Can i buy rim guard
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dnw64
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I don't believe you can buy just the product.
Is there a Pete's Tire Barn in the vicinity? If so, and you can wait on their schedule, they will come to your location for no charge. IOW, all you pay is the same price as if you went to their facility. I highly recommend them.
Is there a Pete's Tire Barn in the vicinity? If so, and you can wait on their schedule, they will come to your location for no charge. IOW, all you pay is the same price as if you went to their facility. I highly recommend them.
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I tried buying it last year and was not able to. Used WW fluid
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You can buy it but it may depend on where you are. I do not believe there are any federal regulations toward its purchase or none that I know about. My problem is that it came in gross amounts. The last time I inquired which was about 5 years ago, I could buy it but at a minimum of 275 gallons. The supplier only sold it in batches. As I needed less than 50 gallons, it wasn't cost effective.The equipment to pump it in seems to be more robust as a result of its viscosity. The guy filling my tires stated his pump cost over a thousand dollars but he was doing this professionally.
After everything was said and done, it simply was not a practicality to do it myself for a "one off" as I did with calcium.
This was 5 years ago. Things may have changed.
If I had to do it all again, I would buy wheel weights. It may cost me a dollar a pound for them but in the long run, it may end up cheaper especially if you get a leak and have to call a guy in to fix it all.
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PILOON
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Some also like windshield washer fluid.
One source for bulk WW fluid is car rentals as they buy it in 45 gal drums as they always top up the WW bottle B4 every rental.
One source for bulk WW fluid is car rentals as they buy it in 45 gal drums as they always top up the WW bottle B4 every rental.
Agreed, WW fluid is about 90% effective compared to Rim Guard. Rim Guard is just a little heavier per gallon, but lots more expensive. That really adds up when you pop a bead and your "investment" pours out on the ground.
3Lfarms
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I could not find a rim guard dealer close, so I went to the closest quick lube place and asked who their WW fluid distributor was. Got the phone# off their drum. I gave him a call and he brought me a 55 gallon drum of WW fluid concentrate (methanol) for about $180. Mixed with water 2:1 (2 parts water to 1 part methanol) gives a freeze point of -20f.
I only needed 130 gallons to fill my tires, so I mixed it a little stronger. Mine should be good to about -30f.
dnw64
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A little misinformation there.
I don't know what you mean by "WW fluid is about 90% effective compared to Rim Guard"; that seems rather non-definitive. It surely doesn't mean weight; maybe you are claiming that in "average use" 90% of the time you won't get stuck with WWF compared to 100% of the time you don't get stuck with Rim Guard? Even if that were true, it seems to me spending an extra $100, $200, $300 (depending on your tire size) could pay for itself quickly.
I can absolutely say that "Rim Guard is just a little heavier per gallon" is nowhere near true. WW fluid weighs LESS than plain water (typically about 7.6 #/gal) while Rim Guard is 11 #/gal. That's nearly 50% more and I don't think anyone would call that "a little bit more".
OTOH, if the weight you can achieve with WWF is sufficient, there is no point spending more. Only problem is, how do you know, unless you try? If you're going to spend $20-30-50k on a tractor, the extra few hundred seems a high value addition.