MOTOR TRUCKS ON EASTERN FARMS. 



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Table XIX. — Per cent of time lost by trucks of different ages on account of motoi and 



tire trouble, breakage, etc. 



Age of truck (months). 



Number 



of 

 reports. 



Average 



per cent 



of time 



lost. 



12 and less 



155 

 190 

 120 



77 



0.6 

 1.1 

 1.6 

 1.6 



13 to 24 



25 to 36 







The estimates of the men who had used their trucks different 

 lengths of time were as follows: 



Of 155 who had used their trucks 12 months or less- — 

 122 reported the loss of no time. 

 32 reported the loss of 1 to 5 per cent. 

 1 reported the loss of more than 10 per cent. 

 Of 190 who had owned their trucks 13 to 24 months — 

 130 reported the loss of no time. 

 52 reported the loss of 1 to 5 per cent. 

 7 reported the loss of 6 to 10 per cent. 

 1 reported the loss of more than 10 per cent. 

 Of 120 who had owned their trucks 25 to 36 months — 

 73 reported the loss of no time. 

 39 reported the loss of 1 to 5 per cent. 

 6 reported the loss of 6 to 10 per cent. 



2 reported the loss of more than 10 per cent. 

 Of 77 who had owned their trucks 37 months or more — 



39 reported the loss of no time. 



34 reported the loss of 1 to 5 per cent. 



3 reported the loss of 6 to 10 per cent. 



1 reported the loss of more than 10 per cent. 



The newer trucks are more reliable in this respect, just as they are 

 in respect to the amount of time they are out of commission when 

 needed. Eighty per cent of the men whose trucks have been in use 

 12 months or less stated that they lost no time, and only one-half of 

 the men whose trucks have been in use more than 3 years stated that 

 they had lost no time. In all, 67 per cent of the total stated that they 

 had lost no time, and only 1 man in 26 stated that more than 5 per 

 cent of the time was lost on this account. 



The average distance crops are hauled by these men is about 10 

 miles, and the average time required for the round trip is not far from 3 

 hours (see Table IV) . A loss of 5 per cent of the time on such a trip 

 would mean a delay of about 10 minutes, and a loss of 10 per cent of 

 the time would be a delay of about 20 minutes. Such delays, even 

 with the trucks which give the most trouble in this respect would 

 scarcely be as serious as the loss due to having the truck out of com- 

 mission several days when it was needed. 



To a certain extent the reliability of a motor truck depends upon the 

 ability of the operator and the care which the truck is given. 



