Tires for Snow drivin

Post by **bogged** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:57 am

So to settle an arguement...

what tires do people think are better for snow driving?

AT type, or aggressive?
And why...

My MTR's have been great in snow few times, but sucked ass in really WET snow.

Post by **bazzle** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:02 pm

Your wife Candy should answer that.
It all depends on the type and consistency.

Icy stuff needs multi syped road or allterrain, slushy deep can require mud pattern. A compromise ie MUd with many sipes in the blocks. My opinion.

Bazzle

Post by **turps** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:37 pm

MT/Rs and make them a big size.
Also they have a bit more siping compared to some of the other muddys, like the coopers which are abit more open with big solid lugs.

But since you have JT2's put them on and try.

Post by **RoldIT** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:40 pm

Fat and wide. Not too aggressive tread, prob muddys at the most ...

... I'm sure the icelandic boys will back me up on that.

Post by **ToNkA** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:44 pm

Australian snow and Icelandic snow are VERY VERY different. It all depends on type, consistancy and amount of snow. I drive on snow for work, and it can vary day to day.

Post by **RoldIT** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:46 pm

ToNkA wrote:Australian snow and Icelandic snow are VERY VERY different. It all depends on type, consistancy and amount of snow. I drive on snow for work, and it can vary day to day.

Agreed, but unlike mud it is better to float. Bigger is gunna have more chance, regardless of most types of snow.

Post by **RoldIT** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:52 pm

Let me quantify that last comment. If we are talking about SNOW only, my comment is valid.

If we're saying Aus snow is different because ... ie thinner, slushy, etc ... then we're not really talking about snow only conditions. This more refers to a mud based situation.

In this case, and like most of our driving conditions, a compromise tyre would need to be selected.

Cheers.

Post by **grimbo** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:59 pm

tyre pressure has more impact on how the tyre works in snow than tread pattern alone. Lower the better.

i have used mud terrains, all terrains and swampers and I found my Yokohama Mud diggers worked the best as they were a wide square shouldered tyre with a nice wide tread pattern. Combined with single digit tyre pressure they were awesome on the Zuk.

Post by **bogged** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:26 pm

ToNkA wrote:... and it can vary day to day.

Thats exactly what happened to us, one weekend it dry and was easy to drive ANYWHERE.. bar deep no issues. Plow on thru...

The next week, it wasn't as deep, but was wet snow, and you sank instantly, and it turned to ice, you just sat there, was also a Cookie to dig out with a fold up shovel.

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:52 pm

For Deep snow, Swampers, but I have MTR's work well too.

I will be trying my much hated claws this W/E, so I will let you know how they go.

If it is not deep, a quality All terrain will be better than these.

Post by **bazzle** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:58 pm

The next week, it wasn't as deep, but was wet snow, and you sank instantly, and it turned to ice, you just sat there, was also a ***** to dig out with a fold up shovel.

:rofl:

Fold Up shovel...

Come on Brucem

Bazzle

Post by **Daisy** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:14 pm

watched a video of roly @ his snow outing with his old GU wagon and his MT/R's and from what i saw it was pretty impressive tractionwise for an allrounder tyre???

TOM

Post by **bogged** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:42 am

bazzle wrote: Fold Up shovel...
Come on Brucem

Bazzle

I didnt think I'd need it!!

Shut up or I wont bring that fuel tank around tonight

Post by **hottiemonster** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:33 pm

what pressures do u run for snow, low for traction or high for that extra clearance? i havent been proper snow driving before :cry:

Post by **bogged** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:56 pm

hottiemonster wrote:what pressures do u run for snow, low for traction or high for that extra clearance? i havent been proper snow driving before

If you use low you should float on the snow and not need the high pressure for clearance.
in theory that is

Post by ***BESTY*** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:22 pm

All I can add is that in the snow last week, I was driving Centipedes at 10psi, Moose on 33 AT Swampers at 10psi and the 75 Ute on 31 AT's with chains (going not very far)

The only problem I found, was that once you got stopped by snatching a heavier vehicle out, the aggressive pattern on the Centipedes just seemed to dig down to the base a lot quicker !!

I have thought.......why worry about chains ?? Didn't need them, had plenty of traction when not pulling out a heavyassed 75 :roll:

Besides.....couldn't easily access chains for 35x10.5 tyres

Post by **Fathillbilly** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 6:46 pm

i've got to say boggers at 12PSI on my Patrol i have driven on TSL's, M/T, and A/T in all sorts of varying conditions and differant vehicles, in the USA, Canada and OZ.

The TSL's are only just behind. the trick with snow as soon as it starts to bog down stop back up and go again harder and faster, and try and stay on top.

The only thing that sucks is driving on the black top with an inch of packed snow / ice on top. no tyre can help you there

stu

Post by **bogged** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:07 pm

Fathillbilly wrote:iThe only thing that sucks is driving on the black top with an inch of packed snow / ice on top. no tyre can help you there

stu

Be kinda cold round your way at moment? Snow in back yard again?

Post by **roly** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 5:16 pm

any tyore at 6psi with secondairs, last year i had 35" mtr's

Post by **Bush65** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:09 pm

Here are some pics fom Iceland.

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