[Orangetxguy]

Originally Posted by 1catfish

i had a customer unload the other day with nitrogen, i had a whole load of compressed nitrogen in my trailer, i not sure what the amount was but it seemed a shame to let it bleed off in the air. is this against the law? if so, just disregard this question, i was never here.

You did have a red tag, advising the nitrogen, on the dome lid and on the ladder..right? You advised the tank wash of the fact that the trailer had a nitrogen atmosphere?

Other than that....nitrogen can be bled off into the atmosphere with no problem. :thumbsup:

[Rocketdog]

Originally Posted by GMAN

Why would you use nitrogen in your tires?

Nitrogen is what they put in aircraft tires. The Molecules are bigger than air molecules and don't expand and contract near as much. Air will allow the temp of the tire to rise in warm weather, nitorgen allows for a more uniform overall temperature. When rubber expands and contracts it wears out faster.

With regard to the molecule size: Think if it like this:

Air = filling your tires with grain of sand size molecules.
Nitrogen is like filling your tires with golfball size molecules. Tires with air lose air pressure over time. Nitrogen filled tires don't lose air pressure over time nearly as much because the molecules, along with the special valve stems, don't escape and remain in your tires.

I checked the "air" pressure last month in my steers and it was 105. 3 Months ago it was 103

You can mix regular air with nitrogen so you can equalize your pressure on the road.

BTW I don't own stock in any nitrogen company...just found a better way to run my truck's tires and save money...

[Hoyt602]

If you believe you have gotten great results with Nitrogen then by all means, keep using it. Automotive service centers keep trying to upsell nitrogen tire fills. I don't really know what the cost benefit would be, but consider this:

The air we breathe is comprised of 78% Nitrogen, 20.95% Oxygen, and trace gases comprised of .93% Argon and .038% Carbon Dioxide, with some water vapor. So introducing nitrogen into the air will not harm anything. I would wonder if they are capable of putting 100% nitrogen into a tire because they would have to evacute the air already inside the casing to achieve this. I guess increasing the percent amount of N in the tire could slow the release of air over time as compared to standard "air". One would have to just figure out the cost benefit for themselves.

[curtislowe]

If the Earth's atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, and as according to Fredog, nitrogen consumes all available oxygen..........we're doomed.

[GMAN]

Originally Posted by Rocketdog

Nitrogen is what they put in aircraft tires. The Molecules are bigger than air molecules and don't expand and contract near as much. Air will allow the temp of the tire to rise in warm weather, nitorgen allows for a more uniform overall temperature. When rubber expands and contracts it wears out faster.

With regard to the molecule size: Think if it like this:

Air = filling your tires with grain of sand size molecules.
Nitrogen is like filling your tires with golfball size molecules. Tires with air lose air pressure over time. Nitrogen filled tires don't lose air pressure over time nearly as much because the molecules, along with the special valve stems, don't escape and remain in your tires.

I checked the "air" pressure last month in my steers and it was 105. 3 Months ago it was 103

You can mix regular air with nitrogen so you can equalize your pressure on the road.

BTW I don't own stock in any nitrogen company...just found a better way to run my truck's tires and save money...

Thanks for the information.:thumbsup:

[Fredog]

Originally Posted by curtislowe

If the Earth's atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, and as according to Fredog, nitrogen consumes all available oxygen..........we're doomed.

that's right, we are all going to die!! you just wait and see

[heavyhaulerss]

Originally Posted by GMAN

Thanks for the information.:thumbsup:

Do ya feel like ya knew more, BEFORE you asked the question? lol.

[Papa Rick]

Wonder how they would do on Drives for my log hauling? Have been running bandad caps for almost 2 years with no problems.

[Ronin]

Originally Posted by Fredog

nitrogen wont hurt anything UNLESS you get trapped inside with it, then you will die because it consumes all of the available oxygen

I think you mean oxygen displacing, which is why it is hazardous in confined areas.

[GMAN]

Originally Posted by heavyhaulerss

Do ya feel like ya knew more, BEFORE you asked the question? lol.

It is interesting.