On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:52:07 -0500, Andy Asberry
wrote:
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:15:57 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
woodworker88 fired this volley in news:61a9e254-
:
On Apr 7, 10:32 am, "Karl Townsend"
wrote:

It has fluid in it.

Just out of curiosity, why do they put fluid in a tire? Is it an anti-
leak additive?

The solution is heavier than water.

Weight/traction. As Ecnerwal said, sometimes there CaCl2 in there for
freeze protection. But that stuff is dirt cheap. It's less trouble to
just dump it, and make more. (and it's easier to put the dry crystals in
the tire when mounting it, than to try and mix the fluid and pump it in.)

Not a good practice. Always add the CaCl2 to the water. There is a lot
of heat generated. Karl, here is a page that may be useful.

http://www.andystireservice.com/ballast.htm

--Andy Asberry--
------Texas-----

Gee, do I sense a name and home state match here...? ;-)

(Do they still make the old Goodyear "Metro Miler" city bus tires
that are rated for 50 MPH Max? Because LA Metro used to put them on
all their equipment, including the "Freeway Express" buses bombing
along at 70 in traffic with a full load...)

Oh, and another reason to collect and reuse the filling solution and
not to 'just dump it' is the environmental damage it would cause -
Calcium Chloride in concentrations like that is not going to be good
for the flower beds next to your driveway, and the City/County/State
is going to object to it going into a stream or dumped in the sewers
so the local sewer treatment plant has to deal with it.

And SWMBO is NOT going to be amused when you create a huge dead zone
where not even weeds grow in the yard. And she will be positively
livid when you have to dig out the top foot of soil and pay a fortune
to cart it off to a Hazmat dump site, and then pay even more to truck
in fresh topsoil.

-- Bruce --