Water Better Than Air in Tyres of Lorries
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Received Sunday 9.20 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 5. The drivers of a Liverpool haulage firm who are filling the rear tyres of their lorries with water instead of air say that both the acceleration and hraking are improved, the tyres last longer and there is no wheel spinning or skidding. The firm's chief engineer started the experiments with water-filled tyres a year ago. With 20 gallons of water pumped into each rear tyre of the test vehicle he mixed a quantlty of calcium chloride which has antifreezing and rubber-preserving qualities. The results were excellent, he said. The drivers said their lorries rode corafortable at all speeds and the tyres could go for as long as six months without any maintenance.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 November 1949, Page 5
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