The best solution to use for tire ballast is BEET JUICE; trade name and company, RIM GUARD -see LINK. I've been using it since it was first introduced in the mid- 1990's. It is made from sugar beets, hence the moniker BEET JUICE. It WILL NOT CORRODE ferrous material, weighs 10.7 lbs per gallon, and sustains freezing temps down to -35 deg F. Calcium Chloride was spec'd to use in the original FORD TRACTOR tires for added ballast but Ca Chlo will cause oxidation (rust) on iron. Some opt for used anti-freeze or windshield wiper fluid but those products likely are contaminated with water. Shops sometimes store old anti-freeze for this reason but being it all gets mixed into one barrel, no doubt there will be water in it too. Wiper fluid made today is almost always diluted with water too. When the FORD Hundred Series Models were introduced in 1954, with them came the Pie Weight sets for rear wheels, and the two-piece segemst set for 16 front wheels. To me, those are a royal PITA to install and remove. Fronts have to be mounted with the wheels fastened onto the spindles. Rears will need each segment and disc to be removed if you have a flat and/or need to remove the entire wheel. They are just a time consuming headache in my opinion. In my 8N, I had, I think maybe 22 gallons of Rim Guard in each of my working 11.2 x 28 rear tires. I could remove them via the tractor jack and maneuver them around whenever I wanted to switch to my show clothes. It can be done by yourself but use caution when doing the job as you don't want to let them get away and drop - you'll need help lifting them back up in that case; and never let them get under your feet so you get trapped. Never fill with Beet Juice until you wash out steel rims first and install NEW tubes. Mixing old fluid with the juice will contaminate the stuff and void any warranty. I am a very satisfied customer. I've read of nay-sayers who say the stuff leaks (never had any leaking with mine) and rotting (never had any rotting with mine) and the same stuff I had back in the 90's is still in my rears. I use my local Firestone AG & Tractor Dealer so all the grunt work. Well worth the investment.
ADDED TIRE BALLAST OPTIONS: #1 RECOMMENDED -
PIE WEIGHTS:
FORD 16 INCH FRONT WHEELS w/TWO-PIECE WEIGHTS INSTALLED - TOTAL IS 100 LBS EACH SIDE:
INSTALLING WHEELS USING THE K-P TRACTOR JACK:
MY 1948 FORD 8N & WORKING WHEELS/TIRES. RIM GUARD IN REARS, 2-PC SEGMENTS ON 16 FRONTS:
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