Rim Guard in tires

[MF RED in MT]

Hi fellow MF owners,
I did some researching and decided to load my tires with "Rim Guard". I think it is a sugar beet product. I took all 4 tires off the tractor and dropped them off at the Rim Guard dealer and they loaded them in about a hour. They did not require tubes to be installed. If I have a minor flat tire, they say to just rotate the puntured tire to the top side and then just plug the tire the old fashion way.
9 gallons of Rim Guard for each rear tire = 97 extra pounds per tire.
4 gallons of Rim Guard for each front tire = 43 extra pounds per tire.
The total cost was about $100 to add 280 extra pounds to lower the center of gravity of the tractor, :thumbsup:. I know some will have a problem with loading the front tires, just like some will not run tire chains on the front end, but I am very easy on equipmnent, and thats my story and I am sticking to it, :laughing:. KC

 

[bubbacuse77]

Good call........it is all about knowing your own equipment and its limits........whatever works for you. I have rimguard also in the rear tires. It is a great product.

I run chains only on my front tires.......I also am easy on it.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Hi MF GC owners,
F.Y.I. I am adding some additional information regarding Rim Guard in my 4 tractor tires, .
First I will explain my snowfall removal process that I have used for 3 years. This system works for me because once there is a layer of snow and ice, it does not melt until the end of April.
I always start my snow removal at the start of the season with the FEL. I lower the FEL to the ground, tilt the bucket back as far as it goes, then position the joy stick in the float mode, and begin to plow the snow forward, . This way I always begin the season leaving a layer of snow and ice that packs and lays on top of the gravel, and does not disturb any of the driveway gravel.
Last Saturday my driveway now has about a 1 to 2 inch layer of packed snow and ice on top of the gravel. Last Sunday I just installed my tire chains on all 4 tires for this season of snowfall. Since Sunday, I have removed snow from my driveway with the FEL 2 times, each time there was about 5 to 6 inches of snowfall, :licking:.
Later in the season, once I have a good layer of snow and ice, I will then switch out the FEL to my MF Dozer Blade to remove the snowfall. I follow this process because now the Dozer Blade will not disturb any of the driveway gravel, .
After the Dozer Blade has run it's course, which means the snow is getting to high at the edges of the driveway for the Dozer Blade to be useful, I then switch it out and install the MF snowblower.
In the Spring, I will remove the MF snowblower, switch back to the MF Dozer Blade, and then finish the season out by switching to the FEL, .
I know that is a lot of information, but maybe it will help others, .

Now back to the Rim Guard in my tires, :drool:. I have noticed this season that I can steer and drive in the direction I want to push the snow. Last year without the Rim Guard in the tires, and having the tire chains on all 4 tires, I could not steer and chage direction while pushing the snow with the FEL. The tractor would just go straight while the front tires were turned even in 4WD, :thumbsup:. I also noticed with the Rim Guard, I do not need to use the 4WD as much, :thumbsup:
KC

 

[sawduster98]

100$ for the Rimguard? That seems like a pretty good price. Do others find that to be about right? I thought it cost a lot more...I'll do it for $100. :thumbsup:

 

[ray66v]

MF RED, do you have the ag tires, or the turf tires?

And, are you leaving the B/H on or taking it off?

Looking at the front tires, I am very skeptical about getting 4 gallons in one. Especially when you consider that Rim Guard calls for them to be filled to 75%.

 

[mguitas]

ray66v do you have rimguard in your 2310 tires, an do you think it's worth it.

 

[ray66v]

ray66v do you have rimguard in your 2310 tires, an do you think it's worth it.

No, I do not have Rim Guard.

I live where the land is flat. I do not have traction issues. :thumbsup:

 

[jobguy]

I just made an appointment to have Rim-guard installed in the rear tires of my CT120. After using the loader with the heavy tiller attached on the 3pt hitch, I decided i liked how much better the tractor worked and felt (stability). Rim-Guard is $3.75/gal about $160 for my tractor. I want the traction for snow removal and moving dirt.

 

[Branchchipper]

I bought a new tractor in 2005, and had the option to put Rim Guard in the rears. I cheaped out and went with CaCl, because of both price and past experience- I had no problems before with CaCl.

