Bummer law in Minnesota...

[selmerfan]

I stopped in and picked up a 5 gallon pail of wheelweights from my supplier tire shop the other day. He told me to save whatever I can get, Minnesota has passed a law to phase out lead wheelweights and they will be illegal to install at the end of 2015 - compliance date of January 1, 2016. http://www.aftermarketnews.com/Item/127302/minnesota_lead_wheel_weight_ban_becomes_law.aspx
My apologies if this lament has already been raised.

[Animal]

Sorry to hear that bro! Get it while you can.

[tazman]

Illinois did that some time ago. The only bright spot is the tire people will be pulling lead weights off the rims for years yet from previous installs. Just not as many.
You will need to sort better as the proportion of lead to zinc/steel changes.

[Scharfschuetze]

Same here in Washington State.

[captaint]

Yes, because those nasty wheelweights are just ruining our planet. I have no idea how we've survived this long without a nice new law. To think we acutally elect people who vote for this kind of joke.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

The new law includes a ban on the installation, sale and distribution of lead and mercury based wheel balance weights and features a compliance date of Jan. 1, 2016. The law also requires proper recycling of all lead and mercury weights that are removed from vehicles.

First, Mercury ???

Second, I wonder what exactly they have written into the law to cover this "The law also requires proper recycling"

I am glad I've stocked up as much as I have.

[smokeywolf]

Better keep up your efforts to accumulate. Your children and/or grandchildren will have great difficulties sourcing lead.

[Deliverator]

It will never be HARD to find lead, but eventually it will be EXPENSIVE to find lead....

[JWT]

Now don't you feel safer?

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

the few buckets i get continue to grow in zink and steel wheel weights but at least i get them for free sort of and i send all the non lead off in the recycling can after i scoop it from the pot

[Shiloh]

Yes, because those nasty wheelweights are just ruining our planet. I have no idea how we've survived this long without a nice new law. To think we acutally elect people who vote for this kind of joke.

Just like freon air conditioner refrigerant.

Shiloh

[zomby woof]

It happened to us in NY in 2011. Three years later, it's not even worth getting a pail.

[MT Chambers]

Just because a few people choked on them.

[tazman]

Just because a few people choked on them.

LOL. I thought you were going to say a condor choked on one.

[ubetcha]

I recycle mine. I put them back into the ground where they came from , only at a high speed.

[Rifle 57]

I recycle mine. I put them back into the ground where they came from , only at a high speed.

I love it that's a good one ubetcha

[pmer]

It is our own fault as about only 1in 6 Americans vote. It can be worse in these off years.

[Remiel]

It happened to us in NY in 2011. Three years later, it's not even worth getting a pail.
I swear we have a law for everything in this state and most of them don't make sense at all

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Just because a few people choked on them.


LOL. I thought you were going to say a condor choked on one.

I think "ALL" the condors in Minnesota have choked on WW :)

[fredj338]

This should not surprise you. It started out here in Kommifornia. Things here tend to spread like wild fire. Why 3yrs ago I kept telling everyone to get their lead WW, as much as possible, as they will be extinct in a few years. Those few years have arrived in a state near you.

[jimb16]

"I think "ALL" the condors in Minnesota have choked on WW :smile:" Have you seen any California Condors in Minnesota? Looks like it really was a a serious problem! Do you think they will be able to reintroduce them???:bigsmyl2:

[tazman]

Just give the government time. They will try it. Just like trying to reintroduce the timber wolf to Illinois. Wonderful idea.