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This 8-year-old rim came from
a tubed tire with calcium chloride ballast.
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Until now, the only tire ballast products available have been expensive
foams (which are more sealant than ballast), steel weights and corrosive
liquids (like calcium or magnesium chloride). Foams often cost more
than the tire itself and ride hard over rough surfaces because the
tire is solid. Steel wheel weights are very expensive and cumbersome
to mount. And chlorides, while relatively inexpensive, are very
damaging to wheel rims, equipment and the environment.
Well, all of that has changed. Now there is a new product
for tires called Rim Guard™, a patented liquid wheel ballast
that eliminates rust damage to tire rims, valves, gauges and pumps.
In fact, Rim Guard™ is specially formulated to protect
metal from damaging corrosion. Rim Guard is so safe it's
even OSHA-approved for use as livestock feed. Best of all, this
amazing product is easily injected into tires or tubes and can be
used safely in both new and antique equipment.
Rim Guard™ is perfect
for use with:
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• farm tractors (both
modern and antique),
• small tractors with front-end loaders,
• commercial back hoes, bobcats and all-terrain forklifts,
• road graders, and
• all types of lawn & garden tractors. |
Compare the advantages of Rim
Guard™ over all other
tire ballast alternatives
| Iron Weights |
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Iron weights cost about
$1-$2/lb. Rim Guard™ costs about $.28/lb. |
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Iron weights often load
axles, frames and extend turning radius when mounted on the
nose. Rim Guard™ puts the weight where you need it –
at the point where the rear tires contact the ground. |
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Unlike Iron Weights, Rim
Guard™ doesn’t change the turning radius or occupy
the 3 pt. hitch. |
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Unlike Iron
Weights, Rim Guard™ can be installed in front tires to
help balance vehicle weight and improve traction of 4WD tractors. |
| Calcium
Chloride |
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Calcium Chloride seems inexpensive
until you account for the fact that it should be contained
in a tube. This adds cost ($39-$80 per tube) plus labor to
tear down a tubeless tire and install the tube. Rim Guard™
comes ready-to-use and can be installed in both tubed and
tubeless tires. |
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Calcium Chloride is heavy
– about 11.5 lbs./gallon. Rim Guard™ weights 10.7-11
lbs. per gallon – about the same. |
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Calcium Chloride is freeze
resistant to -30°F or -40°F depending upon how it
is mixed. Rim Guard™ is freeze resistant to -35°F
and will not solidify until -50°F. |
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Calcium Chloride is highly
corrosive. It will corrode/rust rims, valve stems, pumps,
hose fittings, and shop tools. Rim Guard™ is non-toxic,
non-corrosive, and biodegradable. |
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Over time, if Calcium or
Magnesium Chloride leaks from a tube, it will destroy the
rim and valve stem. It will ruin the clothes of those who
handle it and burn their hands. Rim Guard™ is totally
non-corrosive. It will never rust a rim or valve stem. It
is water soluble – easily rinses with water from hands
and clothing. |
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Calcium Chloride is toxic.
It will contaminate soil and prevent plants from growing if
it spills. Many states and municipalities classified it as
a hazardous waste requiring cumbersome and expensive handling
and disposal procedures. Rim Guard™ is totally non-toxic,
biodegradable, and animal food safe. It is easily diluted
with water and can be disposed of as easily as water. |
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Calcium Chloride often must
be mixed from powdered salt. Rim Guard™ comes ready-to-use.
No mixing is required. |
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With Calcium Chloride-ballasted
tires, minor punctures are very expensive to repair. First,
the liquid must be pumped from the tire, the tire broken down,
and the tube removed and patched. The rim should be thoroughly
cleaned of any calcium chloride residue to prevent rust. Then
the tire must be reassembled and refilled with ballast. With
Rim Guard in a tubeless tire,you simply rotate the puncture
to the top and plug it likeyou would a car tire – and
you're done! |
| Anti-Freeze
or Glycol |
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Automotive anti-freeze is
highly toxic. It will contaminate soil and pollute ground
water. It will poison animals. And it requires special disposal
methods. Rim Guard™ is a byproduct of sugar beet processing.
It comes from the farm and returns to the farm. It is non-toxic
and can be diluted with water and rinsed down the drain if
it spills. |
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Anti-freeze is no heavier
than water – about 8.3 lbs./gallon. Rim Guard™ weighs
10.7-11 lbs./gallon – 30% heavier by volume. |
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Anti-freeze or glycol is
non-corrosive and is freeze resistant to about -25°F depending
upon how it is mixed. Rim Guard™ is non-corrosive and
freeze resistant to -35°F. |
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Anti-freeze usually costs
more than Rim Guard™, especially per pound of weight. |
| Methanol
and Water |
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Methanol is highly flammable!
Careful handling is required, and it should be mixed with
water. Rim Guard™ is non-flammable and comes ready to
use! |
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Methanol weighs less than
plain water and is therefore a poor alternative to Rim Guard™. |
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Methanol is very toxic and
will attack certain rubber compounds over time. Rim Guard™
has no ill effects on rubber or metal. |
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While Methanol is generally
non-corrosive and will not freeze down to about -10°F
to -20°F while Rim Guard™ is freeze-rated to -35°F. |
| Windshield
Washer Solvent |
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Windshield Washer Solvent
is no heavier than water. Rim Guard™ is 30% heavier than
water. |
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It usually is non-corrosive
and non-flammable but is somewhat toxic. It's certainly not
animal-safe. Rim Guard™ is so safe it's even OSHA-approved
for use as livestock feed. |
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Windshield Washer Solvent
is about the same cost as Rim Guard™, but more expensive when you consider it as a cost per pound. |
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Windshield Washer Solvent
is freeze resistant only to -20°F. Rim Guard™ is
freeze-rated to -35°F. |
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If you are paying for weight,
Windshield Washer Solvent is a poor alternative because Rim
Guard™ is heavier, non-toxic and often about the same
price. |
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Rim Guard™ is the superior
tire ballast because it's...
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non-corrosive to metal, |
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non-flammable, |
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non-toxic to humans and
animals, |
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environmentally safe &
biodegradable, |
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freeze-rated to -35°F, |
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a ready-to-use liquid, |
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non-abrasive to metal, rubber,
plastic, and other materials, |
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OSHA-approved, |
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much less expensive than
iron weights, and |
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great for tractors, loaders,
skid steers and more. |
Rim Guard™ also...
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weighs just about the same
as Calcium Chloride (10.7-11 lbs. per gallon), |
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allows for lower center
of gravity, more stability & increased pulling power,
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can be used with tubed as
well as tubeless tires. |
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is made from an agricultural
byproduct of sugar beet processing. It comes from the farm
and goes back to the farm. |
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