Nitrogen filled tires.

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  1. Pound Puppy

    Pound Puppy Heavy Load Member

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    Does anyone have any experience using Nitrogen in tires instead of regular air? Ive read the potential benefits are cooler running tires, and less air loss per month than regular. Also pin holes wont leak because the molecules of Nitrogen are too large to pass thru a pin hole. Any thoughts?
     
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  3. Superhauler

    Superhauler TEACHER OF MEN

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    I run it in my trailer tires. haven't really seen any difference, maybe a little cooler, but I haul heavy equip. if you get a flat you can air up with air and it wont cause a problem. the only difference I have seen is I don't have to air tires up to pressure as often as before. the cost doesn't really justify doing it though.
     
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  4. Sublime

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    I'd like to know how they purge ALL the non-nitrogen out in order to make sure they're 100% nitrogen. Otherwise, regular air is already 78% nitrogen to begin with.
     
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  5. skateboardman

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    the only way would be to fill , let out and fill and let out, unless it was originally mounted in a nitrogen atmosphere room, moisture is the problem , nitrogen doesn't have the moisture content of regular air, remove the moisture , a moisture filter on a regular compressor,(like used for painting guns, will do about the same thing
     
  6. Wolfyinc

    Wolfyinc Road Train Member

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    I only have ran nitrogen in my personal car, Costco fills with Nitrogen. I havent really noticed a difference except never having to add air.
    For a tractor/trailer I havent seen or had experience with it.
     
  7. king Q

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    I fill with 21% oxygen , 78% nitrogen and 1% a mixture of Argon, carbon dioxide, Helium etc.

    As the other gases permeate through the rubber quicker I figure Ill just over inflate by 22% then let the impurities leak out.
    Ill be left with almost 100% nitrogen.
    Hows that for an idea?
     
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  8. ironpony

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    IMO, it's an unnecessary expense. You do own a tire gage, and because you're a professional driver- you actually use it upon occasion, yes?

    Then you shouldn't have a problem with underinflated tires. Those are the ones that get hot. And cause blowouts - if you're not running over road debris.

    A properly inflated (or even overinflated) tire doesn't get hot, beyond the design limits of the tire. And if it's at the right pressure, you don't need 22% MORE nitrogen in your tire.
     
  9. fuzzeymateo

    fuzzeymateo Heavy Load Member

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    You must be a cryogenic hauler! :biggrin_2559:
     
  10. 25(2)+2

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    Nitrogen expands less as it heats up, less likely to exceed design limits on hot pavement in the Sunbelt. I think the term was temperature affects pressure of nitrogen less than air is affected.

    It also isn't as likely to leak through the tire, so adding air to make up for the loss that way isn't needed.


    100 psi is equivalent to how many atmospheres? The percentage of oxygen and other gases is depleted rapidly, even if the air in the tire before inflating isn't purged somehow, and a high pressure bead seating device charged with nitrogen would purge some, too.


    The mix of gases in a tire inflated (pressurized) with nitrogen would be higher in nitrogen because of the other gases not being added.
     
  11. Pound Puppy

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