Posted by ss55 on January 22, 2018 at 06:16:06 from (63.147.218.40):
In Reply to: Liquid ballast storage. posted by BarnyardEngineering on January 22, 2018 at 05:02:51:
You could throw a tarp over plastic barrels to protect them from sunlight. An inexpensive fiberglass tarp will only last three years and will let some sunlight through. A canvas tarp will last longer and block most of the light. A fiberglass tarp over a canvas tarp might double the life of the canvas tarp.
I don't think there will be much trouble getting CaCl2 in the future. Some tire stores might push more expensive alternatives. What is the replacement cost of the ballast? Compare the cost of barrels, covers and extra handling to the cost of replacing the ballast, it might be a wash. Those tires could have up to 400 gallons of ballast, about eight 55 gallon drums. At 5 pounds of CaCl2 per gallon you could have up to 2000 pounds of calcium chloride.
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