Heavy rear end

Eugen · Post by **Eugen** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:20 pm

@Gordy that's a steal of a deal!

@thebuildist maybe an RV is on the way too!

You'll remember this one forever!

customer service?

thebuildist · Post by **thebuildist** » Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:19 pm

Final update: I went outside this morning and there on my front porch is a single gallon of RV Antifreeze: my missing bottle has now been replaced.

Nicely done, Walmart! That brings the final total to 29 gallons!

Eugen · Post by **Eugen** » Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:58 pm

Nice colour too! Are you going to weight the tire before and after? How do you plan to get it inside the tire?

thebuildist · Post by **thebuildist** » Thu Oct 21, 2021 2:56 pm

I will go ahead and weigh before and after. I'll follow David Barkey's method: Break the bead near the valve core, and fill it up from there. Without using an inner tube or making some fancy fill adapter complete with an "air escape" tube, I don't think you could get them any fuller than that method.

I'll report back with my results.

Bob

thebuildist · Post by **thebuildist** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:28 pm

thebuildist wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 2:56 pm I will go ahead and weigh before and after. I'll follow David Barkey's method: Break the bead near the valve core, and fill it up from there. Without using an inner tube or making some fancy fill adapter complete with an "air escape" tube, I don't think you could get them any fuller than that method.

I'll report back with my results.

Bob

Ok, here's the results, pleasantly surprising:

The empty tire/wheel weighs 58 lbs on my scale:

I used David Barkey's method, broke the bead and poured in the RV antifreeze. I have 28 bottles in total, so I stopped after 14 of them. I could have put at least part of a 15th in there, but it was getting very near full.

It was a little hassle to get the bead to re-seat, but I managed it. Filled it up to 12PSI and weighed it again:

Almost 176 lbs, 118lbs heavier than it was. Not too shabby.

While I had the wheel off, I ran up to Ace hardware and bought some 1 1/2-20 bolts to do the bolts-to-studs conversion.
I already had the lug nuts from Amazon. I already had 1/2" lock washers. I already had Loctite 680.

The bolts that Ace had were only Grade 5, not 8. Less than perfect, but acceptable. the factory lug bolts are only grade 5.

I threaded them through, put on some Loctite 680 to make them permanent, and snugged them up. Now wheel removal/replacement will be much easier.

Eugen · Post by **Eugen** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:37 pm

Nicely done Bob!!!

now I'm inspired to fill my tires too

DavidBarkey · Post by **DavidBarkey** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 4:20 pm

Studs make all the difference in the world when try to install weighted wheels . IMO after 30 years in auto motive and 9 years messing around with these tractors , who ever came up with the idea of bolting on wheel should be shot and pissed on . And the jackasses that continue to do this need to drawn and quartered . IMO.

Dave

Eugen · Post by **Eugen** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 4:47 pm

thebuildist · Post by **thebuildist** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:31 pm

Studs do, in fact, make a big difference. I'm a big stud, And just look at the difference I've made!

Eugen · Post by **Eugen** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:45 pm

You also seem very stud-ious!

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