Ceramic Tyre Beads

[BigRAWesty]

No. It's not that much force. And most the time it's on the rubber..

[BillsGU]

It depends on the size of the shot as to when they ballance.
The smaller the shot the lighter the weight the sooner they ballance.

Not quite. The larger the tyre the more you put in. The 33 inch tyres I have required 8 oz of beads. Passenger tyres, motorbike tyres etc need less beads.

[BillsGU]

What minimum speed do they work at? At slow speeds are they effective?

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I guess you really don't have tyre balance problems at very low speeds. But I have been mucking around with them all day (as you would) and I can't fault them so far at any speed or any surface. Amazing really.

Mine were $20 a bag (for 8 oz size) - but when you consider that you never need to balance the wheels again - I guess it's a bargain. And maybe with some Patrols it may even fix the 80 kph vibrations? It would be interesting to find out.

[GeeYou8]

I thought they might rub off the wax coating inside the tyre.
Also how easy are they to transfer when you get new tyres or do you just get new ones?
Graham

[BigRAWesty]

I thought they might rub off the wax coating inside the tyre.
Also how easy are they to transfer when you get new tyres or do you just get new ones?
Graham

There a throw away item at a tyre change.
They are small enough to fit threw the valve stem. That's how small were talking.

Bill did the one bag do all 4 tyres?

A couple of things people said when I was researching them.
You have to careful that you keep the air dry going into it.. any excessive moisture and the shots can stick together or in place.
You risk loosing them when you roll a bead off the rim.

But most people are very happy with them.

[Clunk]

Dont why they couldnt be re-used

[qwertytank]

Most Tractors have water filled tyres (with a bit of anti freeze)... Is this the same idea??

[BillsGU]

There a throw away item at a tyre change.
They are small enough to fit threw the valve stem. That's how small were talking.

Bill did the one bag do all 4 tyres?

The bags come in different weights. You buy the bag for each tyre (in my case each tyre needed one 8 oz bag) and the entire bag is put inside the tyre when it is placed on the rim. The bag then breaks up and the beads do their job. Trying to open the bag beforehand would be messy as the sand sized balls could spill.

I asked about their lifespan and was told they would easily last the life of the tyres. I'm not sure - but I would imaging that they would wear over time and it would not be practical or worthwhile to vacuum them up and put them into another tyre. When airing down it would be a good idea to not have the valve at the very bottom - otherwise I don't see a problem as they would all be sitting in the very bottom of the tyre when it has stopped.

[Bob]

Here is a site with full details

http://www.equaltyrebalancing.com.au/

[BillsGU]

Most Tractors have water filled tyres (with a bit of anti freeze)... Is this the same idea??

No. Waterfilled tyres serve two rolls. If the tyre has a blow out there is less chance of flame / fire (as used in mining equipment) and for tractors it is used to put weight at the very bottom of the wheel and so lowering the tractor's centre of gravity. This makes it more stable on slopes.