Good rear tires for winter ?

"The Webbers Hilltop Cycle ATV" wrote in news:f94fp7 $nc7$ snipped-for-privacy@news.netins.net:

one of the most imporant things to remember is to put sand bags or something else soft in the bed for weight. that will make more difference than any perticular tire. about 400 lbs will work pretty well. KB

Is his wife soft enough?

Jeff

About any brand-name (Goodyear, Michelin, etc.) works OK in the snow if you've got some weight in the bed. I use plastic storage boxes that each hold about 25#. 8 of those place FORWARD of the rear axle (mine are actually against the front of the truck bed) gives enough weight on the rear for decent traction with a set of Michelin M&S tires.

I use Dunlop Graspics in the winter and good touring tires for the summer. I stopped believing in "all season" tires and the tooth fairy.

My car has Goodyear GT II Eagles. Good tires. Good traction in winter and they work well in the summer too.

You're right. You can't have everything. Where I live and drive, they are much better than storing a set of tires and having to switch them twice a year. In other places, it may be worth it.

I don't believe in the tooth fairy, but all-season tires are good enough for most people.

Jeff

I'm in the Southern Ontario "slush belt" where "all season tires" and "antilock brakes" sell more front end repairs than all other causes combined. Untill anti-lock brakes became the norm, most of us made do with "all season" tires, but there has been a major shift to "season specific" tires - particularly on vehicles with wide low profile tires which turn into "four flying saucers" at the first sign of wet snow. Good narrow agressive treads win hands down, particularly with a hygroscopic tread, like the "ice tires". They give you half a chance of keeping control when braking in the heavy wet sloppy stuff with antilock brakes, which otherwize just assure you that you will hit whatever you hit while travelling in a straight line.

Goodyear Workhorse Extra grips, or Safari MSI's

depends where you live...

this guys talking a half ton, not a car.

Mine is a VAN.

OK, I know... the guy is talking about a halfton, he'll likely want LT tires.

Actually one would be better advised to remove winter tires, like snow tires, at the end of the season as well. Winter tires like snow tires use a rubber compound that stays pliable at much colder temperatures than ordinary all season tires, but winter tires are constructed with a less aggressive tread design than snow tires.

Unlike show tires, winter tires also have a even softer top layer of rubber, much like the rubber on a motorcycle tire. That top layer of softer rubber wears off at around 10K miles, leaving a cold weather rubber compound for traction in cold climates.

By removing the winter tires at the end of winter one can easily get two or even three years from the tires, depending on ones annual mileage. After the second or third year they can be left on until worn out. Winter tires are best installed on all four wheels for all around better traction in cold weather

mike

I suppose one could assume a 400 LB wife to be "soft" weight but one might want to think twice before asking to ride in the truck bed. LOL

mike

"Mike Hunter" wrote in news:fZOdnYyqsbBKCiXbnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@ptd.net:

A soft wife may have hard nuckles at that point. :) KB