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NanciL
Explorer II
Oct 30, 2016

Somebody educate me on "Nitrogen" in the tires ?

We just bought a new Travel trailer and I never noticed at the dealers, but saw a sticker on the side today that said there is nitrogen in the tires. Someone please explain what this is for. Jack ...
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Turtle_n_Peeps
Explorer
Nov 05, 2016
westend wrote:
FrankShore wrote:
The molecule of Nitrogen is larger than that of oxygen, thus the nitrogen will not leak out as early or as often.

To the people who say: Gimmick, these are basic facts, the nitrogen leaks out much slower due to it being a larger molecule
How much slower does the nitrogen tire deflate compared to one filled with air?


I have 50 YO tires on one of my orchard trailers that are still up and ready to roll. Haven't been fill with "air" in over 50 years!

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