tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post3111933633894782396..comments2024-03-28T02:23:16.765-07:00Comments on RV Tire Safety: Inflate with Nitrogen and there will be MAGICTireman9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09813984937064446653noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-42727824328772106772021-11-25T08:50:07.579-08:002021-11-25T08:50:07.579-08:00All gas is "dry" when purchased in a tan...All gas is "dry" when purchased in a tank. This goes for CO2, Oxygen, Argon etc. Please stop posting partially true statements on inflating tires with Nitrogen. I can buy a cylinder of any number of different gases and they all will be dry.Tireman9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09813984937064446653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-25561366602286885112020-05-17T17:24:02.261-07:002020-05-17T17:24:02.261-07:00There's certainly a lot to find out about this...There's certainly a lot to find out about this topic. I really like all the points you've made.<br />Cheap Plasama Cutterhttps://plasmacutterinsider.com/cheap-plasma-cutter/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-60648823713277287162019-06-19T12:29:32.369-07:002019-06-19T12:29:32.369-07:00Thank you for sharing about nitrogen. Nitrogen is ...Thank you for sharing about nitrogen. Nitrogen is a dry gas and does not contain moisture. The points you mentioned is helpful for us. It was nice seeing your wonderful post. <a href="https://www.giantco2.com/nitrogen-gas" rel="nofollow">Compressed Nitrogen Tank</a>Joseph Mikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231533611855310733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-46353248464826023952019-01-14T03:13:36.698-08:002019-01-14T03:13:36.698-08:00Nice PostNice PostErik Himmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942661816652052495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-42188457265384861702017-03-02T13:32:17.448-08:002017-03-02T13:32:17.448-08:00I think this is a great read. I believe I would in...I think this is a great read. I believe I would inflate with nitrogen rather then air but thats just my opinion.Anthonyhttp://www.thesmartestbuyer.com/lotos-ltp5000d-review/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-15083108938512444432016-11-22T10:52:22.526-08:002016-11-22T10:52:22.526-08:00niceniceWilliamKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551278829221366384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-80165468278706573762016-08-07T09:26:17.243-07:002016-08-07T09:26:17.243-07:00At one time tires lost air 1-3% per month. Tire t...At one time tires lost air 1-3% per month. Tire technology and rubber chemistry has improved and the loss is now significantly less than that. I check mine frequently and I do not lose more than 1-2 psi per year. Most of that is probably from the checking itself. This makes the advantage of pure nitrogen even weaker.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269690757126291782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-49418723357263489552016-06-08T09:45:09.754-07:002016-06-08T09:45:09.754-07:00There are a lot of rumors about why airplanes use ...There are a lot of rumors about why airplanes use nitrogen in their tires...(Incluidng fire safety...also B.S.)<br />The simple reason is because airplanes also have high-pressure oleo-struts in their landing gears that require 1,000 psi and higher pressures. The internal components of the oleos require DRY air. Nitrogen bottles are dry nitrogen. Mechanics who service those landing gear oleos also service the tires....some of which also commonly require higher pressures (160 psi and higher) than portable compressors are capable... so the mechanics have high-press nitrogen bottles of dry nitrogen at 2,200 psi. Those bottles are usually carried in portable wheeled carts and sometimes in multiple-bottled manifolds, which are easy to tow around the ramp to service the aircraft, and can be used for both landing gear and tires. A side benefit is dry air/nitrogen in tires will not contain frost/ice within them at cruising altitudes where outside air temps are in the -50 degree range, and upon landing when that tire accelerates from zero to 120 mph+ doesn't create steam within to create yet another hazard to pressures and failures.<br />Simple as that.Cessna170.org/forumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882303603744832108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-30918308275180808072016-05-28T03:00:35.046-07:002016-05-28T03:00:35.046-07:00Drived a truck with tires inflated with nitrogen a...Drived a truck with tires inflated with nitrogen and I must admit it drives better. <a href="http://plasmacutterpro.com/" rel="nofollow">Tom</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734135009792453707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-31210563954688795372011-04-18T18:29:19.105-07:002011-04-18T18:29:19.105-07:00It seems to me that, with tires needing to be repl...It seems to me that, with tires needing to be replaced every five years, nitrogen is not cost effective. Here, in AZ, tires weather check badly in a few years. The tires on my truck are less than three and are already checking, only just over 15,000 miles and only 20% tread wear.