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    Liquid in tires

    450 pounds of ballast windshield washer fluid at $1 per gallon would cost 450 lbs/8.5 lbs/gal = 53 gallons, or about $53 per tire. I think that is much cheaper than the Beet Juice product. Dan C.
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    Liquid in tires

    I purchased 20 gallons of minus 20-degree wind shield washer fluid for $1/gallon at the end of winter at my local Walmart Store. That gave me about 80 lbs of ballast in each rear tire of my JD 2305. I also bought a hose-end-adapter at Tractor Supply for $9 that screwed onto the tire valve...
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    Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

    My questions concerning electric vehicles are; 1. what will doubling the current electric grid cost to distribute the additional electric load to tens of thousands of e-vehicles. My guess is 3 to 4 times what the existing grid cost. New power lines will be needed everywhere. 2. Where will...
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    Why not sugar water in tires instead of beet juice?

    Last spring I purchased "20 gallons of end of season Walmart windshield washer solution" for $1 per gallon. This is will not freeze down to -15 degrees F.. I also purchased a $10 "valve stem to garden hose connector" from Farm and Fleet. I jacked up each rear tire on my JD2350, removed the...
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