Show SPEED OF TRUCKS IN WAR ZONE IS UP TO 20 MILES W What at are are the requirements of moto trucks as to speed in the war zone zone The I Ianswer answer to this question n. n s so frequently asked is given by Th Thomas mas an and Thomas Thomas automobile engineers engineers' of Detroit W W. Owen Thomas was an ah eyewitness and student student of every phase of motor truck work vork and con construction cl on in the Europ European n war War VaT trucks are normally operated at from twelve to fifteen miles per hour to but the governors are usually set allow a speed of eighteen to twenty declares de declares dt de- miles milts per hour in an emergency clares Mr Thomas The governors are arc often disabled and a a. great preat many trucks are not provided with governors g all at Most 1 of the trucks s in France are are re geared eared so that their engines gi wilt will operate op crated erate coso continuously shyer at eighteen or twenty miles an hour on high on-high high gear In n emergency They are also required to operate on second gear ear up to a normal normal normal nor nor- mal speed of twelve miles per hour so soth the convoy convoy convoy con con- country that trat undulating th t in an is not spread out by vehicles voy trucks slowing up on hills The later 50 to 1 designed have a red reduction of low gear in order that they will on maneuver on low and rev reverse under bad tad road conditions without it being necessary to race the engine in start- start ing that the tile It it It is found in practice even eyen much from this axles do not suffer utter as extreme reduction as by racing the engine on- on ln and letting the clutch in as la is necessary necessary nee nee- gine essary with some older type t trucks sent from America |