Posted 2008-04-09 10:05 PM (#81588) Subject: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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It seems like every year we head west we have a blow out or two regardless of the condition and quality of the tires. Hubby cannot seem to keep his foot off the accelerator and I know that would probably help a lot. Any other advice to help out while we travel long distances sometimes through hundred degree heat to get there and back?
Posted 2008-04-10 8:27 AM (#81624 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Posts: 500 Location: West TN
We are starting to have tire dealers around this area start inflating with nitrogen. They claim that it helps to keep the tires much cooler than conventional air. My dad tried this out with his truck and he said that he noticed the tires were alot cooler to the touch the last time he hauled when he got to the campground. They charge $4 a tire and you have to go back to them to have it filled.
Posted 2008-04-10 9:55 AM (#81636 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Unless you are driving in a circle to the left at 200 mph on a mile and a half track, where 1/2# pressure change can mean whether a race team keeps a sponsership!!....Or you are the "Chief Tire Changer" on the Space Shuttle, I wouldn't bother, it's a trick. The air you breath is 78.09% nitrogen. All that needs to be done to our breathing air is to... DRY IT. Take the moisture out before it's pumped into our tires. The nitrogen is dry, there's little or no expansion when it gets hot or cold. Pretty much the same result with dry breathing air. The gimmick is to get you to come back to the store to get the pressure checked, so they can sell you more nitrogen, a set of wiper blades, a motor vehicle safety inspection, an oil change, more tires, even more nitrogen!!! If he can get you in the store over and over, then eventually you will spend some money with him. And ain't that what it's all about?!!
Posted 2008-04-10 10:12 AM (#81639 - in reply to #81636) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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HA HA Rentento,you're so funny! A guy after my own heart,I mean! I could use a laugh today! (Arkansas= tornado every other day.)
THey haven't thought of that around here,yet,most of the air pumps don't even work to begin with! It will be a few yrs before they catch up with nitrogen man.
Posted 2008-04-10 10:23 AM (#81641 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
Commercial aircraft tires are serviced with dry filtered nitrogen. They are filled with this instead of ambient air, to reduce the amount of moisture trapped within the inflated tire. When air is compressed, droplets of water form which cannot be compressed. Aircraft components are always protected in any way possible, against any corrosion causing conditions.
Our transportation system has existed for many years and a kazillion miles of practical experience, without the usage of nitrogen filled tires. I would like to see scientific studies, that show any realistic differences in the operating temperatures of tires, serviced with or without nitrogen.
I do have a new bridge that is being currently being built, in which I'm selling time shares. If you buy nitrogen air for your tires, and can produce a receipt, you will be eligible to participate in this one time deal for half price.
Posted 2008-04-10 6:29 PM (#81668 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Originally written by classygirl98 on 2008-04-09 11:05 PM
It seems like every year we head west we have a blow out or two regardless of the condition and quality of the tires. Hubby cannot seem to keep his foot off the accelerator and I know that would probably help a lot. Any other advice to help out while we travel long distances sometimes through hundred degree heat to get there and back?
Next time it happens...Explain to him the loss of money and TIME ON THE ROAD while he is changing the tire...
Posted 2008-04-10 8:33 PM (#81681 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Hey CGR, I have been on here regularly checking the site. Teaching high school ag keeps you pretty busy in the spring (or at least it does for me). How are things going your way?
Posted 2008-04-11 12:34 AM (#81687 - in reply to #81681) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Just dodged a big bunch of bullets today,unsettled bad looking weather ALL across Arkansas ,had everyone nervous as all get out.NOAA and Nat'l Weather Service had forecast for 2 days now "likelihood of deadly long tracking tornados" for today,and that's all I needed to cause a nervous breakdown here.
other than that,and rain out the wazoo,everything's OK!
It may all go to the NE of you guys,but,look out,you might get some bad weather or a ton of rain yourselves.
Posted 2008-04-11 8:05 AM (#81694 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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We managed to get by with a few storms but nothing serious. We are certainly making up for our rain deficit from last year. I am anticipating having to cut hay in three weeks providing the weather stays the same. Glad to hear that you dodged the storms as well.
Posted 2008-04-11 3:13 PM (#81706 - in reply to #81694) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Originally written by robdnorm on 2008-04-11 9:05 AM
We managed to get by with a few storms but nothing serious. We are certainly making up for our rain deficit from last year. I am anticipating having to cut hay in three weeks providing the weather stays the same. Glad to hear that you dodged the storms as well.
You must be kidding...
I just NOTICED some green on the ground in one of my hayfields...
Heck, I just started greasing some of the equipment...
Posted 2008-04-11 7:23 PM (#81716 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Well, we have a small chance of frost one night this next week as well. If that happens it will certainly make a big difference. My hybrid bermuda fields are still dormant to say the least. However, those cool season fields have really come out strong these past two weeks with the rain and warm temperature. I am certainly not ready for this time of the year to be here. However, I might need the extra hay to carry me through part of the spring where last year's drought took its toll.
Posted 2008-04-11 9:27 PM (#81724 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Hopefully we are on our second by then and resowing our bermuda in June. I am hoping to be able to sow by the second week of June for it. In normal conditions we will look at making the first cutting of our bermuda the end of May to the first of June. However, you have to let it grow a little longer when you are going to sow it to have the additional length needed. I wish I had my equipment ready at this point. This season is catching up on us fast.
Posted 2008-04-13 11:45 AM (#81799 - in reply to #81588) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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I have a tire pressure monitor system on my truck and trailer tires. They are small radio transmitters that act as valve caps with a radio signal to a unit in my truck. The thought behind it is that if you have a slow leak or run over a nail, the pressure on the tire gradually drops without you knowing, then the blow out happens when the tire heats up from the low pressure. The monitor will at least give you some heads up time to slow down and get off the road to see why you're losing pressure, hopefully avoiding a blow out.I read that tire pressure monitors are going to be standard safety equipment on most cars/trucks in a few years. I know it's standard on the new Ford super duties.
Posted 2008-04-13 12:25 PM (#81804 - in reply to #81799) Subject: RE: Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
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Originally written by TPompei on 2008-04-13 12:45 PM
I have a tire pressure monitor system on my truck and trailer tires. They are small radio transmitters that act as valve caps with a radio signal to a unit in my truck. QUOTE]
I've read about these units, but have never been able to talk with an owner of an installed system. Have you had it long enough to determine how accurate it is? Is it reliable? Is the receiver permanently mounted and powered or is it portable and battery powered? Can the transmitters of various trailer's tires be received by one receiver, or would I need multiple receivers for multiple trailers?
If you have a few minutes, I would greatly enjoy learning more about your experiences with this system. Thank you
Advice to Prevent Blow Outs While Traveling
HA HA Rentento,you're so funny! A guy after my own heart,I mean! I could use a laugh today! (Arkansas= tornado every other day.)
