Does anyone know what a BX23S rear wheel and tire weigh?

[Mustard Tiger]

Wondering what the rear wheel and R4 tire weighs together on a BX23S. Asking because I'm wondering if the dealer filled each tire with enough Rim Guard. Used a wooden dowel and hit the tire in difference spots to hear for changes in the sound with no luck.

Weighed each tire and one tire weighed 140lbs, the other weighed 135lbs. I can hear the liquid sloshing around, and jsut want to figure out if they filled them up enough (and I am aware that the entire tire doesn't fill up completely with the liquid. Supposed to go just up to the top of the wheel.

 

[Speed25]

The right rear wheel/tire R4 combo on my BX25D is listed at 40lbs via Messicks but the left rear wheel/tire combo is listed at 45lbs...

 

[Mustard Tiger]

The right rear wheel/tire R4 combo on my BX25D is listed at 40lbs via Messicks but the left rear wheel/tire combo is listed at 45lbs...

At first I thought you were messing with me...but this would make sense (not sure why there is a 5lb difference between the two) and coincide with why I got a 5lb difference between the two tires, which means they have the same amount of ballast in each.

 

[Speed25]

At first I thought you were messing with me...but this would make sense (not sure why there is a 5lb difference between the two) and coincide with who I got a 5lb difference between the two tires, which means they have the same amount of ballast in each.

No clue why the tires would be different weights, or if they even are in reality. I've got my set of R4s loose right now since I'm currently running the turf tires, so I might have to weigh them out of curiosity now.

 

[Henro]

My guess would be that you got the proper amount of fluid in the tires.

I’m basing this guess on the recollection that my rear tires on my BX 2200 weighed about 180 pounds each, after being foam filled. Filling the tires with foam supposedly gives the heaviest weight because the tire is filled 100% rather than roughly 75% with liquid.

Somewhere I have a sheet that shows the weights of different tires when they are filled, or rather I think it is the amount of liquid it takes to fill those tires up to 75%. I know that info is out there somewhere on the net. If I turn it up I’ll post it here. But as they say don’t hold your breath!

 

[Mustard Tiger]

My guess would be that you got the proper amount of fluid in the tires.

I’m basing this guess on the recollection that my rear tires on my BX 2200 weighed about 180 pounds each, after being foam filled. Filling the tires with foam supposedly gives the heaviest weight because the tire is filled 100% rather than roughly 75% with liquid.

Somewhere I have a sheet that shows the weights of different tires when they are filled, or rather I think it is the amount of liquid it takes to fill those tires up to 75%. I know that info is out there somewhere on the net. If I turn it up I’ll post it here. But as they say don’t hold your breath!

Found this on the BX23S Operator's Manual.

 

[Shawn T. W]

Put the valve stem at the 12 O'clock position, let a little bit of "air" out ... It's normal for a tiny bit of the liquid to come out, but if it continues out, it is "full", if only air comes out ... Roll the tire to the 1 O'clock position, try again until you get a steam of liquid ... Won't tell you how much it weighs, but will tell you where the fill line is ...

Also most "air" pressure gauges, don't like liquid in them ... There are such things as liquid pressure gauges ...