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Show The Auto Trailer For The Farmer By C. H. Gregg Now that tho farmer has found that his automobile Is more than a pleasure vehicle for himself and his family, and can be used for so many duties connected with operating his farm, ho Is looking Into tho question ofn trailer to Increase Us efficiency for his commercial purposes. The average automobile has sufficient suf-ficient power In reserve to pull a well designed trailer loaded to at least a thousand pound capacity. This In addition to the passenger capacity of tho automobllo and when It Is un-derrtood un-derrtood that each automobllo Is so vonstructcd that it will do Its rated work under the most sovcro condl tlons, It can be seen why there Is such a rcservo power avallablo when tho machine Is operated on fairly r.ixnl roads and light grades. There aro a good many trailers on tho market which aio built specially for tho farmer's needs, and tho va-ilety va-ilety of designs Is startling. Probably Probab-ly tho least successful of any typo Is tho two vhcelcd trailer. Ilegardlcss of how well built or designed It may bo, tho two wheeled prlnclplo pro-eludes pro-eludes the possibility of 11 tracking with the automobile around turns and consequently It develops a sldo pulll to tho nuto that take power far In ox-cess ox-cess of the rcservo and straln3 the automobllo frame. In going through depressions on tho load or over any bumps tho load on tho two wheeled, trnllor Is subject to a sovcro Jolting which makes It almost Impossible to' keep In on Thcnj"nro a great number of four wheeled trailers on tho market which fill tho farmers requirements and tho small addition In prlco over tho two wheeled typo Is hardly noticeable. As to the solid or pnoumatlc tires for tho trailer, there docs not seem to bo any special reason why either Is superior to tho other. Each serves tho pur-Pobo pur-Pobo well, and tho pneumatic costs a little more when new, and there Is anuther set of tires to puncturo and blow out. On tho other hand the solid tiro does not tnko up the road shock as well as tho pneumatic. Any well designed four wheeled trailer will prove to bo a good Investment Invest-ment for tho average farmer who has any amount of light haullug to do with his machine. Ily their use tho automobllo Is not subjected la the heavy loads that aro usually put In the tonncau and con scqucntly the auto springs are not strained and broken under tho unusual unus-ual load neither Is the body of tho machlno scratched or tho upholstering upholster-ing tom as Is usually tho case when It Is UBed for a truck. ' |
