Chapter 120 How can a time traveler not have knowledge reserves?

Chapter 120 How can a time traveler not have knowledge reserves?

Chapter 120 How can a time traveler not have knowledge reserves?

Finally, Li Kailang took out a discarded tire from the side. There were also many discarded tires in the parking lot.

Now everything is finally ready.

"Xiao Li, what are you doing? You took so many things." Master Wang asked curiously.

The masters were very curious as they watched Li Kailang struggling.

"Master Wang, isn't my tire broken? Well, I want to repair it and see if it works."

"Repairing tires? What is this? Did you invent this?" Master Wang asked.

"This is not something I invented. I learned it from somewhere else. It can be considered as a reference," Li Kailang explained.

"Borrowed? What did you borrow?"

"I learned it from the tailor and the tire mender."

The method used by Pakistan to repair tires is similar to that used to repair clothes, so there is nothing wrong with it.

"Master Wang, just watch me do it. This is my first time. If there is anything wrong, please remind me." Li Kailang

Master Wang nodded, "Okay, then I'll see how you do it."

Without further ado, Li Kailang turned around and started working on the tire.

First, cut off the hole in the tire, thread the hemp thread through the steel needle, and sew the hole into a grid shape.

Use vulcanizer glue to apply a layer of glue around the hole.

Cut a piece of tire of the right size from the tire next to it, apply glue on it, and then stick it to the inside of the tire.

Use a hammer to hit the tire piece to make it stick together, and then use tire sealant to seal the outside of the hole.

The whole process is almost complete, and the last step is the vulcanization reaction.

Li Kailang placed sandbags weighing dozens of kilograms inside the tire, compacted it with a fastener, and then heated it.

Li Kailang simply built a platform, lit a fire underneath to heat the tires, and then just waited for time.

After the rubber vulcanization reaction is completed, the tire will become one with the rubber and will be very strong and reliable.

Li Kailang clapped his hands and stood up.

"Xiao Li, are you ready now?" Master Wang asked puzzled.

The first few steps are quite simple and Master Wang will be able to learn them at a glance.

"No, Master Wang, there is only one last step. Let the tire bake. Once it is baked, the tire will be repaired."

"Is it that simple?" Master Wang said in disbelief.

"Yes, it's that simple! You can learn this method just by looking at it twice." Li Kailang explained.

"So how does it work? Is it as good as new?"

After all, it is a tire repair, and its effect is not as good as the original tire.

"Master Wang, it's impossible to do it the same as before, but it can be used!" Li Kailang explained.

Hearing this, Master Wang was very happy, "Okay, okay, if your method really works, that would be great."

"There are so many broken tires in our warehouse, most of them have holes like this. If your method can really fix them, then you will have done a great service to our transport team!"

"Come on, I'll take you to the warehouse!"

Master Wang excitedly pulled Li Kailang to the warehouse.

"Master Wang, I know where the warehouse is. You don't have to pull me!" Li Kailang shouted hurriedly.

Having been in the transport team for three years, Li Kailang has certainly been to the warehouse.

Soon, the two arrived at the transport team's warehouse, which was not a small room but a huge factory building.

The gate is three or four meters high. When it is opened, dust and smoke fly everywhere.

What comes into view is a few abandoned cars piled in the middle, with broken engines, drive shafts, doors and all kinds of car parts on both sides.

The two entered a small room filled with tires.

Hundreds of tires were neatly placed in the room, and there were many broken tires in the deepest part of the room.

"Xiao Li, can you take a look at these tires and see if they can be repaired?" Master Wang asked.

Li Kailang did not give an answer, but took a quick look at it first.

This was the first time he had seen so many tires. All the tires here were bad, but the degree of damage varied.

As for the old ones, they are all recycled to the rubber factory. After all, tires are recyclable waste.

"Master Wang, I've taken a look and found that most of the tires here can be repaired." Li Kailang said.

"Okay, okay, that's fine, that's fine!" Master Wang was very happy when he looked at the broken tires.

"But, Master Wang, even if those punctured tires are repaired, they can't pull heavy goods!"

Some tires have holes that are too big. Even if they are repaired, Li Kailang is worried that something might happen one day, so he decided to inform them in advance.

"That's fine. As long as it can be repaired, it's fine. If it can't carry heavy goods, just use the tire of the apprentice's car."

Then he said, "Xiao Li, take a look and find anything that can be repaired. Take it out and fix it."

"Master Wang, there are a lot of tires here. I can't fix them all by myself. Anyway, the method of repairing them is not difficult. So I will teach you the method and let you try to repair them."

"This is not appropriate. After all, this is the method you thought of, and we are not of much help." Master Wang said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, Master Wang. My original intention is to let everyone learn it. After all, once you have learned it, you can repair a broken tire yourself. You can't just wait for the factory to send someone in." Li Kailang persuaded.

