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A few things to think about re: Calcium Chloride (CaCl) 1. It weighs MORE than water, which weighs MORE than windshield washer fluid or anti-freeze. (The idea is to add more weight and that is why CaCl is used.) 2. CaCl should be loaded into "BLADDERS" approved for that purpose. "Inner-tubes" are for holding air and for floating down the river on hot days. If I ever had a valve stem rot out from CaCl, you can bet I'd have a bill for damages on the desk of the dealer who sold me an inner tube but charged me for a bladder. 3. My 14.9 x 24 rear tractor tires hold a bit over 50 gallons each. That equates to about 600 lbs. of antifreeze/washer fluid; 800 lbs. if I fill them with plain water or an excess of 1150 lbs. if I fill them with CaCl. You choose what you want to use for weight. 4. CaCl has been the ballast of choice because it puts the weight right down on the ground from inside the tire. You can run with lower tire pressure and get great traction. I can't imagine loading up 1150 lbs. of wheel weights, can you? My 1965 MF2135 has had CaCl in the tires for as long as I know. Last flat I had, I took the wheel down to the rim and repainted. Nothing but surface rust and no pitting. Most of the inner wheel rim had no rust at all. I painted them with Hammerite and don't expect any trouble for another 40 years. Don't be afraid of Calcium.
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