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The Shepherd " Easily.tired " Wheel.
The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.
[1509] Sir,—In reply to " Hexagon's" last letter L.No. 1497] respecting tub face contact, allowing for a lateral movement of say three-quarters of au inch, which is a liberal allowance, the difference hi the curves is so small that it is negligible. The elasticity of the metal and the special form of wheel easily allow for this..
I fail to see what benefit would accrue to either of us by carrying on the discussion on these lines, as " Hexagon" makes statements which he is not in a position to prove, and which are decidedly premature, as a full-sized wheel is not yet in existence.
I shall shortly have sonic wheels on the road and shall then be able. to test these theory values. – Yours faithfully, H. SHEPHERD.
The Difficulty of the Tire Guarantee.
The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.
[1510] Sir,—The two letters published on this question in your issue of the 291h February—[Nos. 1503-4.— En.]—are all very well from the manufacturer's point of view—but what of the user? After all, he is the main consideration, as it would not be much use manufacturing tires if no one would use them. The small premium paid for the guarantee is, in my opinion, money well spent and easily recouped by the avoidance of speculation and worry as to running life and the knowledge that he is obtaining what he has paid for, or its equivalent. Without the guarantee, the ueer has no protection from any tire manufacturer who has no rePutation to lose. Naturally, the reply to that is. stick to those who have. That,. however, tends to eliminate competition, which is not wholly desirable. The dropping of the guarantee would un doubtedly bring in a lot, of very third-rate tires.
"Experienced " points out that the tiro is the only part of the vehicle with a guarantee on its wearing life. But that, I submit, is the only portion with a problematic life ; it is the most expensive in upkeep.
London users, who almost invariably get the best results from tires, may be willing to drop the guarantee, but I do not think for a moment that will apply to their provi ii nial colleagues.—Yours faithfully, " TIRE BILL."
Night Storage Accommodation:
Not Every Garage is Suitable.
The Editor, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR.
[1511] Sir,—With regard to the publicity which is being given to the necessity for night-storage accommodation, I should like to say that I frequently do long journeys with my steam wagon, and in the course of them have to put up somewhere. I think there is little doubt that every man who has had these journeys to carry out—and their frequency is increasing every day—will agree with me when I say that we all avoid places where we cannot draw in straight off the high road in such a way that we can get off in the morning without any manceuvring. I. personally, should not think -of drawing into a garage where I should have a lot of troublesome backing to do—a difficult operation always with a loaded trailer.
Again, on several occasions I have been refused by the pwner of these so-called garages on the score that my heavy wagon would damage his stone setts or asphalt. I am a total abstainer, and there are many more steam-wagon drivers like me, and I am as a rule forced to put up at a public-house, as there are precious few temperance houses throughout the country where a man can draw in with his steam
wagon.—Yours faithfully, "TRAMP ABROAD."