My dealer fills the tires with Rimgard on every tractor they sell unless you request they don't (no discount). I'm not sure I buy the marketing that it prevents all corrosion. It probably is better than CaCl but I would have also been happy with CaCl and tubes.
I would not want windshield wiper fluid/methanol. It's 6-7lbs/gal vs 10-11lbs/gal (almost 1/2 the weight). That's 500+ lbs of
ballast I would loose.
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Where I live, Rimguard is $3.45 per gallon, and $75 additional per tire for Rimguard dealer installation.
Then too: I would have to haul the tractor 160 miles round trip to the Rimguard dealer.
80 gal. of Rimguard for me would cost: $293 (w/tax), $150 for installation, $65 (est.) transportation = $508 total
Windshield Washer Fluid cost: $150 (w/tax.), $11 for TSC tire fill tool = $161 total
If I get a puncture with Rimguard I must do the whole Rimguard dealer thing again, including the 160 mile drive.
If I get a puncture with WW fluid, I can just go buy 40 gal. more of WW fluid for $60.
Yup.... 80 gal. of WW fluid weighs 528#, and Rimguard weighs 848#, but I can use my 3PT tiller, or box blade to add a LOT more weight.
The $347 saved will pay for the 68 inch "Ratchet Rake" I have been thinking about.
CaCl is heavy, and relatively cheap, but it is not for me!
I have replaced rims (they had tubes) on two tractors that had rear wheels filled with CaCl.
