PS Magazine Issue 044 1956 Series [44 ed.]

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BEAT THE HEAT with

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SEE PAGE 21

It 's wonderful, I kid you not. No arg~ntsabO,ut or w ho didn 't do what or who 's to blanl~~ior ~he shape in. One truck , om: driver. And , be in g ' he ;i, ~xemp,r, fr601 KP, G uard, CQ, etc. , he 's happy; and wo;k1'Hkeh~U to O"'"&,"A.;~; -=:::: Minute we find a meatba ll , we (Urn loose-:~ him lasr. .He ends up the dut), roster and we get an eager be ave~tQ (al:t:~ ,hlS pt~e, Honest, you 'd have to see it to believe it, th~e, way these guyS and polish their cars, or massage their trucks"And ftvery time a watches the bull gang unload his truck, he;,~fo~ eme he's 'got thing, so he .busts his knobs to keep it by using his ti operation and maintenance of that truck. .....,%; \X/hy in heck doesn't the rest of the Army4ge1zQh to

PS MAGAZINE 1956 Se ries

Published by the Department of the Army for the informa-

tion of organizational maintenance and supply personnel. Distribution is made through normal publication channels. Wi thin limitations of avai lability, older issues may be obtained direct from Preventive Maintenance Agency, Raritan Arsenal , Metuchen, New Jersey.

IN THIS ISSUE FEATURE ARTICLES Your Warranty's A Good Deal Hydra-Matic Lube-An Open Book

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It's wonderful, I kid YOli noe. No arg~~n~ about WP9 or who didn't do what or who's to blaiilt foc ,tb(:sbltpe',the nfachine'in the beam to take that kind of treatment. The bes~ rule to follow is: if one of your tires looks suspicious, take it off and get a new pne. You don't have to be ashamed of handing in a tire that has a small cut into tile cords. Small cuts get bigger and deeper and soon it may be too late to save that tire. CutS in the rubber only are not so serious. Anothei rule-as soon as the tread design disappears in the center of the tire, or at most abOut % of the way across the tread, get a new one. If you wear the tread too much, the tire can't be recapped. It has to be junked. Then again a smooth tire picks up a lot of nails, sharp stones, etc. 6

In the dId days, all an Army needed to get where it was going and back was a horse mm10ced on four U-shaped metal whattzits called "horse shoes." Today, horse shat!s are something you throw at two pegs sticking out of the ground. Since tlie Army truck has replaced the horse, and tires have replaced the horse shoe, a lo ~ of guys take that rubber on their wheels for granted. The real factS are-you can take it for granted if you give them a little understanding. They're the best made hue with a "treat 'em rough they can take it" attitude they're bound to bust a §ue. Just give them their due and they'll keep your vehicle floating on air. A tire i~ made up of the tread, breaker, cushion, plies of cord and bead wires. Each has its own job to do.

Most of your tire parts-the breakers, the cords and the cushion-are built to cake up r(lad shock. If any of these parts bust a guc, chac road shock is going to knock that tire right to tire heaven. Here's why-a cire weighing about 20 pounds carries a load nearly 50 times its own weight. When this tire travels aoout 45-MPH,jiforceofaboue a ton is built up trying to tear it apart. That tire has gOt to be t>n the beam to take that kind of treatment. The beSt rule to follow is: if one of your tires looks suspicious, take it off and get a new pne. You don't have to be ashamed of handing in a tire that has a small cut inco tile cords. Small cuts get bigger and deeper and soon it may be too late to save that tire. Cuts in the rubber only are not so serious. Another rule-as soon as the tread design disappears in the center of the tire, or at most abOut % of the way across the tread, get a new one. If you wear the tread too much, the tire can't be recapped. It has to be junked. Then again a smooth tice picks up a lot of nails, sharp stones, etc. 6

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