VERY expensive beet juice!

[chrisser]

Whew! Just read all 28 pages.

I'm in a similar quandry to what canoetrpr was experiencing, evaluating the various ballast fluids.

In my case, the tractor will be on a piece of recreational property, so it will sit for extended periods. A(nother - I just got new rims) CaCl leak could go unnoticed until we visit again.

Best prices I can find is at TSC with $3/gallon for rv antifreeze and $2.29/gallon for -20F WWF.

Parts store sells both in 55 gallon drums - but it actually costs more per gallon that way (!?) and then I have to muscle around a couple of 55 gallon drums. I can't find anyone who has the stuff in bulk cheaper than buying the 90 or so gallons individually at TSC.

(BTW, TSC has a 5% discount on a pallet of the rv antifreeze, but you have to buy all 210 gallons that come on the pallet).

I even looked for Propylene Glycol and Methanol, but every source is more expensive than just buying 1 gallon jugs of WWF.

I still have to check WalMart (they don't post their prices online).

Sure wish there was a place that I could buy 5 gallon pails of either RV AF or -20 WWF (or PG or Methanol) at a better price, but if it's out there, I haven't found it yet.

I can get RimGuard (beet juice) from the local dealer at $3.20/gallon if I bring my own containers.

 

[RaydaKub]

Wonder if anyone ever tried filling one with plain old sand?
How much is a barrel full of glass marbles? Or steel BBs?

Having liquid in the wheels means that it flows easily from back to front, over the top, etc. Putting sand or some other flow-able solid will rob you of a whole bunch of horsepower just getting the back side up so it falls over to the front. And if you've ever seen sand flow, it isn't a consistent motion. It stops and starts repeatedly. Not something you'd want to experience in a tire, I'm sure.

 

[canoetrpr]

Parts store sells both in 55 gallon drums - but it actually costs more per gallon that way (!?) and then I have to muscle around a couple of 55 gallon drums. I can't find anyone who has the stuff in bulk cheaper than buying the 90 or so gallons individually at TSC.

chrisser: I found the same thing about 55 gallon drums initially (Napa quote was $170 or so per drum). I called around to fuel oil places and found that they carry all kinds of bulk automotive liquids. Bought it at $120 a drum delivered + $50 deposit per drum. I'll be taking the drums back once I am done with them.

I might have been able to get a better price at Walmart but getting three drums delivered to my door sure was convenient.

 

[IslandTractor]

Whew! Just read all 28 pages.

I'm in a similar quandry to what canoetrpr was experiencing, evaluating the various ballast fluids.
.....
I even looked for Propylene Glycol and Methanol, but every source is more expensive than just buying 1 gallon jugs of WWF.
.....
Sure wish there was a place that I could buy 5 gallon pails of either RV AF or -20 WWF (or PG or Methanol) at a better price, but if it's out there, I haven't found it .

Have you tried getting a 55 gallon drum of methanol from a fuel distributor rather than through a retail outlet? I haven't checked this year but last year 55 gallons of methanol was about $130. That can be mixed with about 90-100 gallons of water to give essentially WWF at about a buck a gallon.

 

[Travelover]

I was at Costco today and they have a 6 gallon package of WWF for $9 - so a buck and a half a gallon.

 

[foggy1111]

I was at Costco today and they have a 6 gallon package of WWF for $9 - so a buck and a half a gallon.

Ding Ding Ding We have a winner! (provided it was -30 antifreeze) :thumbsup:

 

[chrisser]

I was at Costco today and they have a 6 gallon package of WWF for $9 - so a buck and a half a gallon.

I'm not a member (although I've considered it), but I did check their web site and they didn't list WWF at all.

I guess some things don't make it onto the web site?

 

[Diamondpilot]

I think that about sums it up.

By the way I checked on Polyethylene Glycol (RV antifreeze -50F) at noon today and it is $3.97 per gallon at Wally World.

James K0UA

Crazy prices you pay for stuff in your parts of the world. My Menards has Peak RV antifreeze for $2.49 per gallon with a $1.50 mail in rebate. Just mailed my rebate in today. Total cost is $.99 per gallon plus the stamp.

Same thing with WWF. I can buy a 55 gallon container for about $40 at my local oil supplier. Its how I filled the rears of my tractor. Put 22 gallons a side then put the rest in saved up gallon milk jugs marked -20 WWF so no one mistakes it as Kool-Aid. Down to my last 3 gallons.

Even at WalMart I can buy -20 WWF all day long for about $1.50 per gallon.

Chris

 

[Travelover]

I'm not a member (although I've considered it), but I did check their web site and they didn't list WWF at all.

I guess some things don't make it onto the web site?

Lots of stuff on the web not at stores and vice versa, for Costco.

 

[Soundguy]

What if you sniff it?

Aaron Z

I said no huffing



soundguy