Weights are bringing 50 cents to 1 dollar a pound, so the prices are not out of line. If you can get them for $35 each, buy as many as your pickup can carry.
Weights vs. fluid... On larger tires you can get far more weight from fluid than a reasonable number of iron weights.
A 13.6x38 tire, which is arguably one of the most common tire sizes due to the popularity of the H and M size tractors, holds 57 gallons of fluid for approximately 600lbs of ballast. (ballaststarDOTcom is my source of info)
That's equivalent to FOUR complete circles of weights PER TIRE.
A 20.8x38 tire holds 1500lbs of ballast. That's TEN circles of iron weights.
The break even point is on a Farmall Cub. An 8.3x24 tire holds 140lbs of fluid, and weights are roughly 140-150lbs each. Adding one set of weights is equivalent to filling the tires with fluid here.
You can get fluids that are non-corrosive, like beet juice or windshield washer fluid. But, think about this: It took 40-50-60 years of hard daily use for the calcium chloride to cause problems. The way we use these tractors nowadays, fluid in a good tube will last you as long as you care to have it last.
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