Co2 tank rotting tires?

[Jaybird 11]

I had a guy tell me that he used a co2 tank to air up his tires and it rotted his tires from the inside out. Any one on here ever have this prob?

 

[benatc1]

Haven’t, but not a lot of experience with it either. Sounds kinda wacky though


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[Jaybird 11]

Yeah it does. I dont do alot of air up and down. A co2 tank would be a simple tool for me.

 

[Overland_stormtrooper]

Hmmm sounds kinna rotten to me .. would be wondering what else was in the tires to cause the reaction with the co2 as that alone wouldn't cause it

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[Bear_JT]

I wonder if he was getting moisture in to his tires somehow when he filled. I seem to remember small amounts of moisture with my CO2 bottle when I used to play paintball back in the day but could be wrong.


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[Overland_stormtrooper]

Na moisture and co2 alone still wouldn't cause this ... there has to be something in the tire in order to cause a reaction to the co2 for this to happen ... just can't think of what would react with it off the top of my head

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[jdofmemi]

I can't see it either. I used a Powertank for years to air up with. I don't think I ever put air in the tires on my Toyota at all. It has sat 10 years, and when I pulled it out of the weeds, 3 of the tires still hold, and the one that doesn't has a hole from before I parked it.

 

[TrailHunter]

“CO2 is Destroying Rubber. By 2030 Tires will be extinct.”

-Al Gore

 

[Overland_stormtrooper]

There is either a sulfate or nitrate in em as either of these mixed with water an co2 will cause a issue with not only rubber but plastic as well .... I'm more inclined to think it's a nitrate ......

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[Zstairlessone]

Probably someone trying to cheap out and go 8 or 9 years on a set of tires, unless his CO2 had something else (like a lot of O2) in it


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[Jaybird 11]

Yeah it sounds like a bunch of crap to me. Had to be something else causing the prob. I figured if nobody on here ever had any trouble with it I should be safe.

 

[A.J.]

Yeah it sounds like a bunch of crap to me. Had to be something else causing the prob. I figured if nobody on here ever had any trouble with it I should be safe.

I use it all the time. No problems. It would be interesting to see what his " rotted out " casings looked like. Any pictures?


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[Dale72]

Moisture won't cause that. People run water in tires on farm and construction equipment all the time

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[Jaybird 11]

No pics. They said it happened a long time ago. There has been a few deals on craiglist for co2 tanks ill prob pic one up. I have most of the stuff to do a york compressor but i just dont air down that much. A york would take alot more work to get going.