Tires What to fill tires with

PLUMBER · Mar 6, 2006

I want to load the tires of my 2520 but would rather not use calsium i heard about beet juice (i think) were can i find it and whats it cost . Thanks for the help

johndeere_2210 · Mar 6, 2006

PM JDFANATIC and ask about the beet juice, because he uses it.

MadReferee · Mar 6, 2006

The beet juice is in fact called Rim Guard. Do a search here on TBN for Rim Guard and you will get plenty of hits. It has been discussed thoroughly many, many times. In my opinion it is the best stuff to load your tires with.

JDFANATIC · Mar 6, 2006

Plumber,

I did fill my tires with RimGuard and am happy with the results; if it leaks out it won't kill the grass or our animals, it has more density than water/anti-freeze/washer-fluid (though less than calcium chloride), it won't corrode my rims, and it won't freeze. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Toolguy · Mar 6, 2006

Call around to your local tire dealers. They should be able to direct you to someone in the area that does ag and industrial tire work. They will be the ones that will be able to fill your tires. They will come to where your tractor is and do it on site. Unless you have tubes in your tires, I would go with Rim Guard. That is what I have in mine. I used to work in a tire shop and did many ag tires with Calcium Chloride. If handled properly it is not a problem. It is cheap and effective and has been around for years and years. Nowadays, with the enviromental concerns of Calcium Chloride spills, I believe that Rim Guard makes more sense and it won't rust out your rims, either.

Woody_NH · Mar 6, 2006

You can't beat beet juice AKA Rim Guard. They have specs on thier site. web page

dieselmotorhead · Mar 8, 2006

I got the beet juice in the tires. helped a lot, nice and stable . tires will be dangerously heavy, so carefull if you remove them later.

HillbillyFarmer · Mar 8, 2006

RimGuard sounds like the best stuff. It's got great specs. Does anyone know how much it costs?

BTW: I could find no indication that it is in any way related to "beet juice."

dubba · Mar 9, 2006

Woody- where did you get your beet juice?

MadReferee · Mar 9, 2006

I know for a fact that Chappell in Milford and Brentwood and at least one place over in Keene that uses Rim Guard to fill tires. I am sure there are others.