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Default Tire weight alloy

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On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 3:08:25 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs
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Anybody know what they're made of ?
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There is at least two types. One a lead alloy and the other zinc.

Dan


These are the lead alloy , a place my son worked at tossed boxes of new
weights when they converted . Most of the boxes made their way into the shop
manager's car ... my son managed to get one for me and no one ever asked
why the manager ordered a bunch of them shortly before the changeover ... .
I also got a bunch of used ones from somewhere , the ones that didn't melt
were all steel .

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