Nitrogen for the Tow Vehicle Tires ...(?)

[flyfisherman]

Plan to do an ongoing follow-up on this subject and that will start this weekend. Just by mere coincidence, a friend just bought a get-away lake house over in South Carolina and I drove over there last weekend to help him out on a couple of chores. One thing I do with some consistency is keep a gas mileage log. Gas is cheaper in South Carolina, so I topped off the tank in Myrtle Beach and drove to my buddy's place and on the way back, topped off the tank at the same place.

Just so happens I'll be going back this weekend and I'm going to do the same thing, fill up at the same place and top off again on the return trip.  So the first phase of the test will begin and we'll see about improving the gas mileage.


Fly

[ScoobyDoo]

Can I throw another nut into the bowl?
     I have been putting eather in truck tires off and on starting 'bout '74! Last month that saved me at least $160.00

[dthurk]

You put GASOLINE in your tires? :eyecrazy:

Now there's an idea!!!  How much would a tire hold?  With a tandem axle camper, we might get and extra 80 gallons!

[chip]

Now there's an idea!!!  How much would a tire hold?  With a tandem axle camper, we might get and extra 80 gallons!

Blow outs (ups?) would be interesting...

[wynot]

Blow outs (ups?) would be interesting...

Blow outs?  Can you imagine the tire guy dismounting a tire??
 
I know a lot of people put antifreeze into their tractor tires (for weight, and no, I am not kidding) for field work and for snow plowing.  At least that won't destroy the tire, but I suspect it wouldn't work too well for balancing...  
 
BTW, the first time I heard about this, I thought they were pulling my leg.

[AustinBoston]

I know a lot of people put antifreeze into their tractor tires (for weight, and no, I am not kidding) for field work and for snow plowing.  At least that won't destroy the tire, but I suspect it wouldn't work too well for balancing...  

Balancing isn't relevant with low-speed tires like on a tractor.

Austin

[SkipP]

Good thing 007, James Bond didn't use N2 in his tires! I remember one movie (can't recall the name) where his car went into the water. He sucked the air out of the tire while waiting for the bad guy's to go away. Guess the movie would have ended right there with nitrogen!

I'm willing to wait and hear Fly's "real world" experience with this experiment and see what he reports back. Much more valuable than conjecture and theory!
 
One of the things touched on was moisture. Here in the south in the summer, humidity levels tend to be a tad high. This increases the moisture in the air and, if the air compressor doesn't have a water seperator, will pass right on into the tire. A very small amount of water shouldn't be a problem but what if it's a greater amount? I have no clue.