Washington County News | 1924-08-21 | Page 6 | Maek Run ''in Climbing Hill with Heavy Trucks

"Make Run" in Climbing Hill With Heavy Trucks Unless the road surface Is too rough o warrant it, the best way to climb a iill is "make a run" at it. Climbing ulls In this manner not only makes ise of the momentum of the truck, but t avoids overheating the engine, which s often the result of running In low rear for any considerable distance -ow gear should be resorted to on a nil, when the engine, with open throt-le, throt-le, slows down so low that Its 0p-ratlon 0p-ratlon becomes labored and jerky or t commences to knock. The mvt. num safe speeds of trucks are In gen-ral, gen-ral, quite low In comparison with hose of passenger cars, especially If he former are geared very low and re equipped with solid tires. A trncl? hould never be driven so fast that ts engine vibrates excessively