"Don White" wrote in message
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Harry Krause wrote:
Don White wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

When filling the tires on my boat trailer with fresh air, should I be
checking to see what sort of compressor the service station uses?

Or should I avoid service station compressors altogether and use
strictly my own air compressor in order to avoid the nasties that live
in an infrequently cleaned service station compressor?

And if I use a service station compressor, should I feed its product
through a special filter?


the local Costco now uses Nitrogen to fill auto tires. I wonder if that
gas would also be better for boat trailer tires,
promised advantages...
tires stay at desired air pressure reguardless if the temperature climbs
or drops.
no moisture to rust your rims.



You're kidding, right?

Nitrogen?

First I've heard of that.

If they used helium, and you took your tires underwater, would they
squeal in a Mickey Mouse voice?


When the gas was first used at our Costco, they were all excited about it.
Said it was used in race car tires. They even gave me four litle green
valve cover caps to show I was updated.
http://www.airliquide.com/en/medias/...es_filling.pdf
http://www.tirelast.com/id15.html

It *is* used in race car tires. But, if you had a mechanic you'd trusted for
years, you'd have to be out of your mind to switch to Costco just because
they gave you free nitrogen. :-)