FYI Rim guard smells really bad!
 

One of the valve stems on the BRS has developed a bad leak and Rim Guard is everywhere in the garage and that stuff STINKS!!!!!LOL It maybe great for weight but it is really nasty. It stains and is about impossible to wash off. Ive been using cat litter to absorb it up off the floor. I have to call Monday and find the closest dealer to Somerset to get it fixed.

Sorry to hear that, Don.

Try some real oil soak up stuff like stay-dri, ask methos what he uses to get up stuff it really works great! Dont know about the smell. Maybe take the tire off and lay it valve side face up maybe it wont leak as bad!

I finally had to switch wheels and tires to my non weighted set until I get the valve stem fixed. Man those tires are HEAVY!! Kitty litter soaks it up good and its really cheap at the dollar store. It will wash off with some dawn dish soap and water but it gets sticky and thick pretty quick.
AJ if you ever smell it you will know for sure it will about make you gag! LOL I cleaned the rim/tire and got it sitting valve stem at 12 oclock and that seem to be working so far.
I could not believe the difference in the BRS with the non weighted wheels. Everything I own will have weighted wheels from now on.

I found out the closet Rim-guard dealer to me in southern Ky is in Bardstown about 80 miles away. I got their number if anybody needs it. The Rimguard rep suggested that if I didnt want to drive to Bardstown to have a local tire shop fix the leak and refill with water to replace the lost rimguard. He said in our climate they suggested a 50/50 mix with water. Also to always use metal valve stems. Got it fixed locally lost a lot of rimguard in the process but got a huge laugh at the tire guys faces when the got cover with the stink LOL.

I can sympathize with you. My Rimguard-filled 23x10.5x12's weigh 112.5 and 114 lb each. And they aren't absolutely full which means they slosh a little while rolling them around the garage and trying to mount them, adds that much more to the fun factor.

And YES that stuff stinks. It smells very ..... earthy and organic (in a rotting sort of way, ha). Here's to hoping I never have to remove or repair these tires. Which reminds me, I need to check about getting my winter setup filled and studded.

Ughhh, I hate to hear that valve went bad Don, sorry...:angry: As for the smell, well rim-guard is after all Beet juice, so the rotting smell would be appropriate LOL.

No problem DWayne. The second hole has a bad spot in it that cuts the valve stems

My questions to everybody is how bad is it going to be on the BRS now that the tires are going to be different weights. I am going to weight them to see the difference but I'm sure it is going to be several pounds.

I weighed the tires this morning
 

The tire that I did not repair weighs 145.6 lbs and the repaired tire now weighs 137.2 lbs. That is a difference of 8.4 lbs. I dont think the tire shop got the repaired tire completely full of water after the repair. I may see if I can figure out how to get one more gallon of water in to get the weight numbers closer on the tires.

FWIW:
According to the tire manufactures, tires are suppose to be filled only to the stem with it @ 12 o'clock position,-- about 90%.
This allows for a little air cushion as well as checking pressure without loss of liquid.

Well since water weights 8lbs per gallon you are about a gallon off. Shouldn't be too much of a problem to fix.

George I think one tire is about 90% but the repaired one sloshes a lot and my guess would put it at 75% based on what the tire shop put back in it

Adam I agree one gallon would do it. The problem now is how without making a big mess and losing more rim guard

Tractor supply has a pump that attaches to your drill for @ $8, and back in the tire accessories section they should have a valve stem attachment that will you to attach a hose from the pump. I have both of these, but have yet to use them. With the valve stem on the tire up at the 12 o'clock position you would pump in the last gallon of fluid.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/water-s...l-pump-1028071

http://www.tractorsupply.com/slime-r...er-kit-1170832

Thanks DWayne, I think ill pick those up and try to add a little more water.

Heres a little update. I bought the tools DWayne suggested and topped the tires off with water.
1) The fill valve works awesome!
2) Rimguard tastes awful YUK!
3) Now one tire weighs 165lb and the other weighs 163lbs I think 2lbs is close enough.

Whats the thoughts on filling front tires? Anyone got theirs filled?

They do fill the fronts on the supers but you've got lots more weight then they do.:beer2: