 SwedishRiderRider on the StormPremium
join:2006-01-11
Connecticut
kudos:1 | reply to SwedishRider
Rim Guard In case anyone is interested, there is a pretty cool product that replaces about 75% of air in a tractor's tire with basically modified beet juice that adds really heavy weight that lowers the center of gravity and makes the tractor safer and gives it more traction. It's called Rim Guard:
»www.rimguard.biz/
It's pretty cheap actually... cheaper and more effective than wheel weights alone. You can call them and they'll give you the closest dealers to you and how many gallons you'll need based on your tire sizes.
They told me to make sure you swap out any plastic stems for metal ones for best effectiveness of the product. Plastic stems can degrade over time but metal will not. Check it out! |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1
1 edit | Thanks for the info on Rim Guard. I was planning on adding water when I put new tires on my Cub Cadet. I use my tractor on fairly rugged terrain with slopes and ballast in the tires should help. I am also going to replace the turf tires with ribbed lug tread tractor type tires. Between the new tires and Rim Guard I hope to eliminate most of my wheel slippage. Due to the small size of my tires, the added weight of the Rim Guard should be an advantage over water. Unfortunately they do not have any dealers this far south since most just use plain water in this area. I'll pick some up next time I'm in Oklahoma City as they have a dealer there. |
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| said by robbin:I am also going to replace the turf tires with ribbed tractor type of tires. Are you taking about AG aka Agricultural tires? |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | They are sometimes called that. Actually I used the wrong word -- I should have said Lug treads. |
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SwedishRiderRider on the StormPremium
join:2006-01-11
Connecticut
kudos:1 | reply to robbin
said by robbin:Thanks for the info on Rim Guard. I was planning on adding water when I put new tires on my Cub Cadet. I use my tractor on fairly rugged terrain with slopes and ballast in the tires should help. I am also going to replace the turf tires with ribbed lug tread tractor type tires. Between the new tires and Rim Guard I hope to eliminate most of my wheel slippage. Due to the small size of my tires, the added weight of the Rim Guard should be an advantage over water. Unfortunately they do not have any dealers this far south since most just use plain water in this area. I'll pick some up next time I'm in Oklahoma City as they have a dealer there.
Glad I could help. The Husqvarna dealer I do business with does not install Rim Guard, but recommended a local shop that does and offered to take the tires off the tractor before delivery so I can have them filled. He said he fills his personal tractors and loves Rim Guard- it adds the maximum amount of weight to lower the center of gravity, drastically improves traction, adds no strain to the tractor's axles and has none of the adverse effects of calcium chloride (rim rot).
I can't speak first hand about it yet, but from all my research, it seems like a truly great product that does one thing extremely well. |
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