Li Kailang has demonstrated it once, and everyone will understand it after watching it. Instead of hiding it, it is better to release it.

"Okay, then I'll thank you on behalf of everyone." Master Wang thanked.

"No, no!" Li Kailang said modestly.

Master Wang called a group of masters and apprentices to move the tires that could be repaired.

Half an hour later, all the tires in the warehouse were gone and moved out.

Those tires that cannot be repaired naturally become repair tools. After all, it is impossible to repair a hole out of thin air.

At the same time, the tires that had been burned had cooled down.

However, it cannot be installed immediately. It needs to wait for complete cooling, which will take about 2 hours before installation.

It's just a tire repair now, so there's no need to worry about it.

Li Kailang repaired the edges and corners of the original hole, and the tire was repaired.

However, you can clearly see the traces of subsidies, like scars, but it doesn’t matter.

"Xiao Li, is this the repaired tire?" a technician asked
"Yes, everyone can take a look." Li Kailang gave up his seat.

Master Zhao touched the seam and felt it was very rough.

Press down hard and it feels very solid and hard.

He touched the other intact tires again and instantly made a calculation in his mind.

"This repaired tire isn't that bad at all!" Master Zhao exclaimed, looking at the masters around him in surprise.

Other masters have the same feeling.

"Xiao Li, your method is great! Although our country has no shortage of tires, they cannot be used indiscriminately. It would be best if they could be repaired. This is a good idea!" Lu Wenjiang said.

"No shortage of tires?" Li Kailang was immediately confused.

"Why, you don't know?" Lu Wenjiang asked.

Li Kailang shook his head, and Lu Wenjiang then explained something to Li Kailang.

This is also a misunderstanding of many time travelers, who think that the country lacked everything in the past. In fact, some things were not lacking, and were even done very well.

Take the Greater China Rubber Factory as an example. It produced my country's first automobile tire in 1934.

In 1957, the Double Coin brand automobile tires produced by Greater China Rubber Factory were the first in China to be exported to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and other regions.

When the Greater China Rubber Factory underwent industrial and economic restructuring in 1956, there were 17 small rubber factories, which were merged into the relevant branches of Greater China.

The Greater China Rubber Factory has an annual production capacity of 14 tires, and together with other rubber factories, the total is more than 50.

As of 1959, the national car ownership was only 21.09.

In the tire sector, it cannot be said that there is no shortage at all, after all, tires wear out at a relatively fast rate. It is just that most tires are used to earn foreign exchange, which makes it more difficult for domestic factories to apply for tires, and there are quantitative restrictions.

“By the way, I also heard that three more rubber factories were established this year, also producing tires,” Lu Wenjiang said finally.

So, the country really doesn't lack tires, so my method is useless, isn't it?" Li Kailang muttered to himself.

"Xiao Li, don't think like that. We don't have much raw material to produce rubber, and your method can be reused. It's a good thing. How can you say it's useless?"

"Besides, look at our factory. We have so many trucks that are short of tires. Other small factories are even short of tires than we are." Master Wang comforted.

Lu Wenjiang also comforted him: "Okay, Xiao Li, don't think too much, teach us how to repair the tire, your method is really good."

"In the future, if there is a problem with the tire when we are out, as long as we bring the tools, we can also temporarily repair it to avoid breaking down on the road."

Other masters also care about this method. After all, when you are away from home, it is good to have one more skill. It would not be difficult if they knew this method earlier.

Li Kailang was relieved, "Okay, then I'll tell you the method, and you can try it. I won't preach to you anymore."

The masters didn't argue with Li Kailang. Since he said so, no one insisted on objecting.

"Okay, everyone, stop watching and try it out. If everyone can learn this skill, we will be more confident when driving in the future."

"Look at what Xiao Li has prepared, and everyone should go and prepare something."

When everyone heard Master Wang's instructions, they immediately started to act.

Fortunately, there were not many tasks today, so everyone finished them early and had time to study.

After a while, everyone was almost ready and placed their equipment on their respective maintenance tables.

Only tire repair films and vulcanizers are not as abundant, but they can be shared.

"Master Zhao, don't use your spare tires, practice with these discarded tires first!"

Seeing Master Zhao take out his punctured tire, Li Kailang hurriedly shouted.

It was the first time, and although the method was simple, Li Kailang didn't dare let these masters use his own tires to experiment.

Although some technicians' tires are broken, they can still be used after being repaired. If they are not repaired, they will be scrapped.

Upon hearing this, the other masters, who had originally planned to do the same, immediately gave up.

As for the apprentices, they don't have their own trucks.

"Master Wang, there are too many people here, and I can't take care of it all by myself. How about a few people come first and everyone take a look. If there is anything wrong, it can be discovered in time." Li Kailang suggested.

