Nitrogen; An Extra-Income Opportunity for Expediters

[xmudman]

Wow, scottm4211, wow!

You just brought back a wonderful memory that I have not thought about in a very long time. Bless you, brother. You warmed my heart and brought a smile to my face.

We hope and dream and strive and work all our adult lives, but when it comes down to it, there are few moments in life greater than those spent as boys, riding bicycles with friends with baseball cards clothespinned to our wheels.

It is a great memory, as long as you don't find out 40 years later that the card you had clipped to your bike would be worth thousands of dollars in perfect condition. Didn't happen to me that I know of, but there had to be at least one kid out there who mindlessly clipped a Honus Wagner to his bike

 

[Moot]

Moot, removing that post has created a very poor ROI on my "like". This is a risk I was not made aware of when I invested my "like".

I'm sorry Kim, but had you bothered to read the prospectus prior to investing your "like" in my post you would be aware of the risks, fees, expenses and possible loss of principal. Please read the fine print:

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[Moot]

Air is damp and nitrogen is dry. Tires decay from the inside out due to the moisture in the air used for inflation.

True, but for us expediter types that average 80,000 to 200,000 miles annually inside tire decay is probably not an issue. I'm sure tread wear will end a tire's life sooner than internal decay.

 

[BobWolf]

I would actualy look into helium so we can inreases the cargo weight, make more money, and stay legal.

Moot, I like the disclaimer.

Bob Wolf

 

[LDB]

True, but for us expediter types that average 80,000 to 200,000 miles annually inside tire decay is probably not an issue. I'm sure tread wear will end a tire's life sooner than internal decay.

That may be and if we look at it from the short side that's the end of the story. If we look at the damage and decay to the wheel which gets reused with tires 2, 3 and 4 then it's a different view looking at the total picture.

 

[Turtle]

That may be and if we look at it from the short side that's the end of the story. If we look at the damage and decay to the wheel which gets reused with tires 2, 3 and 4 then it's a different view looking at the total picture.

Very true. Over the life of a set of tires, the oxidation damage to the tire or the rim (which damages the seal bead of the tire on the rim) is negligible. But it will have an effect after several years, with about 5 years being where degradation occurs, whether the tires are in-service and used over those 5 years (as with someone driving just around their small town) or with several sets of tires are placed on the same rims. For people who dump their trucks or vans after 5 or 6 years, they won't notice it and it won't be a factor. But for longer periods of time it is a very real factor.

 

[ATeam]

Very true. Over the life of a set of tires, the oxidation damage to the tire or the rim (which damages the seal bead of the tire on the rim) is negligible. But it will have an effect after several years, with about 5 years being where degradation occurs, whether the tires are in-service and used over those 5 years (as with someone driving just around their small town) or with several sets of tires are placed on the same rims. For people who dump their trucks or vans after 5 or 6 years, they won't notice it and it won't be a factor. But for longer periods of time it is a very real factor.

I'll wait and see about that. Our truck and wheel rims are six years old. No sign of oxidation damage to any rim or the bead surfaces yet. We're running Alcoa Dura-Bright® wheels.

I have seen old steel wheels cleaned up with a wire brush to mount new tires but have never seen a wheel that had to be replaced because it rusted from the inside. Having once worked as an auto mechanic, I have seen my share of old rims with the tires off.

 

[LDB]

While it's not mandated by the state, I consider it another form of insurance. I pay for insurance year after year after year with the hope of getting no benefit from it. I pay for this with the expectation of getting some benefit from it and believe that I do.

 

[Moot]

My tire guy wire brushes the bead and applies some goop which aids in mounting and may also have some anti-corrosive properties. 617,000 miles on 5 steel rims and no rust problems on the inside of the wheels. The outsides, well...
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I should note that I use air in my tires. The same rotten, dirty polluted air we breath. Full of nasty chemicals like acid rain residue, cattle produced methane, diesel soot, second hand cigarette smoke, pollen and ear wax. All being broadcast across the country by huge rotating fan blades on wind turbines that dot the fruited plains.

 

[pearlpro]

I like the Helium Idea and while im at Ill inhale some too and my GVRW Beltsize wont matter during the Sleep Apnea tests theyll be too busy laughing while I talk....ROFL

 

[purgoose10]

Nitrogen removes water from everything that's why no rust in the wheels. Large manufacturing plants that use Air guns, wrenchs etc use Nitrogen instead of air. No water in the lines and the tools last longer.