inflating tires on rv with nitrogen, good idea?
I'm interested in hearing comments on using nitrogen in tires on my rv, supposed to run cooler and maintain air pressure better. Any comments would be appreciated. Tom
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travelzoo wrote:
I am often surprised at the number of people saying air leaks out of their tires. I can see over time loosing air pressure do to constantly checking the pressure, or seeing the pressure decrease on a cool day, but I just can't buy into it leaking out through the tire. I just put new tires on the motorhome 2 years ago and have never added any since installed. Tires before that were 6 years old and never had air added after install. Can someone point me to a place where it states brand new tires leak air? I have seen a lot of folks checking the tires that seem to let a lot of air out trying to get the chuck straight on the valve.
I can't point you to any documentation, I can only speak from experience. Early July we left for a trip, 1 campground 6 weeks. When we left, the tires were at normal operating pressure (75 front/8- rear). After sitting at the campground for 6 weeks, I needed to add air to every tire. Some just needed a pound, some needed 2 pounds.
Every vehicle I have ever owned needed air from time to time. I generally check tire pressure once a month or so.
-Michael
