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m attention to these two plays, neither of which is by any means perfect, but each of which in its way tries to do something more than entertain the Yahoc More power to the Equity Players! Prd Balloon Tires in 1924 Nore: Further detailed information on this subject or any other of interest to a present or prospective motor car owner can be ob- tained free of charge by communicating the Motor Department of Ju 43d Street, New York City.) by Harold W. Slauson BALLOON is intended to keep you up in the air; balloon tires are intended to keep you close to the ground. In either case, however, it is intended that you should “float” on air. The large volume of air in balloon tire: as we have already pointed out in a previ- rticle, enables the wheel load to be ous carried at a comparatively low inflation pressure. This means that inequalitie in the road are absorbed by the air cushions before the shock reaches the wheel and is transferred through the springs to the car and its occupants. A considerable number of the new models of automobiles to be exhibited at the New York and Chicago automobile shows will be fitted with balloon tires as regular equipment. The announcements of a few such manufacturers have already created a keen interest in the balloon tire and a desire on the part of many owners of automobiles to equip them with this latest type of air cushioning. We must emphasize the fact, however, that the balloon tire represents a totally different type of equipment which must be considered by the manufacturer who is designing his car to obtain the most effi- cient results from the large volume of air which these tires possess. The extreme flexibility of the air support of these large tires may produce a certain amount of side which will effect the steering when the car is rounding -a turn or is driving at high speed. This, however, can be overcome on many cars by a slight change in the “toe in” of the front whe and a tightening of the steering linkag: These difficulties, of course, have been overcome in the initial design of the cars originally equipped with balloon tires, and these should be found to be even steadier on the road and to steer as easily as any of the best cars equipped with standard tires. It must be remembered, however, that the balloon tire is a totally new type of equipment and that some phases of driving. must be learned over again. Naturally, it is not to be expected that a soft, easy riding tire of a large area of contact with the driveway can be turned as easily when the car is standing still and this may effect the facility with which automobiles can “back and fill” in order to leave the curb on congested streets. For this reason, some manufac turers recommend a higher air pressure the front wheels than in the rear wheels, thus reversing ordinary standard _ tire practice. Other manufacturers state that the large section of the balloon tire will enable the wheels so equipped to climb the curb easily and thus make it a simpler matter to move away from a congested parking spot than is the case with the easier steering type of tires which are in restricted to the gutter as limited by the curbing. Gusouse mileages on smooth roads may be somewhat lower with the balloon tire, but the increased cushioning obtained may well be considered to be worth a slightly additional cost of opera- tion. However, on rough roads condi- | tions are reversed and the obstructions | and depressions are absorbed by the large volume of air in the tire with the result that the car moves along practically on the level and the engine is not, in conse- quence, called upon to lift the car out of each depression or over each bump. ‘Therefore in normal touring over all kinds of roads, good, bad and indifferent, the gasoline mileage of the two types of tires should be about the same. ‘The user of balloon tires need not worry over his inflation pre true are. There is, it is a certain pressure at which each and type of balloon tire should be carried in order to obtain the best results. On the other hand, the air is carried at low pressure and therefore does not leak out as easily as is the case with air con- fined at a considerably higher pressure. Furthermore, the large section of these tires and the flexibility of their walls per- mit them to be operated “too soft” with- out ensuing danger of rim cutting or fabric separation due to the sharp bending of under-inflated side walls. The thin construction of these tires made possible by the low pressure which they carry will, of course, make them less able to resist or deflect nails and tacks. It is, therefore, quite possible that owners of cars equipped with balloon tires will encounter more trouble with punctures. But here again is only a problematical difficulty which is more than counter- balanced by the added comfort and greater non-skid protection and the higher braking efficienc Originally, the standard size of balloon tire was intended to be mounted on a twenty-inch wheel. The average motor car wheel is from twenty-three to twenty- five inches in diameter. To apply a small wheel to existing cars frequently means brake drum interference and other factors of changed car design for which the auto- mobile in question was not originally in- tended. Consequently, some manufa c- turers are announcing a balloon type of tire to be mounted on twenty-one or y-two inch wheels and which are in- to replace standard tire equipment sting cars. The results of these | apts to bring balloon tire comfort and ng pleasure to the owner who does | not need a new car will be watched with intere Aspirin Beware of In Imitations! Unless you see the “Bayer Cross” on package or on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by ans over millions and prescribed by physic twenty-three years for Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago Neuritis Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain ccept “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” onl Each unbroken package contains proven directions. Handy -s of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell bottles of 24 and 100. 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