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Tire Balance - truitt44@...> - 05-30-2007 07:27 Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is your first hand experience. Howard Truitt Camilla, Ga. 86 PT40 Tire Balance - Tom Warner - 05-30-2007 08:26 Howard I have about 40# of counteract balancing beads and the injector which I am about ready to sell on ebay as soon as I get time to do it I have no further use for it so just want to get rid of it. It attracts my friends that want free tire balancing "just to see if it works". At one time I was considering being the East coast distributer for Counteract nd bought a couple of cases of the product and the commercial injector to inject the beads thru the tire valve stem without removing the tires from the truck or motorhome. I wanted to be sure that it really worked before I invested the money to start the franchise. Turned out to be an awful lot of work to get the project going and would leave me no time for my other projects. This stuff is fantastic for those big tires the mudders use for off the road racing and for the heavy RV tires. I have balanced a couple of tires from a mercedes that others could not do with lead weights on the rims. I also balanced the tires on my 1982 FC35 with it and it worked good. I have counteract for both car tires and truck/ RV tires of all sizes, and both the throw in bags for new tires and bulk for injection all in measured bags.. . Its almost the same as Magnum balancing compound except counteract is not effected by water moisture. I have put it in RV tires to try it and it works very well and is easy to install on the coach without removing the tires. You need to make sure to install the special valve cores at the same time which contain filters so the beads dont blow back and get caught in the valve and start a leak. tom warner Vernon Center,NY 1985 PT 40 At 03:27 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: >Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is >your first hand experience. >Howard Truitt >Camilla, Ga. >86 PT40 > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Tire Balance - erniecarpet@... - 05-30-2007 09:23 When i bought tires for my coach, had equal installed. The tags haven't been replaced, in my ownership. They show the most uneven wear. looks like replacement is in the near future. Donations?? Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Livingston, Mt ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tire Balance - truitt44@...> - 05-30-2007 10:11 Tom, My local big truck shop who's owner is a friend sells and installs the Magnum. He says more and more of the truckers are asking for it. He tells me Magnum changed to a silicon bead that moisture does not effect. I'm planing on giving it a try unless the historic consensus on the forum is bad.. Do you use any lead weights mounted 180 degrees from the air valve to counteract the weight of the valves and allow the Magnum to cover high or low spots. Howard Truitt Camilla, Ga. 86 PT40 > > From: Tom Warner > Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 04:26:07 EDT > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance > > Howard I have about 40# of counteract balancing beads and the > injector which I am about ready to sell on ebay as soon as I get time > to do it > I have no further use for it so just want to get rid of it. It > attracts my friends that want free tire balancing "just to see if it > works". At one time I was considering being the East coast > distributer for Counteract nd bought a couple of cases of the product > and the commercial injector to inject the beads thru the tire valve > stem without removing the tires from the truck or motorhome. I wanted > to be sure that it really worked before I invested the money to start > the franchise. Turned out to be an awful lot of work to get the > project going and would leave me no time for my other projects. > > This stuff is fantastic for those big tires the mudders use for off > the road racing and for the heavy RV tires. I have balanced a couple > of tires from a mercedes that others could not do with lead weights > on the rims. I also balanced the tires on my 1982 FC35 with it and it > worked good. I have counteract for both car tires and truck/ RV > tires of all sizes, and both the throw in bags for new tires and bulk > for injection all in measured bags.. > . > Its almost the same as Magnum balancing compound except counteract is > not effected by water moisture. I have put it in RV tires to try it > and it works very well and is easy to install on the coach without > removing the tires. You need to make sure to install the special > valve cores at the same time which contain filters so the beads dont > blow back and get caught in the valve and start a leak. > > tom warner > Vernon Center,NY > 1985 PT 40 > > At 03:27 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: > > >Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is > >your first hand experience. > >Howard Truitt > >Camilla, Ga. > >86 PT40 > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Tire Balance - Tom Warner - 