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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBOTE, SUNDAY MORNING, FKI3KITAKT 6 TO THE M UI10 2D, IU2I.' fc1? 'CARES CBAUFOQB AUTO Painting and Enameling Problem of Economical Operation Advised for chines, Heavy and Light SEE OUB 523 7QR7 Icf Wasatch A Wnmttr.h 1855 to the fuel and to the air that the volumetric efficiency of the engine Is cut down appreciably, and this brings as Ina result a marked reduction In power. one device which 'ths writer knows this error was discovered, sad while ths fuel was heated too much in tbs beginning, the mixture Is later cooled, so gs to avoid reduction in power. In considering the Installation of a device of this sort the watch truck operator should carefully la not the power output to see that tahe first ths losing more than he Is saving cost of the fuel. Fuel cost U a Mg item in truck opera-- , 4 bigger Kara by farthn It la In oparatlon of passenger cars. In aplta which tbeproh'era of producing eeo-- J comical operation has received much more attention aa regards the passenger - wehtal than It lias with the truck. , Tor passenger ears there are devices i which show an appreciable saving in the use of gasoline, but these devices nave no v counterpart for trucks Of any sort. At said with all pmphasi the outset let It be ' Z that there are means directly at hand 'whereby any motor truck of any type or capacity may be made to use "lera I sene or at least a mixture of kerosene ; and gasoline and at the same time give i greater mileage than was had with ordl Auxiliary Tank Needed. nary gasoline. And with this economy the use of an with y there win be little if any interference few rrvmrts ol ordinary running, and there will be proh gasoline, so that this may be used for a ably en Increase In power. minute or two while the engine Is getting started, when the main tank of kerosene Is switched on. Ths main difficulty Is not Idling Increases Cost. auxiliary tank, but The very lowest fuel cost per ton mile with the use of, this it Is always filled. An Is reached, of course, when the driving in seeing that fleet a of motor trucks of big - of the truck is properly dons, when the operator discarded kerosene ' Idling periods are cut to the lowest limit,- in- (Brooklyn recently because he had lost when the most Is got out of the mech- equipment altogether ten times the cost of the outfit when one anism by proper carbureter adjustment of little-use- d on a stuck got and efficient functioning of the Ignition road-Wit-hlgtrucks engine trouble. It prbved to be and other systems at the same time that some was which minor fault, Ignition 4 the cheapest fuel Is used. A poor driver about ten minutes. But the , .with a badly conditioned truck might fhted up In cooled so that gasoline had to had raise the fuel cost on kerosene above the engine be used to get a start and there was no . figure that a . skilful man could run on gas In the auxiliary tank, The driver had , gasoline for, to wait until another car passed on that There must also be considered the of some device which adde .further lonely road, which was some hours. to the economy, where there le setae cdh Another fault with poorly designed ditlon in the engine which cannot readily kerosene equipment Ilea In Its effect on the be corrected by adjustment, Ordinarily oarburetlon. Properly carbureted, I, the use of special devices, such as am kerosene should leave no greater deposit Wary air Inlets and miners. Is of little than gasoline, but when the system la avail, since their very presence acknowl not just right the carbonisation periods , edges a lack of attention to the engine. will be so frequent as to bring the cost of carbon removal so high that any saving In the price of fuel Is wiped out. The l.. -- also . brings . Obviously there must be expected a inefficient kvveeene. device crank case of waste of fuel when Ignition Is poor, when about an soaccumulation in other words, it called, "soup, , lubrication )a faulty because of an an throws down a quantity of onburned fuel, cumulation of water and dirt In the which gets Into the crank case and forme f crank case because of infrequent drainemulsion with the cylinder oil, dewhen leaks an ings and replenishing!, lubrication and wastes money, abound, when there are Innumerable losses stroys it destroys the efficiency jd( the in the itawer transmitting members due while th slipping clutch, drags In ths transmts- -' truck. slon, univeraals or drive due