Nitro filled tires

[thecamping5]

We recently purchased a 2013 MicroLite 23ft with nitro filled tires which need to be re-filled. The closest shop that will fill them is almost 2 hours away. Can anyone advise if it's truly better to stick with the nitro or can we just fill them with air?

[dwayneb236]

Everything I've read here says just go with air.

[GalsofEscape]

Fill them with air. - there is no real advantage or savings for sticking with the nitrogen.

[thecamping5]

Thanks! Do we need to deflate the nitro that's currently in there. Or can we just add air as is?

[cfiowa]

Just add air

[GalsofEscape]

just add the air -

[Macrosill]

Just add air as needed. Air is about 78% nitrogen anyway.

My trailer was delivered with a nail in a tire. 3 tires are nitro filled and one is air filled.

[thecamping5]

Thank You!!

[TitanMike]

Originally Posted by Macrosill

Just add air as needed. Air is about 78% nitrogen anyway.

Not only that, eventually the oxygen in the compressed air will permeate the inner liner and find it's way out of the tire. As more air is added, the same will continue although it will take less air each time. Eventually the percentage of Nitrogen in the tire will climb to around 90% which is pretty close to the max percentage for a Nitrogen filled tire anyway. That is unless the tire is mounted inside a sealed, Nitrogen Only, environment. Kind of hard for the operator to breathe though

[ben31]

One of the many "good for us" items, that the auto industry puts on us. Pretty much close to a scam.