FORD OWNERS LIKE BALLOONS

NZ Truth, Issue 1029, 15 August 1925, Page 16

FORD OWNERS LIKE BALLOONS

Their Popularity Leads Company to Issue Guiding Table of Pressures

One of the most interesting illustrations of the popularity of balloon tires is revealed m figures just given out by the Ford Motor Company, showing how .Ford car owners have escaped these tires. About the middle of February the company announced that it would provide these tires as an optional equipment on all new Ford cars at small . additional cost, and would also .provide balloon tire wheels for owners who wished to change .over to the new equipment. Simultaneously dealers were requested to furnish estimates as to the number of new cars they would require with balloon equipment. Under these estimates 2d per cent, of the cars .produced during the first month were equipped with balloons. Requirements for this kind of equipment immediately began to increase until m May more than 60 per cent, of the new car production was equipped with balloon tires, with every indication that the percentage for June would be even higher. ' In connection with the use of balloon tires the company has checked thoroughly into the matter of correct inflation, and recommends the following table for the guidance of Ford car owners: Front. Hear. Coupe ..: „ 241bs 241bs Runabout ... 241bs 241bs Touring car ... 241bs 271bs Tudor Sedan „,„ 241bs 301bs Fordor Sedan .. 241bs SOlbs It is explained that m order to secure the maximum service and comfort from balloon tires, it is essential that the foregoing table of tire pressures be rigidly followed. Underlnflation results m rapid wear of the tread, and also tends to break down the walls of the tire. If over-inflated, the cushioning .effect of the tires is lost, and the owner of the car does not enjoy the easy riding qualities which come from the use of properlyinflated balloon tires.