Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 115
heel the more adhesive surface there is for the tire. Whenthe tire is bound in by lugs the natural kneading and strainingof it between the lugs will in time either shear off the lugs orloosen them. Another reason why a large wheel is to be pre-ferred from a tire-makers point of view is that a large… … Fio. 88.—Part Sectional View of a Tubular Steel Wheel, used on many automobiles of allpowers. Although, to the date of the present writing, the principal issue amongauthorities is upon the respective merits of wood and wire wheels, this type of wheelis steadily growing in favor. Among the…
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