Spendy mistake- I had to replace both rear tubes last year because of rubber "rot" and stem rust- it was a mess. Needless to say- the new ones are filled with Rim Guard!

 

[Wacky]

I live where the land is flat.

That is like having gold out here!!:laughing:

 

[ray66v]

Okay, I did the math. I stand corrected.

Looks like you can get the 4 gallons in a GC front tire.

 

[MF RED in MT]

MF RED, do you have the ag tires, or the turf tires?

And, are you leaving the B/H on or taking it off?

Looking at the front tires, I am very skeptical about getting 4 gallons in one. Especially when you consider that Rim Guard calls for them to be filled to 75%.

Hi ray66v,
I have the R4 Industrial Tires, they seem to work good for me, :thumbsup:.
I always remove the BH for the winter and install my 550# ballast box to the 3 point hitch on the rear. I built the ballast box before last winter and I have a thread about it somewhere on TBN, .
I was thinking the same thing about the front tires, 4 gallons? They have a chart for tires and the amount of Rim Guard to install to fill to 75% or 80% full?
The Rim Guard dealer charged me $3.25 per gallon of Rim Guard and also a $5.00 pumping charge per tire. Grand total was $104.50, and they also washed off all the dried mud that I had on the tires, :laughing:.
I just finished plowing another 5 to 6 inches of snowfall tonight and my driveway is looking nice and packed with about 3 to 4 inches of packed snow and ice on top of the gravel, :thumbsup:. The low tonight is forecasted for 7 degrees F, . The small creek at the front of my property is frozen for the season and it will not be long untill every bit of water flowing in it is frozen solid. Maybe one more time plowing with the FEL and I think I am going to switch it out to the MF Dozer Blade.
KC

 

[MF RED in MT]

Okay, I did the math. I stand corrected.

Looks like you can get the 4 gallons in a GC front tire.

Everytime I do the math, I forget which finger to stop counting on, :confused3:. KC

 

[ray66v]

Hi ray66v,
I have the R4 Industrial Tires, they seem to work good for me, :thumbsup:.

In snow, the turfs work the best.

I push a 72" loader mounted plow through big drifts, with turf's, no chains. I leave the B/H on for ballast.

I have about 350' of gravel drive, and sometimes, I don't even remember to put it in 4wd.

But again, it's pretty flat land. There isn't more than 2' of elevation change in my drive.

 

[Scotty Dive]

100$ for the Rimguard? That seems like a pretty good price. Do others find that to be about right? I thought it cost a lot more...I'll do it for $100. :thumbsup:

I did Rim guard this spring in the Ct area. - Prices ranged from $2.75 to $3.00 a gallon. I spoke to Rim Guard who recommended a 75% fill. There is also a pump charge besides the per gallon charge - I saw $15 per tire to $45 per. I did 31 gallons per rear tire for a additional weight gain of 331#'s per tire

 

[MF RED in MT]

In snow, the turfs work the best.

I push a 72" loader mounted plow through big drifts, with turf's, no chains. I leave the B/H on for ballast.

I have about 350' of gravel drive, and sometimes, I don't even remember to put it in 4wd.

But again, it's pretty flat land. There isn't more than 2' of elevation change in my drive.

Do you have a lot of ice? I have so much ice in the driveway, if it were flat the neighbor kids could play ice hockey on it, . The ice is the reason I run chains on all 4 tires, :tractor:. The addition of Rim Guard and the weight box on the rear really helps me when I turn the front wheels and now the tractor actually goes in the direction the wheels are turned, :thumbsup:. We do not even go outside without traction devices attachments to the bottom of our boots and shoes, :licking:. KC

 

[ray66v]

Do you have a lot of ice?

We get ice here, it's Ohio.

Sometimes there is a lot, sometimes there is none. Sometimes it snows and the snow is on the ground for months, and sometimes it comes, melts half way, and then it snows again. When that happens, of course there is some ice under the new snow. And yeah, is not ideal.

I pack down the first 3-4 inches of snow to help keep the gravel down, before I will plow the snow.

If there is ice, I try and go out and pack down the next couple inches of snow on top of the ice, and then I can easily plow the rest.

I have always been able to plow my drive though, even when conditions were so bad, that professional snow plows were getting stuck big time, in my neighbors drives.