Category: Towing Tips and Suggestions

If you haven’t inflated the tires on your car in a while, and the overnight temperatures where you reside are now dipping into the 30s or lower, it is more than likely that each of your tires is under-inflated by around 6 pounds PSI (per square inch).

In general, air stored inside your tires will have a PSI that will either drop or rise by one pound with every 10 degrees fall or rise of the ambient temperature. Over time this pressurized air will also escape from the tires at a molecular level. Driving your car with tires that are under-inflated is associated with a number of risks that can include fuel efficiency that is lower, accelerated or uneven tire wear, and a reduction in safety, especially when you are carrying heavy loads. Under-inflated tires also increase your chances significantly of eventually having to make a call to tow companies such as Leahy’s Towing to ask for assistance.

What You Need To Know About Nitrogen

The air that you usually fill your tires with is associated with two primary virtues, which include low cost and wide availability. This compressed air is in fact already 78% nitrogen, which is described as a dry and inert gas. When performance tire dealerships or new car dealerships offer to fill your tires for free with nitrogen, what this actually means is that most of the remaining oxygen (about 21%) will be purged from the tires and then replaced with a nitrogen content that is higher, without having to use a specialized compressor.

The military, motorsports racing, and aircraft industries, typically use tires that are nitrogen charged, because they need tires that are free from oxygen. Oxygen carries water, is flammable, as well as molecular smaller when compared to nitrogen. This also makes it easier to escape passively from your tires. To condense this story, nitrogen provides a more stable and consistent inflation pressure when compared to standard compressed air.

What Does It Cost?

If you are similar to us, then the costs involved to inflate your tires will be a consideration. We have already seen these green-stem caps, and the cheapest price we have found for nitrogen fills is $6 per tire (before tax). Nitrogen will also leak out slowly and contract and expand according to the outside temperatures. So keep in mind that this is not one of those one-time expenses. After a number of refills, you could have already purchased your own small air-compressor.

If you contact our towing service company when you need roadside assistance, we will drive to you using standard compressed air. We suggest that the money you about to spend should rather go towards rotating the tires on your car when necessary as this provides a way for the tires to wear out more optimally along with offering you with improved traction over the long-run.

Let Leahy’s Towing help you when you need assistance. Call us for more information, our service professionals are here to help.

Are you having problems with precipitation? If so, you are not the only one. Even highly skilled drivers will have a hard time navigating in heavy rainfall. Roads are slick which makes it more likely to have collisions with objects and other vehicles or hydroplaning to occur. When the rain starts to accumulate, obstacles are created as it begins to morph into deep puddles of water. If it goes unnoticed, the impact with the pools may result in dangerous accidents, engine failure, and vehicle damage. When those incidents take place, how can you remain safe in hazardous environments while you are waiting for the towing company to get there?

4 Ways You Can Avoid The Dangers Of Rainy Day Roadside Assistance

The following tips for keeping safe on the roadside when it is raining are commonsense, however, in moments of panic they are often overlooked:

Remain a Safe Distance Away From The Traffic

It can feel overwhelming when you need to pull off a highway or interstate when something is wrong with your vehicle. The slick surface of the road requirements you to make adjustments to your braking in order to prevent hydroplaning from occurring, and for safety, it is also necessary to add extra space in between vehicles and drive at slower speeds. Having some extra space is particularly important when you are sitting on the side of the road in the rain waiting for help to arrive. Keep your truck and yourself a safe distance from the dangers posed by passing traffic while you are waiting for your heavy-duty towing service provider to arrive.

It is harder to see other vehicles in the rain, especially during strong storms. It is even worse at night. After you have pulled off of the road safely, make sure you are visible by turning your hazard lights on immediately while you are calling for help. Turn your sidelights on also at night, but avoid turning your full beams on since they may impair other drivers. Stay inside the cab if possible. If you are unable to do this, make sure to have a high-visibility vest packed, and put it on anytime you need to get out of your truck.

Keep The Hood Close

Heavy rains can cause excess moisture that may, in turn, cause electrical components and the engine to fail. Rather than trying to tinker around under your hood while it is raining, leave it closed and wait for a professional to determine what the problem is. Otherwise, you might end up adding a couple more.

After You Go For A Dive Don’t Try To Restart

Large amounts of water can accumulate on roads that are poorly designed when it rains. If your truck comes into contact with these pools of water (which often are deeper than they look), they may cause your engine to stall. When that happens, resist the urge of trying to restart your truck. It isn’t likely that will get you back o the road, and at the same time highly likely that it will cause your engine to lock up, and the infiltration of water can cause catastrophic damage to the valves and piston rods of your engine.

Let Leahy’s Towing help you when you need assistance. Call us for more information, our service professionals are here to help.

When you call a towing company, it usually means you are not having a good day. Usually, you have broken down, and you need a tow truck we understand that, and we know that you want to get back on the road as quickly as possible.  At Harrisburg Towing we know that calling us not something you are looking forward to, you are never excited and saying “oh boy I need a tow truck how awesome” we know that, but we want you to know that calling a towing company doesn’t have to be a bad experience. At Harrisburg Towing we believe in making sure you experience with us is as pleasant as possible. We want to get you back on the road as quickly as possible. We want your car, truck or motorcycle towed as quickly and safely as possible, and we want to make sure you, your family and your vehicle is taken care of.
That is the commitment Harrisburg towing makes to you and your family.  If you need towing services and you are in the Harrisburg Area give us a call today.

(717) 208 8992

Harrisburg Towing will make sure your car truck or van is taken care of, and we get you back on the road fast.
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