Air in tires |
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crystabals
Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2016 Location: Port Charlotte Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Topic: Air in tires Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 6:20am |
Is special air required for tires..
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Davidb
Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2017 Location: Louisiana Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 6:34am |
My 2017 180 came with the nitrogen filled tires. If I owned some Indy race cars I would be using nitrogen, but good old air is fine in my opinion. If you have 17 minutes of extra time, watch the video about nitrogen, this guy is entertaining. https://youtu.be/bCnWvMleVD0
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 7:16am |
Nitrogen migrates slower thru rubber than air. And it is less susceptible to temp changes. That being said Air is 78% Nitrogen. AND god luck finding Nitrogen with a low or flat tire.
Use Air. |
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 7:42am |
We use air, carry a small compressor to use when needed.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 8:50am |
I use air from Neptune. It's is mostly helium and hydrogen so I am able to lower the weight of the trailer a little and the tires float better.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3257 |
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 8:57pm |
That's pretty good Fred. I like that. We have used normal country air in our 2011 from the get go. I also carry a tire pump if needed, for the 177, my tow vehicle or my road bike. BTW Fred, how much weight do you take off your pod by using Neptune air?
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 10:03pm |
Well, it gets a little complicated because air is invisible and it's really hard to put it on a scale and weight it. I weighed the tires on our bathroom scale both filled at 65 pounds of pressure and the weight difference was too small for the bathroom scale to detect, but it was an analog scale. I figure it was about 6 ounces, but I'm just making that up. The same with the floating. I threw the tires into a lake, but it was too choppy to discern which floated higher, plus to add to the confusion I forgot to mark which tire was which.
So in answer to your question, I don't have a clue. That's why I go by the alias "lostagain." I hope that clarifies the situation.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 27 Mar 2018 at 10:05pm |
I don't think I would want tires with a significant part of the "air" filling them is hydrogen. Remember the Hindenburg!
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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riotkayak284
Senior Member Joined: 29 Apr 2016 Location: Nashville, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 162 |
Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 7:44am |
65 LBS? Wow my POD says on the label on the side, 50 LBS.... Sure you are not over-inflating? The verhicle sticker is the correct inflation pressure...
https://info.kaltire.com/the-right-tire-pressure-why-the-maximum-isnt-the-best/ |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 28 Mar 2018 at 8:15am |
Many owners have swapped their tires to "D" rated tires, they run at 65psi. The "C" rated tires a Pod comes stock with run at 50psi. When it comes to ST "special trailer" tires, you DO run at the max pressure to insure the proper load carrying properties. Trailer tires are very different from passenger car tires. |
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