05-30-2007 11:22 With balancing beads you need no weights external if it is installed correctly and the correct amount of beads. I have a chart showing the tire size and amount of beads for each. The bags are color coded so you just have to grab the blue bag and throw it inside the tire for example. I say correctly installed Howard since some of these guys just love to wipe a lot of sealant around the tire bead before throwing in the bag and if there is the slightest amount on the bag or there is a hole in it, some can stick to the sealant and then you cant get rid of the leak. For a 12R22.5 tire you will need 12 oz in each front tire and 14 oz in the duals. Should cost you at least $80 for the magnum. You can see how the other balancing beads compare but I cant honest attest to whether this information is correct for I have never seen Magnum beads. http://www.counteractbalancing.com/compare.htm I am going to list mine for $100 for about 40# and the injector which was $90 by itself. tom warner vernon center,ny 1985 PT40 At 06:11 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: >Tom, >My local big truck shop who's owner is a friend sells and installs >the Magnum. He says more and more of the truckers are asking for it. >He tells me Magnum changed to a silicon bead that moisture does not >effect. I'm planing on giving it a try unless the historic consensus >on the forum is bad.. >Do you use any lead weights mounted 180 degrees from the air valve >to counteract the weight of the valves and allow the Magnum to cover >high or low spots. >Howard Truitt >Camilla, Ga. >86 PT40 > > > > > > From: Tom Warner > > Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 04:26:07 EDT > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance > > > > Howard I have about 40# of counteract balancing beads and the > > injector which I am about ready to sell on ebay as soon as I get time > > to do it > > I have no further use for it so just want to get rid of it. It > > attracts my friends that want free tire balancing "just to see if it > > works". At one time I was considering being the East coast > > distributer for Counteract nd bought a couple of cases of the product > > and the commercial injector to inject the beads thru the tire valve > > stem without removing the tires from the truck or motorhome. I wanted > > to be sure that it really worked before I invested the money to start > > the franchise. Turned out to be an awful lot of work to get the > > project going and would leave me no time for my other projects. > > > > This stuff is fantastic for those big tires the mudders use for off > > the road racing and for the heavy RV tires. I have balanced a couple > > of tires from a mercedes that others could not do with lead weights > > on the rims. I also balanced the tires on my 1982 FC35 with it and it > > worked good. I have counteract for both car tires and truck/ RV > > tires of all sizes, and both the throw in bags for new tires and bulk > > for injection all in measured bags.. > > . > > Its almost the same as Magnum balancing compound except counteract is > > not effected by water moisture. I have put it in RV tires to try it > > and it works very well and is easy to install on the coach without > > removing the tires. You need to make sure to install the special > > valve cores at the same time which contain filters so the beads dont > > blow back and get caught in the valve and start a leak. > > > > tom warner > > Vernon Center,NY > > 1985 PT 40 > > > > At 03:27 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: > > > > >Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is > > >your first hand experience. > > >Howard Truitt > > >Camilla, Ga. > > >86 PT40 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Tire Balance - Mike Hohnstein - 05-30-2007 13:11 Some one in the past on forum mentioned using BB gun ammunition. I have been puttering with it for a couple of years now, no shake or funny tire wear to speak of yet. Cheap too. Using about 12 oz per tire. I can't abide by that equal sand stuff, particularly in light of the "special" valve stem filter required. I tried it once, never again. MH ----- Original Message ----- From: truitt44@... To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:11 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance Tom, My local big truck shop who's owner is a friend sells and installs the Magnum. He says more and more of the truckers are asking for it. He tells me Magnum changed to a silicon bead that moisture does not effect. I'm planing on giving it a try unless the historic consensus on the forum is bad.. Do you use any lead weights mounted 180 degrees from the air valve to counteract the weight of the valves and allow the Magnum to cover high or low spots. Howard Truitt Camilla, Ga. 86 PT40 > > From: Tom Warner > Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 04:26:07 EDT > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance > > Howard I have about 40# of counteract balancing beads and the > injector which I am about ready to sell on ebay as soon as I get time > to do it > I have no further