MOTORS AND MOTORING
1— (By "Clutch.")
Khaki Paint. When the war started most motorcycles intended for service- in Franco wero painted "batllesbip grey," winch lor a timo became the recognised colour for iill war-service vehicles. As tho war progressed khuki, tho miliiiivy colour evolved iu India and later to becowo i'aiuous in tho South African War, has been luoro Hid voguo i'or botli motorcycles and motor-caw. Although not eo smart looking as black, blue, or .groen, and other colours (the personal las to counts lor much in tho matter of choico), i'or durability khaki paint or enamel is unusually good, and, moreover, requires less cleaning down, not because tho mud gathers less, buti because the mud does not show. "What the eye doesn't see tho heart doesn't grieve over." IVe have heard it stated, says the ".Motor Cyclo Trader" (England), that the. lihaki colour for motor-cycles will be preferred permanently on account of its resemblance to the colour of gravelled, roads, which still exceed those of tar-paved or asphalt in point of mileage. Tho rough usage to which war-employed motorcycles have been subjected further suggests that tho good exterior appearance of these machines after long service is an indication that tho khaki-coloured paint which covers them is not alono a means of preventing detection when engaged on war work, but is a capital preservative against weather inlluenccs and damage during transit, not that the latter is very important. On tho other hand, our warcursed world may object in tho most emphatic fashion to the all-prevailing military'colour and to everything calculated to recall the years of horror we aro passing through. When peace is regained and the enemy finally frustrated in his designs on civilisation, it may bo ,we shall 'see a revulsion against all that savours of war, Merc and There. The best way to keep small tools together is undoubtedly to wrap them in baize, or wash leather having at its ends tapes for tying up. Excellent as this is, 'however, \t entails a waste of timo in undoing and doing tip! A decided improvement is effected by hanging tho wasn leather round the locker, so that it presents a uumbor of pockets. This takes up little room, and tho tools «re readily accessible, besides being proof against rattle. The pockets may be held in place by'miming-a thin atrip of nun along the top and screwing this oyer the wash leather to the sides of the locker. Spare pockets will also come in handy for storing small oilcans, spare plugs, etc.
Contrary to the necessity of curtailing tho nse of petrol in England and France, the American authorities are urging the stealer nso of cars and trucks in order to relievo tho congestion on the railways in that country and in Canada. A report from New York stated that the drilling of now wells, increased production of gasoline, and the lack of shaping facilities for export to Europe havo combined to cause consumption 'to fall below production, with the result that storage accommodation is deficient. As petrol cannot be stored in large 'quantities because of lack .of .facilities and inability to build additional storage tanks;'and as it is evident that, no increase in export can bo reckoned on, the War Service Comlaitteo urgo that every effort should bo mado to utilise trucks and cars for hauling merchandise and carrying passengers on utilitarian errands. _ To the extent that petrol and fuel oiks are used for power purposes the supply of coal is conserved, and this is the most important consideration at .present.
An outstanding feature of the standardised motor-cycle developed by the American Quartermaster Corps for army service in Franco is the interchangcability of its wheels, says the "Popular Mechanics Magazine," in an illustrated article. A spare wheel, to bo carried on the side-car, will take the placo of any one of the three wheels in case of au emergency. Furthermore, such a change can be made iii less than a minute. On oilier side are transverse tongues which lit into grooves in (he driving-sprocket and brake-drum mechanisms carried on opposite prongs of the rear fork, In mounting the wheel it is only necessary •to slide it into place and* lock it with it knock-out. axle, which consists simply of a central bolt <mrl nut.
A bolt ov nut taken from iin unimportant part of llio car will often get the stranded driver, out of a dilemma. Suppose, tor example, a nut shakes off the exhaust pipe connections, a similar nut will probably lie found somewhere on the car that will function' instas well if less securely attached. Where a stud has been lost a unit can be used instead. It the. bolt is too long thread a nut down the bolt first, screw the bolt homo as far as it will go, and then tighten the mil down on the job so as to act as a locknut.
Lighting-up time: To-dav, 4.30 p.ui, Next Friday, 4.31 p.m.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 240, 28 June 1918, Page 9
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