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Show TRUCK RULES MADE IN EAST Set of Rules Adopted by United States Tire Company Com-pany Jazzy Here is a set of rules for truck . drivers off the care of solid and pneu-matlc pneu-matlc truck tires, formulated by the United States Tire company for the benefit of truck owners: All truck tires have a load limit Constant slight or occasional heavy overloads shorten tire life. Distribute the load in the truck body! BO ' .i"h tire will bear lis proportion-all- share of the weight carried. Oyferspeedtng a tire has the '.uii" harmful effect as overloading. Keep truck -iced within prescribed limits Know, don't guess your inflation pressures. Proper inflation pressure Is as important as proper loads ami speeds. "Tires are limited In shock absorbing absorb-ing power. Careful, slow driving on rough putty roads will reduce tire costs "hook your w heel alignment Tires cannot give full service if subjected to the diagonal grind resulting from, impropei mounting or from misaligned misalign-ed srheela Chains aud other anti-skid devices Injure tires. Use chains only as long as the traction wheels are likely to I slide and apply them loosely. Tires, especially pneumatics. are cut' or scraped occasionally by bent fend-i fend-i '- or Improperly bulll bodies, when the le.nded trnrk travels over rough places. Carefully watch the clearance; vi your tires. Neglected cuts lower tire mileage. Trim off loose slivers from the solid tirei Mend tho small and repair the' large cuts In pneumatics without delay de-lay Turn corners slowly to prevent tire' strains Apply power and brakes grad-: grad-: ually to av oid useless spinning or slid -1 Ing of the wheels. Equalize brake ad-J lustment. These are common and avoidable tire abuses. Running In car, tracks causes tires, t' break down early. Avoid car! tracks. 1-carn the correct method of applying apply-ing and dismounting pneumatic truck; tires. Flap nnd tube should fit prop-j eiiy in casing, and casing cannot fit! properly on a dented, rusty or dirty , rim, I To avoid unnecessary strain on pneumatics pneu-matics or flat spots on solids, lift the trm!; weight from the tires when the, truck Is to be idle any considerable1 length of time. |