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Show Proper Care of Tires Makes Them Last Longer Tire manufacturers have compiled some very interesting figures regarding regard-ing tires which have become unserviceable unserv-iceable prematurely. One manufacturer manufac-turer states the loss of tires ruined before they become worn out through carelessness on the part of owners amounts to $100,000,000 annually, which loss could almost be entirely eliminated. Another manufacturer says that one out of every three tires used Is on a wheel out of alignment or one that is wabbly, causing the tread to wear down quickly, due to unnatural causes. Still another states that of tires which do not give complete com-plete satisfaction 00 per cent of the trouble is due to the fact that the owners do not carry sufficient air pressure and do not have small cuts repaired on time. Sunlight, heat, rain and cold are elements destructive to the life of rubber rub-ber not so much while in service, but that extra tire hanging on the rack will suffer if not properly covered. The rubber will crack. |