[AT] Case Wheel weights/now rimguard

[charlie hill]

Hmmm, interesting stuff.  I'm somewhat surprised.  I would have thought that 
a sugar beet derived product would be corrosive.  They say not.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Case Wheel weights


> Charlie,
> I bought the tractor with a nice Henry loader and new tires just 
> installed.
> They had not put fluid back in them so I need to because it has no 
> traction
> now. I've dealt with calcium and rusted out rims before and I'm looking 
> for
> a better option. I was hoping to find someone on the list who has 
> experience
> (good or bad) with RimGuard (www.rimguard.biz). It looks like I can add a
> little over 900 lbs to the rear tires with RimGuard and I think that will 
> be
> just about enough but I'd like to source some wheel weights just in case I
> need to add some more.
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Case Wheel weights
>
>
>> Mark,  I haven't been keeping up so forgive me if I repeat.
>> Do you have fluid in the tires?  That is the easiest and most effective
>> weight you can add.  It pins the tire surface to the ground but places
>> almost no weight or drag on the drive train of the tractor.   You 
>> probably
>> will need some more weight beyond what you can get in the tires but that
> is
>> the place to start.
>>
>> Charlie
>
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