to lack of Object to Kerosene. AH of these condiproper lubrication. tions are directly due to the work of a Many of those who -- have tried kerosepoorly tralned tructe operator. It la an ne-have brought up serious objections axiom among experienced truck operators to the us of water feeders or, where a that maintained detachable means trucks cylinder head is used, to the efficiently I ' an efficient transportation system and use of a compression plate to reduce the lowest cost of operation, Both or either of these are ueed Assuming that the very most la gotten o prevent knocking of the engine and t out of ths truck by proper care of the rapid overheating. v parts, let us tee what can be done to perObviously, then, an operator should mit the use of a different fuel from the Investigate any kerosene device conventional gasoline. Kerosene at one carefully before he decidee to Install It on his en- - "th ) to 523 South State Phones them do. But some exporlmentere along these lines have made the fatal error of proving their devices on but one type of vehicle and then assuming that it wee The Inventor would take a right for all. Ford, let us eav. and do all his experiwtthFthat-engfand then simmenting ply build a larger model of hla device for. two-to- n truck. This a procedurs did say, not always produce the anticipated results, and that Is why many truck kerosene .Installations failed utterly. On the other hand, many trucks are sold today with carbureters claimed to handle kerosene successfully, which they do proving that It can be done. In fact, it la eaay Is but one Inconvenenough, and there ience starting.- - This must- be dons on has cooled Sasollns whenever the engine any degree. lon - EXHIBIT AT THE SHOW Opinion Rendered That Few Satisfactory Substi 6 tutes Serve for Gasoline. , . tr ne -- HERE! The 1921 BRISCOE! Pneumatic Tire Gaining Favor ; Cushion Qualities Are Declared Superior. - h O Every Refinement; Every Convenience; Every Comfort; And Economy As Well -- - With ths Introduction of wheels other than wooden ons for motor trucks many buyers are at a loss to know If It la advisable to mak a change at ths time of ad-ditl- - I r , v- cuts 7jr: Bern ... equal, but ruts it further if the kerosene gives greater mileage and more power with better general performance. The ac-tual carburetlon of kerosene Is simply a JvQuestlon of the proper use of heat at - the proper time. J- Fatal JErrors Blade. J -- Today thware-t- si Aha.f4Ctx,4ey.fcesi. handle kerosene - -r- m "the market more art claimed .to successfully..., Many of .which. An Invitation purchase. Th wheel situation Is at once difficult of solution when Interesting mere types are considered and not specific designs, because, as la obvious, a good type of wheel may be of poor becomes wofSe'tllkfl We have to a poor design well mad consider In motor truck equipment ooden wheel, the diso wheel,' the steel spoke wheel and the hundred and one special types which, the owner Is told do sway with so many truck Ilia It Is a fact that ws have used wooden wheels for many years past on all sorts of vehicles and have gotten satisfactory service from them, so long ae the quality of the wood was maintained. Thert is only one type of" wood which seems to be able to stand up, and that ts second growth hickory. The writer understands that the supply of this wood is unlimited and therefore there ts no reak-- o. to Believe that ths wooden wheel wilt become less popular than metal wheels. We must, however, keep in mind the desire on the part of truck manufacturers to keep cost down, with the resulting effect that many ofous, trucks are, fitted with, such cheaoj 4 devices under consideration on one of his made' wheels fnat of the upon Immediately receipt change until trucks , the -results justify general truck. equipment. Devices of this type fall readily Into ' rtaases such as special carbureter, spe- Steel Spoke Favored.. cial manifolds and 'combinations of theses The steel disc wheels as made today Most of the Inventors use the same prin- are very favorably looked upon In Europe, ciples, but apply them In a different way. not only for truck work, but for passenIt amounts simply to ths application of ger cars Ss well.. .The. rapid advance, of best to the fuel, the heat making it pos-- metal wheels abroad has come about bio-I.x apoctse ..this heavier,. IucX.. in through. ,t be InabllUy..of.,fBrelgEt iuaksrs to. some cases so much heat ts applied both get a sufficient, amount of good wheel ad j . T - v v- i -- -- , - looking-for- - - See Us About the Briscoe .The Leader in Light Weight Cars. -- Co. MiUer-Cahoo- n a us jlto am 'Sdvmt7e im sm State strc MURRAY, UTAH. as at & rswarape: vsrzc A.l'fc? M al n, - Naturally all aorta of metal wheel were taken up, the steel spoke getting particular attention In England. In this country some manufacturers or thought it large capacity trucks hav advisable to take up the steel a heel the equipment, and most of these favor condisc type. So far as strength is than Is hot better wheel steel the cerned, the wooden, but it has the advantaee of being easily cleaned, of being light in a eight and good looking. Some claims are made regarding lateral strength, but If a I doubt If .they can wooden wheel is used Jn com parlson. wood. SHOWS CLEVER STEPHENS MODELS LARSON-CLAYTO- N well-ma- Special Type Introduced. Since the beginning of the truck have Been made to Intro attempt duce special types of wheels known v ariously as spring wh ls, resilient wheels. cushion wheels end free hub wheel While a few of these types have made a little heedway, the majority have had no success whatever, owing either to In herent faults, the greater price, or both, wheel of thl type ts too mechanically In comparison eel to warrant any great favor, and on top of this there usually are moving parts, which soon become covered with mud and rpst. The average type la Inferior to any exliting type of wheels so lar aa It ability to taka car of aid strain is ooncerned. The maker of thee special wheels emphasise the fact that the use of wheels will do away wtth vibration to a great extent and thus save the mechanism end will prevent undue wear of the tlrea While some of these wheels undoubtedly act as cushioning agents between road and chassis, the disadvantages are such ae to overshadow a alngl merit. Borne of the makers even go so far- a to etat o that the use of the wheels make tlrea unnecessary and that the earn or better remits are had with the wheel and aotld tlrea than with orditires. nary wheels and pneumatle I do not believe that- - there ts anything now in use that even approaches the cushioning qualities of the pneumatic tire, and the truck owner who has hi choice between special wheels and special pneumatics should unhesitatingly select the latter. It Is being freely predicted that the pneumatic tire will come Into general uSe on all types of commercial cars, because of the known ability of the 'to absorb shock better Uian any other medium. r The motor truck operator ahould wheels, regardless of the type used. In the woolen type spoke looseness may develop In the cheeper ones, and If not correct lruc(!on ol - pneu-matl- pneu-mat- N,ew smartness and new grace. and beauty, new style TheseJ,are the impressions ' you will receive instantly when you see the. Hupmobile at this years Show. The new top is a beauty, with a plate ' glass window in the back curtain. fenders give a fresh touch. The improvedupholstery and the added equipment provide greater comfort and convenience. New-lin- e , ( this means that the Hupmobile cs as conspicuous now for its fine appearance as it has always been for its fine performance. AH te Hyland Motor Company 57 South State Street Wfcsatch 1450i Auto Raft Invention pf Oakland Freight Agent An tutcmoblla raft, th Invention of an Oakland man, was given Ite first demonstration at th yards of th fian Francisco and Sacramento railroad. Fortieth street and Charter avenue, Oakland, last week, end haa more than filled the expectations of the Inventor, Paul Arnsteln. city freight agrnt of th company. Aa a result, the "raft." built In Oakland. haa been purchased by th Ban Franglsco and Sacramento road and will be need to unload all material from box or flat oars. Th affair may be better described e a portable freight platform. It I mounted or hug Iron wheels, hut on a tev surface may b moved by on man. On end of it Is pushed up to th of the car to be unloaded, and th like th apron that lower to th deck of ts to th Incline, ferry boot, adjustable overcoming any Inrqualtty In th height of care. A gentle Incline allow automo- Wire to he unloaded with safety and II yat'jh. Oakland Tribun TbwrlndCar M amdttmr Stdmn Co mp4 hvr Lower Artcrafttop on Stephen Roadster Uppr Stephen Sport model with Art craft top Beautiful Stephens Salient Six models with Artcraft Tops will be feature of the Auto Show. Several color schemes will also distinguish the exhibit of the Larson-ClaytoMotor Company. n 1 ttbr MimppoDjOD |