RimGuard Lifespan

[Parkanzky]

Is there a temp that rim guard will freeze?

-35 F.

 

[tcreeley]

I have beet juice in my tires- I assume it is rim guard, but I don't know as I bought the tractor used. The tractor is a 2003 with all of the dealers decals. The temp here has been -34F. No freeze up yet. I like beet juice. It does not corrode like calcium chloride does. If the tire ever gets sliced open, I know that I won't have antifreeze all over the ground. Beet juice is a sugar byproduct (all of that white (beet) sugar we buy in the store. Does great.

 

[My Hoe]

I've got Rimguard in my tractors. If I had to do it again, I would of used foam. I hate checking the air pressure on a Rimguard filled tire.

Just curious-why?

 

[Parkanzky]

Just curious-why?

Rimguard is the re-dissolved solids left after sugar is extracted from beets. It is beet-red and fairly sticky/viscous. He's probably talking about the syrupy goop that escapes when he checks the pressure.

I wouldn't put my good tire gauge on a tire filled with it...

 

[My Hoe]

Is there a temp that rim guard will freeze?

I've been quite concerned about this, myself.

In the Northeast, my "inside storage" will consist of a "high cube" (9.5" H) by 8'W by 20' L, international shipping container, sitting on (sunken) 6"x6", so the container's frame is almost touching the ground--however, it has a wooden floor.

But one door is "sprung," leaving a 2.5" gap, all the way up (9.5'), when "closed."

Meaning, I can't just put the "proverbial light bulb" in there, to keep the Rimguard from freezing.

I'm told Rimguard actually has a freezing point that is a few degrees LOWER than water, which is great, but will NOT help me, I fear, in successive nights of near-zero temps.

I do NOT relish the idea of plowing snow (on frozen lawn and macadam driveway) with FLAT SPOTTED rears shaking the **** out of my beatiful, cabbed CUT.

Is there any "antifreeze" that can be added to Rimguard, that will:

a) Lower the freezing temp to, say, -10F or lower, and

b) NOT cause the rims to rust? (Which I'm told is one advantage of Rimguard, i.e., that it does NOT rust your rims?)

Thanks much,

My Hoe

 

[Parkanzky]

I've been quite concerned about this, myself.

In the Northeast, my "inside storage" will consist of a "high cube" (9.5" H) by 8'W by 20' L, international shipping container, sitting on (sunken) 6"x6", so the container's frame is almost touching the ground--however, it has a wooden floor.

But one door is "sprung," leaving a 2.5" gap, all the way up (9.5'), when "closed."

Meaning, I can't just put the "proverbial light bulb" in there, to keep the Rimguard from freezing.

I'm told Rimguard actually has a freezing point that is a few degrees LOWER than water, which is great, but will NOT help me, I fear, in successive nights of near-zero temps.

I do NOT relish the idea of plowing snow (on frozen lawn and macadam driveway) with FLAT SPOTTED rears shaking the **** out of my beatiful, cabbed CUT.

Is there any "antifreeze" that can be added to Rimguard, that will:

a) Lower the freezing temp to, say, -10F or lower, and

b) NOT cause the rims to rust? (Which I'm told is one advantage of Rimguard, i.e., that it does NOT rust your rims?)

Thanks much,

My Hoe

Rimguard's freezing point is below -35F. You shouldn't have anything to worry about.

 

[AStanton]

Just curious-why?

I would go with foam because once the tires are foamed, they are puncture proof. Secondly, with Rimguard-filled tires, you still have to maintain an air pressure. Checking the pressure is a pain in these tires. You have to spin the tires until the valves are at 12:00 o'clock. And beet juice remnants always spits out. You have to use a liquid air gage, not your standard air gage. The older I get, the more maintainance free the better.

 

[My Hoe]

Rimguard's freezing point is below -35F. You shouldn't have anything to worry about.

WOW! Negative 35F? That's awesome!

Somehow, I thought Rimguard was only good for a few degrees below the freezing point of water--probably because I misread the "-35F" as "35F". But wait, that's goofy too, b/c 35F is warmer than 32F. Oh, well, who cares how I screwed up. I'm just REALLY glad I was wrong.

-35F is GREAT!

Thanks, Parkanzky!

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AStanton,

I apologize--I wasn't clear. The tractor I'm talking about is already filled with Rimguard. Otherwise, I might consider foam--though I've read that foam rides harder than liquid filled, and I've had back surgery, so if foam is a rougher ride, I'll gladly trade that for the legitimate concerns you raise.

And I admit that not having to worry about flats anymore would be a big blessing.

Oh well--most things are a compromise, right?

Thanks again, gentlemen!

My Hoe

 

[Fallon]

Beet juice also turns to slush a fair bit before freezing. I believe their listed freeze point is where it turns to slush, not solid. Slush doesn't present near the problems that freezing solid does so its even better than indicated temp wise.

 

[dodge man]

I have had it in my tires about 6 years, so far so good, but I agree, a pain to check tire pressure.