"Okay, let's do as you say." Master Wang naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Xiao Lin, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Lu, and Xiao Sun, you guys try it first and set an example for the others." Master Wang ordered.

Except for Lu Wenjiang, the others are old masters and are considered juniors to Master Wang.

A few people smiled bitterly and walked out.

There is no way. Master Wang is of a higher seniority. In the transport team, everyone has asked Master Wan for help.

Even Zhang Jinwu sometimes has to ask Master Wang for help to repair his car when it breaks down.

Soon, several broken tires were brought in front of the people.

These tires all had fist-sized holes, the same problem as the tires that Li Kailang had dealt with.

At this moment, Li Kailang instantly became the technical instructor.

Clean the garbage inside the tire first.

"First cut off the hole, and also cut off a little bit of the edges. The edges are already very thin. If you don't cut them off, something bad will happen later!"

"Pay attention to the distance when threading. Don't pull it too far or too close. Just keep the distance appropriate."

"What? What's the appropriate distance? That's it."

Li Kailang instructed one by one what needed attention.

Repair the hole in a good shape, and use steel wire to rub the inner and outer edges of the hole to make them rough, so as to increase the force-bearing area of ​​the tire repair rubber.

Master Lin couldn't find a steel needle, so he sharpened a thin iron wire and used it as a steel needle.

"Master Lin's method is also acceptable. If you don't have a steel needle, you can use a thin wire instead. You don't have to stick to a specific object."

Li Kailang held the thin wire and gestured to everyone. He didn't expect anyone to use this method.

"I didn't expect that I would hit the jackpot. I don't have a steel needle, but I thought a thin iron wire would be almost the same." Master Lin said with a chuckle.

This feeling of hitting the jackpot by accident cannot be replaced by the original product.

Several people used steel needles to push into the tire and then push it out, and soon a grid was formed.

Li Kailang watched several masters thimble, and the masters around them were also watching very seriously. They might be the next ones.

The masters and apprentices formed a circle and watched the masters operate.

After the mending is complete, check again and clean the hole.

Then apply vulcanizer to the hole and the rubber strip.

Finally, all the holes inside and outside the tire are covered with tire repair strips, making sure they are very solid.

The entire preliminary steps are completed!
Li Kailang checked the work of the masters and found some slight differences, but they were not too bad and would not affect the final results.

"Okay, it's almost done. We just need to heat the hole and vulcanize the tire, and the tire will be repaired!" Li Kailang concluded.

"Come on, a few people, put sandbags on the hole, press it tight, there can't be even a tiny gap, otherwise the tire will be scrapped."

Several people took the tire, placed it on the fixing machine, pressed it tightly, and lit a fire underneath to roast it.

"Okay, now we can only wait. It will take about ten minutes and then you can take it out and look at it." Li Kailang instructed.

"Other chefs who want to try can also come and make it. Everyone can do it while we wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, many masters rushed to do it. After watching it once, all the masters felt that it was not difficult.

As for the apprentices, even the masters are scrambling to do the job, so there is no chance for them to get a turn.

"Okay, stop fighting. One by one, I'll arrange it!" Master Wang stepped forward and said.

Looking at the masters fighting for it, I felt helpless.

When he taught these people before, he was not very active.

"Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Wu." Master Wang didn't waste any words and started to arrange several people to start working.

Compared with the previous wave of four people, these four people did it faster.

After 15 minutes, three more waves of people had come and the tires had been vulcanized.

"Okay, it's about time, take it out and have a look."

When the anxious people heard Li Kailang's words, they immediately took out the tires they made.

The tires haven't cooled down yet, but that's not a big problem.

Everyone looked at the tire with obvious "scars" in surprise.

The craftsmen were very happy to see that after they had finished repairing the hole, it became a perfect fit.

Other masters also gathered around and looked at the repaired area in amazement.

"Xiao Li, do you think this will work?" Lu Wenjiang asked.

Li Kailang looked at the repaired area, which was not bad, and thought there should be no problem.

"Xiao Li, why don't we install it and give it a try?" Master Zhao suggested.

"No, Master Zhao, the tire hasn't cooled down yet, we can't do this!" Li Kailang hurriedly stopped him.

"We have to wait at least two hours before loading the truck. Loading it now will not be good for the tires!"

"Okay then, I'll listen to you!"

Hearing this, although the masters were anxious, they did not object.

There is one particularly good quality that a driver has, which is that he listens to advice and does not force things.

After all, those who refused to listen to advice are basically gone, except for Li Kailang, who is stubborn.

"Okay, just wait patiently. It will be almost done after dinner. There is no rush. Other chefs who have not done it before should hurry up and do it!" Master Wang ordered.

(End of this chapter)