mercer transportation

I've had centramatics for years, still have them on my steers only because someone else gave them to me when mine went bad. Yes, they can go bad, the stuff inside can start to clump up and then create a terrible out of balance condition. It ate one of my steer tires and my alignment guy was going nuts trying to figure out what was wrong. When I went over an spun the wheel I realized there was not the sound of the material in the balancers moving around, it had solidified. Over the years I've had this happen twice.

I can't remember the name, balance masters I think, but there is a competitor that uses liquid, mercury perhaps. as the balancing material. Price range is the same. I will switch to those when these start to act up. Unless it gets to -38 out that liquid cannot possibly thicken or solidify.

 

The heat off the tires should prevent that from happening even at -38

 

Unless you are sitting overnight somewhere that it gets to be -38.

 

Yeah, but as soon as you start driving it would thaw out

 

http://www.competitiondiesel.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65334

Here are some pictures and an explanation of truing.

 

Ya a little bit. basically out and back except for that week I got screwed up in Utah. other than that just a lot of local runs. And headed to Iowa after the holiday.

 

Balance beads, nothing to freeze.

 

Well I feel lazy. This place has to unstrap me and I have to sit in cab.

 

That's not lazy. What I'm doing today is lazy. Load and deliver twenty two miles away, hang out till tomorrow then reload and take it back. Actually I'll go home this afternoon and come back tomorrow morning.

 

I'm still laying in bed