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THE AIR IS FREE: Several companies have marketed air-to-nitrogen converter systems. study involving 54 new and 44 used tires running 7,345,497 tire miles in drive-axle service, that the nitrogen-filled tires ran 26 percent more miles before tread wear demanded replacement. <strong>In</strong> the case of the failed tires, a smaller percent of nitrogen tires failed physically (30 percent vs 57 percent), and they gave 48 percent more miles before failing than did the air tires. This 48-percent improvement was due, Sperberg concluded, to the tire bodies lasting longer and not the better wearing properties of the tread. More recent testing conducted by Drexan Corporation, the Canadian distributors of Parker Hannifin’s Tire$aver system, with a major Winnipeg-based truckload fleet showed similar results. Two trailers recently measured showed 25 percent tread wear after 180,000 km with 3-5 psi pressure loss after 11 months, and 38-percent tread wear after 208,000 km with 6-10 psi pressure loss after 12 months. According to Konrad Mech, vice president of Drexan Corp., fleets that closely monitor tire condition and tire-related maintenance costs could easily see a full payback on a nitrogen generator system within three to six months. “The more rigorous the maintenance program, the clearer the payback is,” says Mech. “The system we recommend to medium-sized fleets www.drivetrainplus.com • Axles • Drivelines • Aftermarket parts • Ride control products • Emissions technologies • Complete braking system • Clutches and transmissions • Trailer products and suspensions • ABS and stability enhancement systems 1762 FOR MOREINF <strong>In</strong> <strong>Gear</strong> FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NITROGEN TIRE-FILLING GEAR, SEE THE FOLLOWING PROVIDERS: Champion Pneumatic, Princeton, IL 800-232-0865 - 815-875-3321 www.championpneumatic.com Drexan Corp., Burnaby, BC TireSaver 604-431-6400 www.parkertiresaver.com � <strong>In</strong>gersoll Rand, Annandale, NJ 908-238-7000 www.irtools.com/products/nitrogen Nitronics Systems, <strong>In</strong>c. Lafayette, CO. TireLast 303-604-1187 www.tirelast.com (300 power units and 500-1000 trailers) represents a $12,300 investment. It costs about $1,000 to install and requires about $600 in annual maintenance. There are no ongoing costs other than what a shop would normally incur in the operation of the compressors, labor, etc. The improved tread wear, longer casing life, increased retreadability, and lower failure rate, all attributable to nitrogen fills, will quickly become apparent to a fleet that watches its numbers closely.” ▲ For technical or sales assistance, please contact your local ArvinMeritor representative: John Birtwistle 519-577-8498 MARCH 2006 67
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