THE SPARE WHEEL.
WHEN TO USE IT. A life of idolence Is bad for all of us, and my heart often goes out to the spare wheel of the modern car (writes “ L.C. ” in the Autocar). Five wheels and five tyres are provided by thoughtful manufacturers on every car sold, and the hand of Destiny (in this case the fitter) decrees that one of these wheels complete with tyre shall be mounted as
a spare. Meanwhile, the remaining four wheels and tyres start to work in earnest for their respective livings. Tyres are so good nowadays that a. new car will often run 5000 miles or more without a puncture/. Meanwhile the spare wheel leads a life of complete indolence. When the first puncture occurs* the spare wheel starts life, the damaged tyre is duly mended and takea a well-earned rest. But to obtain the* full mileage from a set of tyres iff is obvious that all five must do the* same amount of work, and the spare* wheel that only starts life at 600(1 miles or more has a lot of leeway to make up. ,
It is a good plan to do a little changing around every 1000 miles or so. Put the spare wheel on the offside back wheel, for example, and give that tyre a rest; after another 1000 miles change over with the near back tyre, then the off front and ia turn the near front. ■
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 278, 7 March 1929, Page 7
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