CARE OF TYRES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 670, 24 October 1933, Page 2

CARE OF TYRES

NECESSARY FOR EFFICIENT SERVICE FORM ALL VFHICLES. FREQUENTLY NEGLECTED. The care of tyres is always'important to private miotorists and to transport users who look ito their vehieles as repriesenting so much earningpower. The latter have a particularly . strong rea&on for giving adequate at- j •tention to tyre equipment, beciause neglect of tyres must jeopardise the compliete efficiency of a vehicle, whetheri it he a motor-cyle coimlbination carrier, a van, or a simple de-livery-cycle or motor-cycle. It is unfortunate that so ni'any, conearns who own motor transport of some forim or another do neiglect their tyres, while giving evtery care and ia.ttention to the purely mechanical parts of their vehieles. One often- comes across th& type of .owner who is ixip^t particular where. the enginles of his vans are concerned, but almost oblivious of the fact that his pnenm1atiq tyres do need and deserve soime attention to enahle them to perform their functions properly. Simple Rules. Let it be rememhered that the pneumatic tyre, hy its very nature, depfends upon air for th:e correot perform'ance of its duty. It is the "pneumatic principle" which is imiportant, and it follows that, if a tyre of a given section must depend upon the air pressure in the inner tube, then that lair pressure must he maintained at somfe specific flgure. Now, the tyremakers give the used every possible opportunity of getting adequate ! mileage from the tyres; they merely ask that certain simple rules shall be ohserved, and certain air pressures maintainfed. But, in la great many caseS, the user ignores the recommendations, and thinks it sufflcient to "put a spot of air in" when the thought strikes him! It is not fleasonaJhle to expect proper service from a tyre if it is treated in this cavalier fashion. To Keep Tyries in Order. It is a igood practice to display in the gana.ge a table of load and inflation pressure, and see that they are strictly obsteirved. And it is "vise, too, to look over the tyres pretty frequently, remioVe fliinits, and repair small gashes. — l"A stitch in tiimle" is an lexcellent mott0 where tyres are concerned, and incrietased mileage will always result from due care and attention. "Over-loading" is akin to "underinflatdon," it is false economy to overload any vehicle; the tyres suffer; and mileage is hound to he sacrificed. Efficiieint delive,ry service depends, very largely, npon siatisfactory tyre service. Look .to your tyres frequently; it is a policy which pays.