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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1917)
5 P CONVERTS AUTO IHTOTON TRUCK Truckmobile Enables Owners of Pleasure Oars to Make Big Hanls. Rauch & Lang Electric umo mamro OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 25, 1917. Q a ff a HAMMER TURNS THE TRICK It stems but yesterday, so rapid has been the improvement and changes in the motor car industry, that we gazed with awe upon the creation of Elwood Haynes and the other pioneers. Step by step and year by year eacli year brings forth some radical im provement, until now we have a car that seems indeed the ultimate car. Hut what has become of the old cars? Junked, you say. Perhaps many of them have been, but with the high-test steel of the present day a motor may be a little old-fashioned, hut still good for years of active service. Many owners of old cars with de livery problems on their hands sought to utilize the old car with a makeshift body and usually suc ceeded in a small way. They at least demonstrated the crying need of a practical device whereby the old cars could be made into a real truck. In answer to this popular appeal came the idea of a truck unit, though in a crude mechanical form. But following in the footsteps of the rapid development of motor cars them selves, so, too, has the truck-unit idea been given much engineering atten tion with the logical mechanical de velopment. One of the best examples of the per fection attained by engineering brains is the Iruckmobile. Built in Chicaco by the Commer cial Truckmobile company, a large concern headed by h.. r. Kirch berger, this truck unit is pronounced by mechanical experts to be the last word in engineering skill, plus the best of materials used and admitted points of superiority. In general application to cars the Truckmobile does not involve any idea that is new, but it does without question emphasize the old truck unit idea with some splendid and ex clusive improvements. The Truckmobile is making over a pleasure car particularly a Ford into a one-ton truck, pfTering won oertul ease ot installation, it may be accomplished with very little work and in a remarkably short time by any man who can handle a hammer, wrench and, drill. Is Easy to Prepare All that is required is to remove from the Ford chassis the rear wheels, brake arms, brake rods, brake drums, lifting the Ford rear axle into place in steel bracket clamps securely attached to the side. This makes of the Ford rear axle a jackshaft in the truck chassis. On the end of the Ford rear axle, now serving as a jackshaft, are placed and easily at tached two bell sprockets unique in their construction. These sprockets key onto the jack shaft the same as the Ford rear wheel does to its axe and a driving sprock et is thus created of greater stability than in any other truck unit that has come to our attention. Naturally the Truckmobile bell sprocket does away with the neces sity of cutting or mutilating the Ford rear axle in any way or taking down Ford rear housing. In spring construction, placement and suspension, the Truckmobile brings .forth the idea that is novel and practical. In the use of three springs two of them side springs and one of them a cross spring or auxiliary "Spring the truckmobile is like a number of other truck units already on the market. Most of the others, however, use side springs much heavier than the cross spring. Truckmobile engineers contend that the big bulk of hauling is done in carrying light loads. As the side springs are the ones to he brought into use in light-load hauling, Truck mobile engineers have taken care not to make these springs so heavy that they fail to deliver the necessary re siliency under load hauling. That is one reason why the Truckmobile rides easy when a half or three-quarters of a ton load has to be hauled. When a heavy load is put on the cross spring (suspended from a cross member directly upon rear axle) is brought into play, 5 But the big feature of Truckmobile engineering as far as its spring con struction is concerned is the suspen sion of the side springs from the low er side of the frame. Truckmobile side springs are not suspended at the side of frame as in other truck units, hut interspersed between frame and axle. In asking one of the Truckmo bile engineers the "why" for this construction his reply was as follows: "If you should try to lift a weight above your head, would you thrust your arm holding the weight diago nally above you, or directly above your head? Well, the spring suspen pension on the Truckmobile is exact ly the same. By keeping the spring directly under the frame of load the strain of springs and rest of chas sis, including bearings, is tremend ously and continuously reduced to a minimum." Features of Advantage. In addition to the special features concerning jackshaft, sprocket con struction and spring construction and suspension,, the Truckmobile also of fers features of advantage. The frame of the unit before attached is 106 inches. After being attached to the Ford chassis it makes a truck with a wheel base of 133 inches five or eight inches longer than any other truck units. The advantages of the longer wheel base re naturally ap parent at a glance. Every one who has ever driven an automobile knows that with in creased wheel base