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 127
D VEHICLES. the jar-absorbing, vibration-neutralizing, and adhesion-increasingproperties of pneumatic tires. Furthermore, as the result ofnumerous experiments, it may be correct to assert that a tire,best fitted to endure test conditions as to speed, is also withincertain limits the most suitable… … ¥ <• Fig. 97.—An electric ambulance equipped with solid rubber tires. Economic Efficiency of Pneumatic Tires.— In a paper readbefore the International Automobile Congress held in 1900,Michelin, the well-known French tire-maker, gave a number ofstatistics relative to the efficiency of pneumatics,…
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