Ballast Rim Guard and punctures

[joea99]

If using Rim Guard, can tire be plugged and have it hold? Currently the Ag tires on a machine I bought used are plugged. Maybe a newbie mistake, but I never thought to check, or ask. Anyway, after 2 years of use, still holding.

But, am considering loading tires. Local shop only does calcium with inner tubes. So looking at Rim Guard. Can a tire be safely plugged when filled with Rim Guard?

 

[jeff9366]

Beet Juice is a food product. After one or two months in the heat Rim Guard is nasty for any tire shop to deal with and you pay for tire service accordingly. You may be willing to pay for Rim Guard's density but consider carefully before proceeding.

I recommend water and alcohol for loading tires.

T-B-N ARCHIVE: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/179606-rimguard-vs-methanol.html




Filling rear tires is a project you can do yourself. Less effort to fill rear tires in your driveway than trailer tractor or deliver wheels/tires to a tire shop.

U-Tube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Filling+loading+tractor+tires

 

[Hay Dude]

If using Rim Guard, can tire be plugged and have it hold? Currently the Ag tires on a machine I bought used are plugged. Maybe a newbie mistake, but I never thought to check, or ask. Anyway, after 2 years of use, still holding.

But, am considering loading tires. Local shop only does calcium with inner tubes. So looking at Rim Guard. Can a tire be safely plugged when filled with Rim Guard?

I would think you would roll the hole to 12 o’clock position to plug it.
Tried Rim Guard in 2 different machines and it’s a mess. I strongly recommend wheel weights.

 

[RickB]

Another vote against Rimguard. Nasty, smelly stuff after a while. I am not aware of any concerns plugging tires containing liquid ballast. As suggested, rotate the tire so the leak is above the ballast. Allow sufficient cure time before moving.

Plugging tubed tires does not work often and tubing tires that have been plugged requires that the plugs be cut/ground off smooth with the tire inner surface. Tubing plugged tires generally is not a good idea.

 

[joea99]

Beet Juice is a food product. After one or two months in the heat Rim Guard is nasty for any tire shop to deal with and you pay for tire service accordingly. You may be willing to pay for Rim Guard's density but consider carefully before proceeding.

I recommend water and alcohol for loading tires.

T-B-N ARCHIVE: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/179606-rimguard-vs-methanol.html




Filling rear tires is a project you can do yourself. Less effort to fill rear tires in your driveway than trailer tractor or deliver wheels/tires to a tire shop.

U-Tube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Filling+loading+tractor+tires

Interesting links. A lot simpler DIY than I thought.

 

[boomer1025]

One good thing about rim guard, it wash's right off with water and a little soap. The smell is the only down side besides being sticky.

 

[oosik]

I've had Rim Guard in my 2009 Kubota M6040 tires for eleven + years. No problems. Perhaps, around here, they put something in with the RG. I got a short blast a year ago - checking tire pressure. It was sweet, sticky but no way was it nasty. It was still plain 'ol beet juice.

 

[grsthegreat]

I replaced the outer valve on my rear rimgard filled tire. Some leaked out and it wasnt very smelly at all. The stuff has been in there for 10 trouble free years before a branch damaged the valve.

 

[Mat4644]

Did it taste like beets?:licking::licking:

 

[Hay Dude]

If you have a big leak and it’s a hot day, it’ll kill any grass in the area. I don’t care how safe the label says it is, liquid in a black tire on a hot day is going to burn grass.
When I had a big leak, it killed the grass and smelled like skunk.
I guess everyone has different results.