comes easier steering ability and likewise greater ease of riding. In addition to this advantage the Truckmobile, by its increased wheel base, permits of load ing space back of the driver's seat where the hauling of light but bulky merchandise enters into the problems of the one-ton truck user. With length of frame and longer wheel base the Truckmobile has like wise included a wider frame 41 Vi inches wide. With a frame of this width it is able to accommodate a much wider body than it would otherwise be able to do and upon do ing away with all likelihood of side sway of body and load, so wearing to truck mechanism. In its rear axle con struction, the Truckmobile uses a heavy axle, 2x2j-inch forged steel construction, designed, like every Milburn Light Electric u i ?lyl other Truckmobile part, to take care of a load of one and one-half tons instead of a ton, which is its claimed capacity. This truck unit is manufactured by a company of big resources and fa cilities for turning out thousands of these truck units this coming year. The Commercial Truckmobile Com pany, manufacturers of Truckmobile, maintain their general office at 1606 South Michigan boulevard, Chicago. Three 5-Ton Machines Save $30 Daily in Sand Haulage Unlike most contracting companies, the Rodgers Sand company of Pitts burgh has found a practical utility in not confining itself to the biggest motor truck units, says the Power Wagon. In addition to three five-ton machines, the Rodgers company has a two-tonner; This vehicle is found to be of particular advantage in car ing for lighter hauls. Its reduced up keep is an economy. The Rodgers company has been a motor truck user for nearly five years. The first machine in service, a five ton motor truck, has actually im proved itself. It is now covering more mileage and carrying a greater tonnage than ever before in its his tory. The Rodgers company believes that the depreciation of the machine, judged by its performance, has been virtually nothing as far as actual serv ice goes, and that it would be business folly to trade the vehicle in for another. Instead, at the proper time, the company plans to have it over hauled and kept in service. Herman Rodgers,- one of the directing heads of the company, expresses the opinion that a good motor truck, even in the hard contracting service, should be able to give ten years service with reasonable care and proper overhaul ing. This company's machines work about 200 days per year. Four miles per gallon of gasoline are obtained under normal conditions with the five ton machines. The two-tonner shows a five-mile average. About fifty miles a day is the average mileage when tne Dusy season keeps the vehicles In active service. Ten miles is the maximum distance covered from the yards. The com pany retains fifty horses for nearby work, but would gladly discontinue them all if machines could be oper ated at as great an economy in street work. This company has two yards In Pittsburgh from which sand and gravel are hauled to building opera tions throughout the city. Two mil lion tons of sand and gravel are taken yearly from the beds of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at their confluence to form the Ohio. This work saves the government the need of doing any dredging. ' Moving Pictures Used in Teaching Selling, Advertising Monday night, F. C. Rudisell, local manager for the Firestone Tire and Rubber company, will give a talk and show moving pictures on selling and advertising at the Central High school auditorium at 8:30. There will be three reels, representing a young salesman's experience on the road selling automobile tires. It portrays the disadvantage of a salesman start inir out without the technical knowl edge of salesmanship and the aid and help of advertising. The original purpose of this film, called "The Link," was for the benefit of the Firestone Tire and Rubber company's sales conference, held once a year in the factory in Akron, U. During the session last fall there were a number of people in attendance who were members ot commercial and ad clubs. As soon as the con vention was over there were a number of demands by these people, asking for the use of this film at their meet ings. It was first shown preceding this convention at the Commercial club in Cleveland, where a number of outside people saw it. It seemed to fit in and answer a need of the Mur phy Paint company, Willard Battery company, Stewart s speedometer peo pie and a number of other large con cerns who UBed it at some ot their conventions. The demand was so great that the Firestone company had to have a number of prints taken from the original film. Mr. Rudisell realizing the value and educational qualities of the film pre vailed on his company to send it to Omaha for use here. The picture is put on by the sales manship classes of the evening high school, taught by Nelson C. Wood. Anyone interested in salesmanship is invited to attend. First Motor Truok is Received in Honduras The first motor truck seen in Ceiba, Honduras, if not on the entire north coast of Honduras, arrived from New Orleans recently to be used by an ice manufacturer. As makers of motor cars have been actively trying for some time to introduce motor-delivery cars on this market, the arrival of this truck is something of an event. There is an opportunity for truck sales to the plantation owners. The planters, however, are quite skeptical on this point, believing the trucks would mire in wet weather. