VERY expensive beet juice!

[Short Game]

I'll have to keep one barrel around for the 15 or so gallons that are unused - unless I can find another spot for it.

Three five gallon buckets with lids?

 

[IslandTractor]

I'll have to keep one barrel around for the 15 or so gallons that are unused - unless I can find another spot for it.

A convenient spot for those extra gallons would be the front tires.

 

[Soundguy]

heard an add down here.. carquest af, protect to -50 burst, 3.99 after mail in rebate.... not bad...


soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

I know your not interested in gallon jugs, but i just saw a commercial for wal-mart where they have WWF on for about $1.50 (IIRC) a gallon! Cheaper than bulk! Didnt notice the freezing point, but its likely winter fluid at this time of year.

and think of all the uses for them good plastic jugs. could put drain oil in em, or.. or..

I save all jugs 1qt and up at my place. never know what I might need to pour into one..or take with me.. or cut bottom out to make funnle.. etc.. or cut top out to make a tub... have cut top half side out opposite handle to make a 3/4 gallon carry jug to throw wrenches in.. with handle and all.. also good to clean tools in.. or soak small parts you don't want to use in the parts washer.. used to use coffee cans for this.. but don't see the quart ones much anymore.. and hard to go thru the gallon ones fast enough..

soundguy

 

[Short Game]

Put your belt through the handles: tool belt! Good for picking fruit, nuts, or vegetables too.

 

[Soundguy]

neat concept.. probably good for onions and carrots. I've worn canvas belts for that.. but they fill too fast. might be good for blackberries too...

thanks for the idea..

soundguy

 

[canoetrpr]

Hmm. never thought of the good things about 150 plastic jugs around. 30 plastic jugs around I can deal with. 150 is a bit much!

 

[Short Game]

I learned it from a guy who made a "shrimp pump" for sucking ghost shrimp out of the tide flats in a bay. We would sell them for bait.

 

[Don87]

yep.. BOD or bio chemical oxygen demand. same deal I mentioned about sugar laden material. real hard on water with aquatic life in it. WAY worse than salt addition. salt addition won't directly kill fish in the amount we are talking about.. same amount of sugar residue materials COULD though, due to secondary effects....

soundguy

I can't find the 'sugar content' of Rimguard, but I would bet that it would be quite low.

Rimguard is the by-product(waste) of the beet use process.

And judging by the smell................the sugar content is going to be small(if any).

The best way to describe the smell of beet juice is...........a dead animal inside of 2 year old sneakers that are soaked in water, then left on the patio in the sun:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Benefit's are the added weight, non-coroosive, easily plugged......and totally non-toxic in any circumstances.

 

[Soundguy]

i'm familiar with beet juice...

soundguy

 

[Short Game]

Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice.

 

[Soundguy]

now that was an odd movie...

 

[Don87]

Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice.

Ringuard............not for everyone, but works well for me after extensive research, and my tire size.

 

[Don87]

i'm familiar with beet juice...

soundguy

Then you understand that 'sugar content' and 'water quality' may be off the mark..........unless you are privy to info that I can't find?

 

[Soundguy]

I saw a drum of rimguard spill into a small retention pond and cause a fish kill. Not a scientific test or anything.. just an observation.

Since I don't believe it is specifically overtly toxic.. that leaves one to wonder about the fish kill. Mass kills are generally oxygen depletion or toxin based. o2 depletion can be cause by a surge in bio chemical oxygen demand, blooms, etc.

Since I didn't do any water quality testing on the pond I can't say for sure. my educated guess is it was a BOD / o2-depletion issue in lieu of a known toxin introduction... Incedentally.. the bank the beetjuice ran down to get tot he pond left a dead strip of grass.. again.. ancedotal evidence.. however i have seen high sugar content products kill vegitation just like high salt content.

again.. i didn't do a soil test.. so it's a guess based on ancedotal observed evidence.

soundguy

 

[Don87]

Gross exaggeration. When consumed orally it is toxic to be sure. You'd have to take a bath in it to absorb enough through contact.

Do you call for hazmat help every time you use your windshield washer? That is 10-20% methanol.

When cited by several sources..............I wouldn't call it a 'gross exageration'!

You are welcome to look at the links provided, and look up other links also.........but what you'll find is that methanol is dangerous.

I could give scenarios regarding living creatures, but, it might be best if you ponder the situation.

 

[Don87]

I saw a drum of rimguard spill into a small retention pond and cause a fish kill. Not a scientific test or anything.. just an observation.

Since I don't believe it is specifically overtly toxic.. that leaves one to wonder about the fish kill. Mass kills are generally oxygen depletion or toxin based. o2 depletion can be cause by a surge in bio chemical oxygen demand, blooms, etc.

Since I didn't do any water quality testing on the pond I can't say for sure. my educated guess is it was a BOD / o2-depletion issue in lieu of a known toxin introduction... Incedentally.. the bank the beetjuice ran down to get tot he pond left a dead strip of grass.. again.. ancedotal evidence.. however i have seen high sugar content products kill vegitation just like high salt content.

again.. i didn't do a soil test.. so it's a guess based on ancedotal observed evidence.

soundguy

Not to be argumentative, but..............I gotta ask where you saw this.............and what size drum, and was it Rimguard(beet juice)?

The reason I ask this is because Rimguard(beet juice), is only sold to wholesalers at 1500 gallons at a clip.

The " Rimguard" I speak of is not the old 'Rim Guard'...........which was a totally different product ............that isn't even found on the internet anymore.

There is a HUGE difference, althuugh they used the 'same' name.

 

[Soundguy]

i for sure wouldn't drink it.(methanol). propylene glycol.. yes.

 

[Don87]

i for sure wouldn't drink it.(methanol). propylene glycol.. yes.

I'll stick with Pepsi or Coffee:licking::licking: