Treat Your Tyres With Care
Page 27
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
nURING a recent meeting with L./officials of the Ministry of Supply, the latter emphasized the urgent need for conserving tyres. The first step in this direction was a reduction in the number of tyre dealers from many thousands to 1,500 authorized tyre depots. These depots, in addition to supplying tyres, have the duty imposed upon them of seeing that operators maintain them properly, particularly in such matters as pressure, changing of tyres to different wheels to even the wear, and the proper matching of twins. They thus act in an advisory capacity, but this does not reduce the onus which lies upon the operator to do all in his power to see that his • drivers conserve rubber, and that his tyre mailtenance is first class?
,There are four main types .of retreading—top capping, recapping, retreading and remoulding, and the consumption of rubber increases in the order given.
Drivers should be urgently .warned never to run their tyres much after the patter u has worn oil. The time for recapping must, on no account, be delayed after the breaker strip shows. Tyres may be rendered useless for tseatraent by any of the methods given if the fabric casing be showing.
Operators should not be afraid of visiting .tyre depots immediately the tyres become smooth, They may be told that they can run a few more miles, but this is better than taking them too late.
Many people have referred to stocks of scrap tyres that they ha.ve seen, but these are being absorbed as quickly as reclaiming plants can be installed.
The Trade Press was congratulated upon the manner in which it has already helped in emphasizing the importance of rubber conservation. Other publicity methods used Die the 'issue of over 200,000 posters distributed through the Production Board and to big operators for placing on their vehicles. These issues will be continued. There are meetings with the tyre manufacturers, who will co-operate to make the need known to drivers.
There have been broadcasts on the rubber position, the production of films is now under consideration, and trade unions have given most helpful co-operation through their. branches. Thousands of leaflets on the care of tyres are also being distributed.