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. At This Reading Battery WILL NOT Freeze Uioo 1200 At Thi Reading Battery WILL Freeze HjrdroflMttr Rwtflat, I .MS With EXIE Storage Batteries and DELCO Starting, Lighting, and Ignition your winter problems are solved, no Frozen Batteries. Delco Exide Service Station 2024 Farnam Street Douglas 3697. Omaha, Neb. AN IMPROVED MOTOR PART SOLVES THE FUEL PROBLEM ThU lg on of the port holes at which th Ri no I In in completely wonted and through which the oupwrhvated vapor iied mixture passo into the oyllnder. It Is in direct contact with the heat in it wall, no thnt the full effect of the heat from the exhaust nan Is con centrated upon tt Air and gas enter at thel intake opening-. The Wilmol Manifold does not take hot! air through the carhuretor I The mixture1 Is completely! vaperiied at port openings.! Instead of a wet, clinging. waeteful, atom lied mixture! you have a clean, vaporised! mixture f great power. M This dividing wall Is heated by th. 1 V -exhaust from the cylinders, and In turn M WA m M uperbnate and completely vaporise m iM tne 'rsnn mt'ture of gasoline and ai Ilf3 " oylinder portholes. The exhaust ga m ITTlflS PWfTfl warniB the Manifold at the firt expl M Tra-L. lair is -ton so that the oar gets away Imme- 1 Bflnrifl dlately. J i i M J UUU I Wwt of th wilmo Manifold, and heat- if L I I I ng the incoming gas, the exhaust ga M I s -n II ....... ..j fMm tN I I I carbon. Gae li elean ae tt enters the I f v I I cylinders and clean a It leaves them I n1 Increases Gasoline Mileage 42$ to 54 by Actual Official A. A. A. Tests Completely Vaporizes. Gasoline Practically Eliminates Carbon A FTER you have seen the wonders of all Motordom at the Automobile Show, your visit will not be complete unless you see that which makes every engine a better engine, every lubricating system a better lubricating system, every carburetor a better carburetor The WILMO MANIFOLD the greatest recent offering of science to motoring. A few pounds of metal, so ingeniously devised as to awaken the admiration of the most advanced engineers attached to the automobile engine in a few minutes with a monkey-wrench, with truly remarkable and officially proven results. Convincing A. A. A. Tests The WILMO MANIFOLD utilizes the heat of the exhaust gases to superheat and completely vaporizes the incoming mix ture. Every drop of gasoline of whatever grade does full duty no shirking no half-hearted explosions - every explosion clean, snappy and full-powered no wet, sticky residue left to trickle down into the lubricating oils to destroy their effect or to score or scratch cylinder walls and so cause undue wear of both walls and pistons. The car gets away immediately with all cylinders hitting. Tests made under the direct and exact ing supervision of the American Automo bile Association itself show an increased gasoline mileage of from 42 to 54 as the direct result of WILMO MANIFOLD efficiency. And with this increased mileage is the further important factor of carbon reduc tion virtually all troubles due to car bon being eliminated with the conse quent saving of time and money. Solves Long Standing Problem All car manufacturers today are ex periencing trouble on the score of poor mileage, bad lubrication, or excessive car bon or all three. The fault is not theirs. They have de veloped the mechanics of the car to the utmost. Nor is the carburetor responsible. De velopment here has likewise reached a high point of excellence. The trouble is poor gas. And for this the oil man is not to blame it is an eco nomic condition imposed by the impera tive need of conserving the supply of gasoline. . Every engineer knows that heat alone will vaporize gas. The great problem has been how best to apply heat so as to se cure the full driving power from good and bad gasoline alike. The solution comes in the WILMO MANIFOLD,' so simple and yet so thor oughly effective as to .awaken the three fold interest of the automobile industry, the oil industry and the motorist. Read again the above results of official A. A. A. tests. See For Yourself And the beauty of it all is the WILMO MANIFOLD proves its own mileage-increasing efficiency in one short demon stration under your own eyes, and under the every day working conditions of your own engine. If you are an automobile manufac turer, an oil man, a garage man, a dealer or a motorist, you have not really seen the Show if you haven't seen the WILMO MANIFOLD. And the price but $7.50 to $15, ac cording to the make of the car. Made by the Gillette Motors Company, Mishawaka, Indiana, and sold with the absolute money-back guarantee of the maker. Home Office, First Nation! Bank Building, Chicago, 111. WHITTIER COMPANY Automobile Necessities Omaha Branch Temporary Addrtti 401 Sanford Hotel Special Exhibit and Demonstration During Automobile Show At U. S. Rubber Co., Omaha Branch, 1608 Harney Street OMAHA SERVICE STATION S,ttn& DEALER Call at our exhibit at the Omaha Rubber Company and arrange to see tests of the Wilmo as compared with Standard equipment, similar to official tests of the A. A. A. Prove to yourself that the Wilmo is all we claim for it. Tests will be made Thursday. .