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    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    @jyoutz @Elliott in GA Very different. Rim Guard is approved for animal feed use and does not contain sodium chloride.
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    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    @torch, thanks for the detailed analysis of distillation and permeation. You are correct, and I apologize. My comment of "evaporation through the tire" was an oversimplification, so thank you for the correction. The core issues we warn about with repurposing WWF for tire ballast are not based...
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    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    Sorry, I was not receiving these notifications so I'm late to reply. I'm glad this point was brought up. You are correct that Rim Guard is a water-soluble solution. The distinction, as user McMXi correctly pointed out, is that not all "water-based" solutions are the same. Plain Water is...
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    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    You're right, we are definitely not the only product out there, and water has been used as a ballast for as long as tractors have had tires. No argument there. I can see how my write-up comes across as 'purely advertising.' My intention isn't to sell, but to highlight the significant technical...
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    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    @McMXi - We would love to be a vendor member, great to hear that!
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    Rear tire fill - your thoughts appreciated

    Hi @Nicksacco , congrats on that L35 restoration project! Since you're separating the backhoe, you're right to be looking for ballast. Here is a brief comparison of your liquid options mentioned in this thread: Windshield Washer Fluid: Very light (just over 8 lbs/gal) and corrosive. It's...