Monday, January 01, 2018

can anyone verify that pouring 16 ounces of buckshot into a tire, when mounting it on the rim, will make it balanced?


as far as I'm concerned, it's anecdotal until someone who knows what they are talking about can say it's a good way to balance a tire

I mean, don't bother with this method unless you're mounting a tire the hard way, by yourself, in order to get home.... but, wouldn't it be nice to know that if you're hunting a couple hours from any tire place, and had to patch a tire yourself, that you could do this to balance the tire too?

Consider the person driving around the world. They might find this good news, to be used in an emergency, if they were driving a Model T or something like that were repairing flats, or changing tires is simple
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5 comments:

  1. Bill5:39 AM

    I run a fleet of commercial trucks. We always throw a bag of “tire balancing compound” in the tire, and I’d venture to say 99% of the truckers out there do too. Admittedly not buckshot, but it’s the same concept. It won’t fix a wheel that’s majorly out of balance, but I can say for sure it’ll add 25-50% more life to the tire, which is important when they run $300 each.

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  2. curious6:15 AM

    Not buckshot, but rubber or ceramic beads are frequently used in on big trucks, and in agricultural and off road applications.
    The link is certainly not the only product out there, but one of the bigger names.
    http://www.counteractbalancing.com/products/counteract-for-trucks/

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  3. pzak7:29 AM

    They still sell these now, implying they are a new thing. Look up tire balancing beads on google. They must work as some people swear by them.Thanks for another year of interesting reading!

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  4. Al Bergstrazer6:09 PM

    A Company named Centramatic makes bead filled rings attached to a thin mounting flange which bolts onto the wheel by the lug bolts. These are for large trucks and I'm told Motor home owners like them a lot. Supposedly they're better for balancing up duals. I don't think I would pour shot into my tire.

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  5. Larry Larry4:55 AM

    Balancing beads are pretty common in the Jeep world. When you get into the 40 inch tire club, it can be pretty hard to find places that can do a good job balancing them. Some Jeepers swear by them and some call them snake oil.

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