India rubber world . , and resistance to slipping. Elasticity orresiliency is notclaimed for thistire, which is in-tended mainlyfor use on com-mercial wagons ^^as a substitute\for solid rubberor steel tires. Itis secured to thewheels of lightvehicles by themeans of a spe-cial type of steelchannel, the sides of which are at right angles to the base. Forheavy trucks and automobiles the tires are made endless, andsecured to wheels by means of side flanges, as shown in theillustration. In either ca^e, bolts pass through the channelsides and the tire, thus aiding to hold the tire in place. Inthe ve
India rubber world . , and resistance to slipping. Elasticity orresiliency is notclaimed for thistire, which is in-tended mainlyfor use on com-mercial wagons ^^as a substitute\for solid rubberor steel tires. Itis secured to thewheels of lightvehicles by themeans of a spe-cial type of steelchannel, the sides of which are at right angles to the base. Forheavy trucks and automobiles the tires are made endless, andsecured to wheels by means of side flanges, as shown in theillustration. In either ca^e, bolts pass through the channelsides and the tire, thus aiding to hold the tire in place. Inthe vehicles manufactured by the same company, the wholemachinery equipment is spring supported, the makers claimingthat this construction, relieving the tires of the duly of absorb-ing shocks, is the logical one. [Auto-Dynamic Co., No. 140West Thirty-ninth street, New York.] AMERICAN MADE TIRES IN BURMA. An advertisement prominently displayed in the daily Gazetteof Rangoon, Burma, though printed in the British empire, in-. cludes not only the Hartford single tube tire, but also Dunlop,Scottish clincher, and Palmer tires, all with Americanmade outer covers. The latter covers are quoted at 18 rupees(=24 shillings = $) each. The presence of these Dunlopgoods on the Indian market recalls the suit recently broughtby the English Dunlop tire company against the related com-pany in America for exporting such goods, alleged to be inviolation of an agreement for the division of territory. TheHartford tires are listed at a trifle less each. THE HARTFORD TIRE VULCANIZER. This is a new vulcanizer, for use in repairing pneumatictires. The repair is vulcanized in a sectional mold whileinflated, thus preserving the original shape of the tire, orthe tire may be clampedon the top of the mold,thus allowing the ma-chine to be used as aflat plate vulcanizer aswell as a sectional heat is obtainedfrom a gas flame placedunderneath in the heavymetal base, and, by thearrangement of themold, the h
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