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KEPORT — 1902. 



VIII. Experiments by A. Michelin (1896). 

 Series of Five Tests made by A. Michdin. 

 General data for five series of tests were as follows : — 



Diameter of iron wheels . front 0-92 m. 



„ ,, pneumatic wheels . „ 090 m. 



Weight of iron wheels . . ,,58 kg. 



,, ,, pneumatic wheels . ,, 39 kg. 



„ ,, brake, eniptj', iron wheels 



„ ,, „ . ,, pneumatic wheels . 



Snow Trial 07i Januarif 5, 1895. 



back 1-12 m. 



„ 1-20 m. 



„ 72 kg. 



„ 56 kg. 



. 577 kg. 



. 542 ks. 



Mud Trial on January 25, 1895. 



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Second Series of Tests, Avyust 1895, 



Instead of taking the same running ground (as on the first trials) on 

 the various days, different surfaces were tried under the same conditions 

 of dryness. 



