Trailer Tires and nitrogen fill - Thoughts

[TXBeagler]

Need thoughts on if just use regular air or is going to expense of nitrogen fill advisable?
One tire on my Wolf Pup 18 RTJ blew on the last trip. Spare is one, same brand and size as originals on axle. Had to order new tire to get same brand and size. Question about using nitrogen fill. When the guys replaced with the spare, it was down to 25 PSI. They filled with regular air to pressure. Road pressure 65 PSI. I am ready to have new tire installed on old rim. Plan is to leave old spare on and replace good original to become spare. This means doing a nitrogen fill for both the new tire and the recently installed original spare.?.

 

[HangDiver]

Air alone is 78% nitrogen. Its ok to mix them together.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[NMWildcat]

Nitrogen fill for trailer/passenger tires is a scam and had nothing to do with any tire failure.

 

[AlaskaErik]

Waste of time and money. Not needed for passenger cars and trucks or travel trailers. It's primarily a way for dealers to gets hundreds more for what's essentially fancy air.

 

[Mr. Dan]

Thread has been moved from the General Community Discussions forum to the Running Gear, Axles, Brakes, Tires & Frames forum.

 

[bikendan]

Nitrogen fill for trailer/passenger tires is a scam and had nothing to do with any tire failure.

x2!

 

[GolfingDave]

Thought it was deja vu but wasn't, just close.

Nitrogen remarks start at post #16

https://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/f219/blown-tire-281993.html

 

[aceinspp]

Nitrogen fill for trailer/passenger tires is a scam and had nothing to do with any tire failure.

X 3 Later RJD

 

[Oaklevel]

X4

 

[Aussieguy]

I think green works....
while using only "air" I was constantly getting flats
switched to green valves and those nails never punctured the tires again


hmmm come to think about it
could have been that , I used a magnet to rake the roofing screws outta the yard

 

[D W]

Air alone is 78% nitrogen. Its ok to mix them together.

Welcome to the forum.

X2. It's a big marketing scam. The only reason to use nitrogen is for tires on race cars and airplanes. The nitrogen is inert, and won't feed a tire fire with O2 if the tire blows.

 

[Oaklevel]

Wow this was a huge topic about 10 years ago did not know the scam was still out there.......... maybe its out after the next generation .........

 

[Iwritecode]

Did a search in thread titles only and found 48 results.

It's been discussed a few times around here...

 

[NJKris]

x5

 

[Sunseeker16]

I don't think nitrogen is any safer than air but I will say according to my TPMS readings the toad tires with nitrogen are more stable pressure wise.

 

[RobbieH]

Wow this was a huge topic about 10 years ago did not know the scam was still out there.......... maybe its out after the next generation .........

My trailer has a sticker over the tires that says "Nitrogen Fill"

 

[Chuck_S]

Car tires, trailer tires, bicycle tires "don't make no difference."

For those who've not paid attention the past nine (9!) years or the last couple weeks:

-- Chuck

 

[TitanMike]

Wow this was a huge topic about 10 years ago did not know the scam was still out there.......... maybe its out after the next generation .........

The "Nitrogen in Automotive Tires" push starded a lot longer ago than 10 years ago.

Before I retired from a tire company (21 years ago this coming January) I sat in staff meetings while this was discussed. The general concensus was it would be an 'additional profit item for our stores. Back in the day tires were sold using the method of quoting the tire price then adding the valve stem cost, wheel balance cost, and in some stores even adding a "Road Hazard/Service Policy. Tire prices were so competitive there was little profit and the "Add-Ons" were most of the dealer's profit.

As times changed ways to increase "the bottom line" spawned all kinds of ideas and "Nitrogen" just was the latest. There are still some stores that push it at an "upcharge" but for the most part not universal due to the high cost of Nitrogen Generators and consumer resistance.

Even our local Nissan car dealership got rid of their nitrogen equipment even though all the top end Nissan cars were coming from the factory with Nitrogen filled tires at the time.

 

[aircommuter]

It’s lighter than air! More payload

 

[RobbieH]

It’s lighter than air! More payload

I'm going straight to hydrogen. It's far lighter than air, and it is by far the most abundant element in the universe. What could go wrong?