Posted by Destroked 450 on February 09, 2021 at 17:53:57 from (66.38.93.182):
One of the big advantages to liquid ballast is cost savings, used wheel weights are selling for $75-100 each, I can buy a drum of methanol alcohol racing fuel for around $200 and mix it with 100 gallons of water to get 150 gallons of -25 degree mix.
Put 75 gallons in each of my 18.4-30 tires which is 14 gallon short of max recommended fill but that gives me around 1125 lbs of ballast, that many wheels weights would cost $750-1000.
Hanging weight off the back is better but doesn't work for me as I'm usually using the loader and 3 point at the same time.
The bale on the back spear helps but there times when putting the last bale on the trailer or taking the first one off there won't be anything on the back.
Calcium weighs 11.3 lbs per gallon
Beet juice weighs 11 lbs per gallon
1/3 alcohol to 2/3 water weighs around 7.5 lbs per gallon
Don't know what rv antifreeze weighs
Alcohol is lighter but I won't use calcium chloride, they don't sell beet juice in my area, alcohol mixed is a dollar per gallon cheaper than rv antifreeze.
If I need more weight than the alcohol gives then I'll look at wheel weights.
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