k0ua
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RV antifreeze is non toxic. RV anti-freeze is Propylene glycol. NOT Ethylene Glycol. Propylene glycol is found in many food products.
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RV antifreeze is non toxic. RV anti-freeze is Propylene glycol. NOT Ethylene Glycol. Propylene glycol is found in many food products.
George2615
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James,
'When I read his initial post only the word antifreeze was mentioned. Which I took to mean automotive antifreeze which is toxic. He later made a correction that he used windshield washer antifreeze.
George2615
Super Member
Just talked to local Rimguard dealer. He will fill my rear tires for $275.00 plus tax.
I told him I didn't want any tacks in my tires.
That's 35 gallons per tire for my 43x16.00-20 tires. Approx. 375 Lb per tire.
I told him I didn't want any tacks in my tires.
That's 35 gallons per tire for my 43x16.00-20 tires. Approx. 375 Lb per tire.
Citydude
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What's the "tacks" in your tires?
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Yea I realize that but my tractor is inside all winter in the garage it isn't heated but it is attached to the house and it rarely freezes out there this would just be for any out of the norm time.
k0ua
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The 275 for Rimguard sounds like a good price to me.
Citydude
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^^ I agree with this.
George2615
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It was a joke. I didn't want tacks (as in thumbtacks)
If Rimgard is beet juice why is it so expensive? I thought I heard on tv they spray it on roads in the winter. Surely it is not that expensive.
I found this and copied and pasted . I feel like some here think windshield wiper fluid is safer than my idea of using diluted methanol.
There are many places to buy straight methanol, found here, but if you are going to use a water/methanol mixture, the easiest (and cheapest) is to buy the blue windshield washer fluid that is used during winter time to prevent the fluid from freezing. It may sound cheap ($1.29-$1.99 per gallon), but it is just as good as any methanol/water mixture you would make otherwise. The blue is just a dye, and an extremely insignificant amount (<1%). Some of the washer fluids, such as RainX, contain cleaning additives, but this is easily determined by shaking the bottle and seeing of it suds up like soapy water. If it does, don't buy it, but if it doesn't, then it is good to use. There are many different brands out there, but they all have common amounts of methanol for their respective temperature rating, regardless of the brand. We have many MSDS's (Material Safety Data Sheets) from different companies to support the following data, but only one per temperature rating is available for viewing, which is representative of all the brands (within a few percent) that produce that specific temperature rating. To view the MSDS, simply click on the item."
+20 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 7% methanol.
0 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 23% methanol.
-10 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 28% methanol.
-20 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 35% methanol.
-25 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 38% methanol.
-50 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 62% methanol.
I found this and copied and pasted . I feel like some here think windshield wiper fluid is safer than my idea of using diluted methanol.
There are many places to buy straight methanol, found here, but if you are going to use a water/methanol mixture, the easiest (and cheapest) is to buy the blue windshield washer fluid that is used during winter time to prevent the fluid from freezing. It may sound cheap ($1.29-$1.99 per gallon), but it is just as good as any methanol/water mixture you would make otherwise. The blue is just a dye, and an extremely insignificant amount (<1%). Some of the washer fluids, such as RainX, contain cleaning additives, but this is easily determined by shaking the bottle and seeing of it suds up like soapy water. If it does, don't buy it, but if it doesn't, then it is good to use. There are many different brands out there, but they all have common amounts of methanol for their respective temperature rating, regardless of the brand. We have many MSDS's (Material Safety Data Sheets) from different companies to support the following data, but only one per temperature rating is available for viewing, which is representative of all the brands (within a few percent) that produce that specific temperature rating. To view the MSDS, simply click on the item."
+20 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 7% methanol.
0 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 23% methanol.
-10 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 28% methanol.
-20 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 35% methanol.
-25 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 38% methanol.
-50 F Washer Fluid - Contains approximately 62% methanol.
Citydude
Elite Member
Ha! I was having all these weird thoughts trying to justify putting "tacks" In your tires. I couldn't come up with any so thanks for explaining it. Jokes on me!
