BigBoy11 wrote: My personal experience with nitrogen in my tires is nothing but positive. Purchased new tires at Costco; they put in nitrogen and no, Costco doesn't rip folks off. In over 3 years, never once had to add air which I check monthly. My new Kodiak came with nitrogen from the factory! So far, have not had to add air in almost a year. Run what you want and ignore the skeptics.
So you are saying that nitrogen in tires is a magical anti leak gas? If I put it in a tire that leaks air, will it stop the leak?
...um, actually yes it will. The nitrogen is a centrifigally based gas. It tends to cling about a central point (like our tire rims) and is therefore much less apt to escape through a leak which would almost always be in the tire tread, which is opposite the rim where the gas clings to.
ok, so this is the scenario, Bob is using 2 nitro tires on back axle with 2 air filled on the front axle, or 3 tires nitro, one air due to a flat, what is happening? uneven tire wear? what will happen? air filled run hotter, nitro cooler or the opposite?
BigBoy11 wrote: My personal experience with nitrogen in my tires is nothing but positive. Purchased new tires at Costco; they put in nitrogen and no, Costco doesn't rip folks off. In over 3 years, never once had to add air which I check monthly. My new Kodiak came with nitrogen from the factory! So far, have not had to add air in almost a year. Run what you want and ignore the skeptics.
Excellent.
My experience with 78 percent is exactly the same!.
(and Pressure Pro gives me *constant* pressure readings, LOL!)
Whatever rings *your* chimes!
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Filling ordinary use tires on cars and trailers with 78 percent nitrogen (regular air) verses ~ 95 percent nitrogen (they don't purge all of the oxegen):
1. Does it make a difference to any of us average users? Not that you will be able to quantify with proof.
2. Should you do it? Do whatever makes you feel best, to each their own!
az99 wrote: There already is E85 fuel. How about custom blended N78 tire filling gas.
Be careful what you wish for. It starts off with N78, the next thing you know the DOT will try to push it up to N83. And I am sure the EPA will want to regulate it, so that any leaks don't cause air pollution.
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