New camper coming has nitrogen filled tires
Hello all . I never had a car or truck that had nitrogen filled tires. Now I understand my new highland ridge has them. Thats got to be a pain to maintain? I always check pressure before we take off. ...
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Thermoguy wrote:philh wrote:Thermoguy wrote:
also had one that had a constant leak no one could fix. Now, new tires from Costco - different tire but filled with nitrogen at no cost.
Why didn't you replace air with N2 in the leaking tire?
Good question - didn't think of it. When I had a Goodyear shop and Discount tire try to fix the leak, neither of them recommended anything other than they couldn't find the leak. This post is actually the first time that I read that Nitrogen had a different size molecule that could have maybe helped.
As far as tires expanding and such, I can say from experience, that on a hot day the nitrogen filled tire pressure does not get as high while driving at highway speeds as the non nitrogen filled tires.
I think we have kind of beaten up this topic - but glad to see I'm not the only one that thinks there is a benefit - especially if it is free or low cost...
Just for the heck of it, I checked.
My new Grand Design Momentum 398M I have on order is coming with nitrogen in the tires....
It doesn't give me a warn fuzzy feeling at all.
With all of the decisions we made on getting the right coach with the right options..... Nitrogen in the tires didn't cross our minds at all.....
And unlike some here.... I am well aware that I AM paying for it!