use for it so just want to get rid of it. It > attracts my friends that want free tire balancing "just to see if it > works". At one time I was considering being the East coast > distributer for Counteract nd bought a couple of cases of the product > and the commercial injector to inject the beads thru the tire valve > stem without removing the tires from the truck or motorhome. I wanted > to be sure that it really worked before I invested the money to start > the franchise. Turned out to be an awful lot of work to get the > project going and would leave me no time for my other projects. > > This stuff is fantastic for those big tires the mudders use for off > the road racing and for the heavy RV tires. I have balanced a couple > of tires from a mercedes that others could not do with lead weights > on the rims. I also balanced the tires on my 1982 FC35 with it and it > worked good. I have counteract for both car tires and truck/ RV > tires of all sizes, and both the throw in bags for new tires and bulk > for injection all in measured bags.. > . > Its almost the same as Magnum balancing compound except counteract is > not effected by water moisture. I have put it in RV tires to try it > and it works very well and is easy to install on the coach without > removing the tires. You need to make sure to install the special > valve cores at the same time which contain filters so the beads dont > blow back and get caught in the valve and start a leak. > > tom warner > Vernon Center,NY > 1985 PT 40 > > At 03:27 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: > > >Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is > >your first hand experience. > >Howard Truitt > >Camilla, Ga. > >86 PT40 > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tire Balance - Leroy Eckert - 05-30-2007 13:24 Mike; So you put BB's inside the tires, they roll counter clockwise and find the light spot in the tire as you come up to speed. Then when you stop it does it all over again. Interesting. Leroy Eckert 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors" Niceville, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Hohnstein To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance Some one in the past on forum mentioned using BB gun ammunition. I have been puttering with it for a couple of years now, no shake or funny tire wear to speak of yet. Cheap too. Using about 12 oz per tire. I can't abide by that equal sand stuff, particularly in light of the "special" valve stem filter required. I tried it once, never again. MH ----- Original Message ----- From: truitt44@... To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:11 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance Tom, My local big truck shop who's owner is a friend sells and installs the Magnum. He says more and more of the truckers are asking for it. He tells me Magnum changed to a silicon bead that moisture does not effect. I'm planing on giving it a try unless the historic consensus on the forum is bad.. Do you use any lead weights mounted 180 degrees from the air valve to counteract the weight of the valves and allow the Magnum to cover high or low spots. Howard Truitt Camilla, Ga. 86 PT40 > > From: Tom Warner > Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 04:26:07 EDT > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance > > Howard I have about 40# of counteract balancing beads and the > injector which I am about ready to sell on ebay as soon as I get time > to do it > I have no further use for it so just want to get rid of it. It > attracts my friends that want free tire balancing "just to see if it > works". At one time I was considering being the East coast > distributer for Counteract nd bought a couple of cases of the product > and the commercial injector to inject the beads thru the tire valve > stem without removing the tires from the truck or motorhome. I wanted > to be sure that it really worked before I invested the money to start > the franchise. Turned out to be an awful lot of work to get the > project going and would leave me no time for my other projects. > > This stuff is fantastic for those big tires the mudders use for off > the road racing and for the heavy RV tires. I have balanced a couple > of tires from a mercedes that others could not do with lead weights > on the rims. I also balanced the tires on my 1982 FC35 with it and it > worked good. I have counteract for both car tires and truck/ RV > tires of all sizes, and both the throw in bags for new tires and bulk > for injection all in measured bags.. > . > Its almost the same as Magnum balancing compound except counteract is > not effected by water moisture. I have put it in RV tires to try it > and it works very well and is easy to install on the coach without > removing the tires. You need to make sure to install the special > valve cores at the same time which contain filters so the beads dont > blow back and get caught in the valve and start a leak. > > tom warner > Vernon Center,NY > 1985 PT 40 > > At 03:27 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: > > >Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is > >your first hand experience. > >Howard Truitt > >Camilla, Ga. > >86 PT40 > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tire Balance - Don Bradner - 05-30-2007 14:55 That is the general idea of how all of them work, including the disk type that are put behind the wheels On 5/30/2007 at 8:24 PM Leroy Eckert wrote: >Mike; >So you put BB's inside the tires, they roll counter clockwise and find the >light spot in the tire as you come up to speed. Then when you stop it >does it all over again. Interesting. Tire Balance - Tom Warner - 05-30-2007 15:02 My coach came with the disks on all wheels and I really like them so far. Very smooth and quiet. Which is why I am selling all of the counteract beads. tom warner vernon center,ny 1985 PT40 At 10:55 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: >That is the general idea of how all of them work, including the disk >type that are put behind the wheels > >On 5/30/2007 at 8:24 PM Leroy Eckert wrote: > > >Mike; > >So you put BB's inside the tires, they roll counter clockwise and find the > >light spot in the tire as you come up to speed. Then when you stop it > >does it all over again. Interesting. > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Tire Balance - David Brady - 05-30-2007 15:27 Some people use golf balls. David Brady '02 LXi, Smokey NC Leroy Eckert wrote: > > Mike; > So you put BB's inside the tires, they roll counter clockwise and find > the light spot in the tire as you come up to speed. Then when you stop > it does it all over again. Interesting. > > Leroy Eckert > 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors" > Niceville, FL > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Hohnstein > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:11 PM > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance > > Some one in the past on forum mentioned using BB gun ammunition. I > have been puttering with it for a couple of years now, no shake or > funny tire wear to speak of yet. Cheap too. Using about 12 oz per > tire. I can't abide by that equal sand stuff, particularly in light of > the "special" valve stem filter required. I tried it once, never again. > MH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: truitt44@... > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:11 PM > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance > > Tom, > My local big truck shop who's owner is a friend sells and installs the > Magnum. He says more and more of the truckers are asking for it. He > tells me Magnum changed to a silicon bead that moisture does not > effect. I'm planing on giving it a try unless the historic consensus > on the forum is bad.. > Do you use any lead weights mounted 180 degrees from the air valve to > counteract the weight of the valves and allow the Magnum to cover high > or low spots. > Howard Truitt > Camilla, Ga. > 86 PT40 > > > > > From: Tom Warner > > Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 04:26:07 EDT > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance > > > > Howard I have about 40# of counteract balancing beads and the > > injector which I am about ready to sell on ebay as soon as I get time > > to do it > > I have no further use for it so just want to get rid of it. It > > attracts my friends that want free tire balancing "just to see if it > > works". At one time I was considering being the East coast > > distributer for Counteract nd bought a couple of cases of the product > > and the commercial injector to inject the beads thru the tire valve > > stem without removing the tires from the truck or motorhome. I wanted > > to be sure that it really worked before I invested the money to start > > the franchise. Turned out to be an awful lot of work to get the > > project going and would leave me no time for my other projects. > > > > This stuff is fantastic for those big tires the mudders use for off > > the road racing and for the heavy RV tires. I have balanced a couple > > of tires from a mercedes that others could not do with lead weights > > on the rims. I also balanced the tires on my 1982 FC35 with it and it > > worked good. I have counteract for both car tires and truck/ RV > > tires of all sizes, and both the throw in bags for new tires and bulk > > for injection all in measured bags.. > > . > > Its almost the same as Magnum balancing compound except counteract is > > not effected by water moisture. I have put it in RV tires to try it > > and it works very well and is easy to install on the coach without > > removing the tires. You need to make sure to install the special > > valve cores at the same time which contain filters so the beads dont > > blow back and get caught in the valve and start a leak. > > > > tom warner > > Vernon Center,NY > > 1985 PT 40 > > > > At 03:27 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: > > > > >Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is > > >your first hand experience. > > >Howard Truitt > > >Camilla, Ga. > > >86 PT40 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! 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