I admidit I don't know about the weights of various gasses. but actual truck
tires (11R-22.5's to be exact) weighed several pounds less when filled with
nitrogen, and when I say several, I mean there was more than a 19 pound
difference. I'll do some digging but I might still have the paperwork left
from that
trial. Its been some years so I have quite a few boxes to go through.
Mike
In a message dated 3/10/06 11:46:03 AM, karhu@california.com writes:
> The moisture might well be an issue. But, by my calcs, dry air is only a
> weight penalty of less than an ounce vs nitrogen in a large truck tire.
> Benn
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