Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-20 | Page 14 | World's Largest Tire Being Made

WORLDS WORLD'S TIRE BEING MADE The rhe largest tire Ure e er e er built In this countr country Is now In process of con con- by the B F r Goodrich Rubber company at Akron Oho Ohio for Cor the th United States Slates arm al Ice In sire s le It Is I to liS as asa aa n a H 64 It has ha a 11 sectional cross crons of 14 Inches and designed to sustain a 8 normal load lo of or pounds at III an inflation pie sur of ot 75 pounds The construction of or this mon mono montor ster tor balloon tir tire Ure Is a de of heavy tire construction fully Cully carried out by the Goodrich company when theiu hen It 11 built what hilt werthen then the heaviest tire tires e ever eter or constructed constructed size Ize 12 made for United States arm arID army air en I j Barling bomber I i In order ta to ShUI abue a uie e the he best t ice from rom these thee thes new nea shock anti bal lice loon f c lIre Ice are arc of ot bead straight bead l h tipe pe a n special ha baa hils been built buill to I them The weight of wheel as assembly alone will silL III tip the scale scalo a I ovi oter pounds which will idia of I the fhe he tremendous liftIng Ing PO power er of the new plane From the government service serice these now nO balloon tires Ures the largest sest gest ever Or constructed the B Ii F Goodrich company Is I looking tori forI forar for tor I i ar ward l to scientific th t may hll hae have nn on appreciable InI inI influence In InI I I fluence on balloon tires for auto I mobile