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Show CARE OF TIRES BY CAR OWNERS MMsaaasaaaMMM t v Average Motorist Will Be Found Guilty of Neglecting Neg-lecting Some Detail. Most forgotten of til parts of a motor mo-tor car when they are Id good condition, condi-tion, and most blamed when they go wrong, tires plead mutely for a driver's attention. If you should ask the average motorist mo-torist whether he takes care of his tires, he would probably reply, "Of course"; and yet the chances are thot be Is neglectful of some detail of tire care. Three Tire Factors. There are only three factors which I govern the cost per mile of tire opera-tlon. opera-tlon. The Art Is the quality of the h tire, the second, the conditions of op-I op-I t ration, and the third, the care of the v ' tire by the wner.' In order, to cut down - the cost of ' tlr. mileage, all three factors must be regarded as Important Im-portant , i v ; It Is of no benefit to buy the best tires obtainable, pnt them on your car, and then forget about them. Watch for small cuts, bruises, pieces - of 'metal or other foreign matter In your tires. Slight defects such as these, If unattended to, will cause " - serious trouble. . , Proper Inflation of tires Is most Im-" Im-" porfant. Tires of any size are made to hold a definite amount of air under pressure. Any certain tire Is deslgued to carry Its prescribed weight only If It Is properly Inflated. Therefore, 1 i don't wait until your tires are obviously obvi-ously flat before relnflatlng them, and don't trust to the "kick" method to tell you whether or not they are hard enough, Take a pressure reading read-ing once a week, whether your tires seem to need It or not. TJnderlnflatton flexes the tire side-walls too much, causing them to break down. l' Care of Balloon Tires. ' ,' Underlnflatlon In a balloon tire Is not as noticeable as In cord tires, and for . this reason, extra care must be taken In checking up on balloon tires. - In this type of tire. It Is not necessary neces-sary to use such high pressure as In cord tires, but It Is Just as Important to see that you have proper Inflation. Balloon tires are also often overln- , dated. This destroys much of their power to absorb road shocks. Don't abuse your tires by driving In car tracks and deep ruts, or by scraping curbstones. And don't for-0 for-0 get that proper care of your tires means a saving both of time and money. . - |