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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 123

An illustration from Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles, 1906, leaf 123 — es per day for the hansom driven by men who are, asmost are, allowed two horses per day, and assuming 300 daysper year, then a years mileage would be 9,000. They run, how-ever, not more than eight months at best before tire renewal, sothat the mileage is not probably more than about 5,500 to… … Fig. 96.—Wheel of the Lifu Steam Truck, showing- a solid rubber cushion tire securedin position and protected by metal shoes around the rim. Although the attachmentis so rigid as to prevent creeping, a very effective spring effect is obtained by com-bination of the cushion tire and shoes. It is…

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