert a small bit of or tire tire- I tread filler Poke Toko tim tho filler r into the tho cut trim off oft th the tho excess on tho the outside and und allow the tho filler to harden hardon or set If IC you ou do this 3 as soon as a a. deep cut appears you ou nr are arc going to Jot got considerably considerably consid consid- crabl more mono mileage e than the maJ maker er guaranteed cod Where here the cut Is Is one ono inch or mot morn In length it d doesn't est pay to plug In this iv 1 The cut ought o to bo lo j 1 The owner should be familiar with rui UJ ui I oD operation ration OH on the road An a Or 0 I dinar will do the work well wen and you OU will avoid pa paying ln a n. high price at the repair shops already o overcrowded overcrowded over over- er- er crowd crowded d with work Tubes should bo be cleaned with a n. dry cloth before In Insertion The Tho inside of or tho casing should be bo free reo from dirt Sprinkle the casing lightly with tiro tire talc LaIc If It tires call for for flaps do o not omit them because you ou are arc In a a. hurr hurry A tube pinch might result See Seo that the atoms are aro properly capped If It they aro are not dirt will m get set into tho o 11 and cause a leak leale When you have your tires Ures Inflated at nt a a. garage rase see ace that the tho garageman eman puts tho the caps back Into place They have havo havea a A. habit of ot keeping caps or forgetting to replace them |