Tire Balance

[Tom Warner]

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
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> > From: Tom Warner
> > Date: 2007/05/30 Wed PM 04:26:07 EDT
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Tire Balance
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> > 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. At about $10-$13 an ounce its worth quite a bit but
> > 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
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> > At 03:27 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote:
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> > >Has anyone used the Magnum Tire Balancing Compound. If so what is
> > >your first hand experience.
> > >Howard Truitt
> > >Camilla, Ga.
> > >86 PT40
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