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Read articles →This is a sponsored video where the creator puts Rim Guard liquid ballast to a real working test on his TYM 4820, hauling oak and poplar logs. He shares specific numbers, 61 gallons per tire, 10.7 lbs per gallon, roughly 1,200 lbs added per tire, while actually doing the work. Honest about the sponsorship upfront; best for new compact tractor owners weighing whether tire ballast is worth it.
A hobby homesteader channel sharing owner-operator experiences from their own property, though this video is explicitly sponsored by Rim Guard, so the product coverage is promotional in nature.
Each 16.9 rear tire held 61 gallons of Rim Guard, adding roughly 1,200 pounds per tire for about 12,200 pounds of ballast total on the tractor.
Yes, Rim Guard is animal food grade safe, non-toxic, and biodegradable, so a leak from a punctured tire is not a danger to livestock.
Yes, the creator moved six 10-foot oak logs and big poplar logs without the back end going light, and said without the ballast he would have had to move logs one at a time.
No, Rim Guard is described as non-corrosive, so it will not rust out rims like some other liquid ballast solutions can.
