Re: Tire ballast choice?
most conomical and readily available?
water...
rust?
put some eco safe antifreeze in there. protects your engine from corrosion and won't freeze as easy.. works EXACTLY the same inside a tire.
tire repair: that's always an issue.
if you have a wet ballasted tire with no tube, then plugs are iffy, no matter what it is ballasted with. cacl, water, beet juice, anti freeze, ww fluid. etc.
many times you can plug them but the damaged area is impregnated with the ballast and the plug then forever weeps...
stick a tube in there and then it's more work. IE. you have to drain the ballast , pop tire half way off rim, patch tire, patch or repalce tube, and then refill tube.
no 100% perfect soloution wither way.
There is a foam load for a tire that is high density and not liquid. but it's spendy, and has it's own issues.