Where can i buy rim guard/beat juice in bulk?

[jyoutz]

The alcohol they put in windshield washer fluid to lower its freezing point can destroy rubber tires. Whether it's methanol or ethanol. It causes the rubber to soften, swell and then become brittle.

Good point. One of the things the Bio-ballast literature says is that it conditions the rubber, not degrades it.

 

[M59]

My dealer though it was made from corn so you guess is probably pretty close.

My conclusion, based upon reviewing Bio-Ballast SDS, is based on the freeze point depression due to dissolved solids is likely sugar since undissolved solids have very little effect on freeze point depression and the flash point is very similar in both SDSs. Corn waste makes sense since its cheap and plentiful and quite possibly a residual of ethanol or something ADM is processing since they are consumer of huge corn quantities.

 

[M59]

Good point. One of the things the Bio-ballast literature says is that it conditions the rubber, not degrades it.

Alcohol, in sufficient concentration, is also corrosive to brass. Don't know its effect on valve stems as I've never run it in tires.

 

[jyoutz]

Alcohol, in sufficient concentration, is also corrosive to brass. Don't know its effect on valve stems as I've never run it in tires.

My last tractor that I sold in 2021 had a mixture of methanol and water for about ten years. I never noticed any corrosion on valve stems or effects on tires, but maybe give it a few more years?

 

[mjonesnh]

My last tractor that I sold in 2021 had a mixture of methanol and water for about ten years. I never noticed any corrosion on valve stems or effects on tires, but maybe give it a few more years?

My current tractor has this mixture also. Purchased in 2007 with tires loaded. Metal valve stems still like new, not sure about inside of tires and rims but nothing visually concerning

 

[MMC]

Title pretty much says it all. I want to put ballast in my tires and they hold 70 gal each. I'm thinking 55gal drums would be ideal. 2 barrels would give me 1200 lb of Ballesteros which should be plenty.

Although heavily advertised in farm pubs, Rim Guard isn't always available locally. Shipping might be somewhat pricey from a stocking dealer.

What I did was simply use a couple of clean 55 gal drums (with intact bung plugs) and drive an hour to a farm implement dealer who had it in bulk storage. They just pumped it into my drums and I had my tire guy pump from the drums into the tractor tires back at the farm.

I've forgotten the price now, but it seemed reasonable...for root juice.

Best of Luck.

 

[Tinhack]

My last tractor that I sold in 2021 had a mixture of methanol and water for about ten years. I never noticed any corrosion on valve stems or effects on tires, but maybe give it a few more years?

Just repeating what science says. Did you check the inside of the tires? You could have been running on tires no more than 1/8" thick.

 

[jyoutz]

Just repeating what science says. Did you check the inside of the tires? You could have been running on tires no more than 1/8" thick.

And you could be right. Probably good that I sold that tractor 3 years ago.

 

[jr838]

Title pretty much says it all. I want to put ballast in my tires and they hold 70 gal each. I'm thinking 55gal drums would be ideal. 2 barrels would give me 1200 lb of Ballesteros which should be plenty.

 

[BlackRiverCC]

Title pretty much says it all. I want to put ballast in my tires and they hold 70 gal each. I'm thinking 55gal drums would be ideal. 2 barrels would give me 1200 lb of Ballesteros which should be plenty.

I use molasses get it in 275 gallon drums or 55 gal barrels from the feed warehouse. Molasses I think is denser than the beet juice. Needs to be warm otherwise it’s slow. I used air to push it in because the pump burned out. Plumbed the 55 gal barrel to take air chuck and only used about 20 psi and it went in really fast. Much faster than pumping it in. Used a air water separator connector to pause and release air a few times per tire.