Manufacturers, Retailers to Put the Brakes on Use of Lead Wheel Weights

www.ohsonline.com ^ | 09/03/2008 | Staff

[bmwcyle]

Get ready for your tires to wear out faster. The replacement won’t work.

[Tarpon]

And the nearby mountains? I remember finding lead ore in the hills around Leadville, it was everywhere. Since it was so cheap no one bothered with anything but a sample of the ore.

I think the ‘super fund’ designation is for the processing chemicals. Lots of western mines used bad chemicals used in the processing and separating ore. Gold mines were notorious for the use of arsenic.

[TigersEye]

Eliminating lead wheel weights is a significant step toward reducing the overall amount of lead released into the environment available to reloaders.

[TigersEye]

When you change your oil, do you dump it in the lake?

In a lake, no. On the road or driveway would work though.

[elkfersupper]

When you change your oil, do you dump it in the lake? After all, it's a natural resource. What can it hurt?

There's already oil in the lake(s) and ocean(s).

Those bodies of water are in contact with the earth, which is where the oil is and comes from.

[Clay Moore]

http://www.centramatic.com/balancer.html

I am running them and love them. If the tires are anywhere close to balanced, these will finish the job and give you a smooth ride.

[Clay Moore]

No I dump the waste engine oil in the diesel tank and burn it. Like “free” fuel.