<br /><br />Tire manufacturers only guaranty against road hazard, and/or sidewall blowout for five years, as I understand after talking to Goodyear, and Michelin.Bob Snooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-3952834548483818572011-04-16T18:27:20.919-07:002011-04-16T18:27:20.919-07:00Jerry. I think that with Nitrogen the least expens...Jerry. I think that with Nitrogen the least expensive inert gas it is the obvious choice when you don't want more air (with its Oxygen) added to the fire.<br /><br /><br /><br />Linda. Don't worry about it. Nothing wrong with tires being inflated with Nitrogen. A car my wife bought had it. I have used my relatively dry shop air to add the few psi she needed. Since I retired from racing I no longer have a bottle of Nitrogen in the shop so I use air.Tireman9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09813984937064446653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-424522039855128632011-04-16T17:12:46.314-07:002011-04-16T17:12:46.314-07:00So, if I bought a car that had tires on it already...So, if I bought a car that had tires on it already inflated with Nitrogen, does that mean that I cannot at some later date, add compressed air to the mix?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039968500461466550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-44704669890066112742011-04-16T16:20:24.447-07:002011-04-16T16:20:24.447-07:00Thanks for the info. Adds up to what I've been...Thanks for the info. Adds up to what I've been telling people all along. I am about to buy new tires and after checking prices and offerings I will probably end up in that N2 inflation place, but only for the better deal. If they install the "I'm a hype eating moron" green valve stems we will go to war... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-71975210597528720332011-04-16T08:31:52.598-07:002011-04-16T08:31:52.598-07:00Although airplane tires are made of rubber, the us...Although airplane tires are made of rubber, the use of nitrogen in them is so it does not add to the fire if such happens. And, why do you think dry powder fire extinguishers are filled with nitrogen for a propellant? Two cents from an old fireman.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058034660233636434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-57875159226060533522011-04-16T07:31:59.057-07:002011-04-16T07:31:59.057-07:00I think the point was that if air is already 4/5 p...I think the point was that if air is already 4/5 pure nitrogen, then all the claims need to be discounted by 4/5. Although you touched on this, it should have been a core part of your argument, and by not making it so, you have been led into errors. Consider the thermal conductivity argument. You state that the thermal conductivity of nitrogen is 9.8 mw/meter-kelvin, and oxygen is 9.3. The difference is 5%, so you go on to state that with nitrogen, heat transfer to the metal wheel will be 5% better. Better than what? It is 5% better only if you originally filled with pure oxygen, and then switched to pure nitrogen. But no one fills with pure oxygen! The proper answer is that since air is already 4/5 pure nitrogen, the difference has to be discounted by 4/5, and the difference in conductivity of pure nitrogen over air is 1%, not 5%.<br /><br />Nitrogen leaks more slowly that air? This claim makes no sense at all. Presumably the leakage is through microscopic pinholes in the tire. And since the oxygen molecule is physically bigger than the nitrogen molecule, it will pass more slowly through a tiny pinhole, not more rapidly. If I have two identical buckets with a variety of holes in them, and I fill one with golf balls and one with baseballs, and I shake them, which bucket will empty faster? My guess is the one with the golf balls, because they are smaller and pass more easily through the holes.<br /><br />None of this really makes any difference. The people who believe in nitrogen believe it with almost religious fervor, and the nitrogen sellers are their prophets. Facts are irrelevant.<br /><br />Bill (a different Anonymous)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-30204467947710645062011-04-15T07:09:05.928-07:002011-04-15T07:09:05.928-07:00Well Anonymous, not sure where you got your info b...Well Anonymous, not sure where you got your info but according to Wikipedia, "Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases. Air also contains a variable amount of water vapor, on average around 1%."Tireman9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09813984937064446653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4197373783392349499.post-14313950941974124352011-04-14T21:33:45.757-07:002011-04-14T21:33:45.757-07:00The air we breath has 29% nitrogen in itThe air we breath has 29% nitrogen in itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com