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"Joe" > wrote in message ... > > "Richard" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message >> n.umich.edu... >> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, TOM KAN PA wrote: >> > >> >> I fill mine with helium. It has a tendency to lift the vehicle a hair, >> >> thus reducing the weight (pull of gravity) and greatly increases the >> >> mpg. >> > >> > That's fine in the summer, but in the winter you definitely want to >> > fill >> > your tires with Freon. Being heavier than air, it helps your tires >> > stick >> > to slippery roads. >> >> Actually, farmers fill their tractor tires part of the way with salt >> water >> to help keep the tractors from rolling over. Perhaps this should be > required >> by the Feds in all SUV's to solve their roll over problem. Cheaper than >> those computer stability systems for sure. >> >> Richard. >> > Mercury would be even better for handling. Plus, it conducts electricity > should your car be struck by lightning. > > Seriously though, liquid-filled tires are only suitable for very > slow-moving > equipment like farm tractors. They would never balance at speed. > Wrong. I have developed a complex computer program that will predict the dynamic balance requirements of brine filled tires on the run, so to speak. Cheap Chrysler has so far refused to fit this $3,800.00 system on any of its cars or SUV's. Where is Ralph Nader when you need him? Richard. |
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"Joe" > wrote in message ... > > "Richard" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message >> n.umich.edu... >> > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, TOM KAN PA wrote: >> > >> >> I fill mine with helium. It has a tendency to lift the vehicle a hair, >> >> thus reducing the weight (pull of gravity) and greatly increases the >> >> mpg. >> > >> > That's fine in the summer, but in the winter you definitely want to >> > fill >> > your tires with Freon. Being heavier than air, it helps your tires >> > stick >> > to slippery roads. >> >> Actually, farmers fill their tractor tires part of the way with salt >> water >> to help keep the tractors from rolling over. Perhaps this should be > required >> by the Feds in all SUV's to solve their roll over problem. Cheaper than >> those computer stability systems for sure. >> >> Richard. >> > Mercury would be even better for handling. Plus, it conducts electricity > should your car be struck by lightning. > > Seriously though, liquid-filled tires are only suitable for very > slow-moving > equipment like farm tractors. They would never balance at speed. > Wrong. I have developed a complex computer program that will predict the dynamic balance requirements of brine filled tires on the run, so to speak. Cheap Chrysler has so far refused to fit this $3,800.00 system on any of its cars or SUV's. Where is Ralph Nader when you need him? Richard. |
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 02:13:19 GMT, "Richard" >
wrote: >Actually, farmers fill their tractor tires part of the way with salt water >to help keep the tractors from rolling over. Perhaps this should be required Completely with calcium chloride for traction ! |
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 02:13:19 GMT, "Richard" >
wrote: >Actually, farmers fill their tractor tires part of the way with salt water >to help keep the tractors from rolling over. Perhaps this should be required Completely with calcium chloride for traction ! |
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