driving in snow

'If' we get any snow falls this winter what tyres should I use....Its a V8
90 (auto), I have a set of BFG All Terrain T/A's which I use for the road
and a set of Wildcat Mud Terrains which I use for off road. A few years ago
we had a Range Rover with BFGoodrich All Terrains on and its was pretty good
in the snow. Or would chunky mud tyres be better?
Thanks
Richard

On or around Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:53:41 +0000, Mr.Nice.
<mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:04:25 GMT, "Richard" <richardsemail
>[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>'If' we get any snow falls this winter what tyres should I use....Its a V8
>>90 (auto), I have a set of BFG All Terrain T/A's which I use for the road
>>and a set of Wildcat Mud Terrains which I use for off road. A few years ago
>>we had a Range Rover with BFGoodrich All Terrains on and its was pretty good
>>in the snow. Or would chunky mud tyres be better?
>>Thanks
>>Richard
>>
>
>personally speaking, for the kind of snow we get in the UK I like
>chunky mud tyres, cleans easily and cuts through the snow looking for
>grip or more likely traction below.


in loose snow, there may be an advantage in mud tyres, but on packed snow, I
reckon yer ATs etc. should have the edge. The tread doesn't dig in
noticeably in packed snow, and the more edges you have the better.

Mr.Nice. <mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I'm touring scotland in late january (work)

I reckon we ought to start a book on there being snow in
Aberdeenshire in January!

"On Sunday 26th January 2003 a new meteorological record was set
in Eastern Scotland: Aboyne, in Aberdeenshire, recorded a
maximum temperature of 18.3°C. This was the equal-highest
temperature for January anywhere in the UK."

Could work out to be some awfully expensive tyres....

Derry

"Derry Argue" <derry(delete)@adviegundogs.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mr.Nice. <mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > I'm touring scotland in late january (work)
>
> I reckon we ought to start a book on there being snow in
> Aberdeenshire in January!
>
> "On Sunday 26th January 2003 a new meteorological record was set
> in Eastern Scotland: Aboyne, in Aberdeenshire, recorded a
> maximum temperature of 18.3°C. This was the equal-highest
> temperature for January anywhere in the UK."
>
> Could work out to be some awfully expensive tyres....
>
> Derry

I've seen it snow in Kinloss (near Elgin, Morayshire, as close to sea-level
as makes no odds!) in June!!!!!!!!
Badger.

P.S. I use all-terrains, 31-10.5x15 on my 110 and I've never been stuck in
the snow with them yet. Oops, shouldn't have said that! The Michelin XCL's
that I ran previously were another matter, they'd get stuck in puddles!!

Mr.Nice. <mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> wrote in
news[email protected]:

> On 14 Nov 2004 16:17:53 GMT, Derry Argue
> <derry(delete)@adviegundogs.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Mr.Nice. <mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> wrote in
>>news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> I'm touring scotland in late january (work)
>>
>>I reckon we ought to start a book on there being snow in
>>Aberdeenshire in January!
>>
>>"On Sunday 26th January 2003 a new meteorological record
>>was set in Eastern Scotland: Aboyne, in Aberdeenshire,
>>recorded a maximum temperature of 18.3°C. This was the
>>equal-highest temperature for January anywhere in the UK."
>>
>>Could work out to be some awfully expensive tyres....
>>
>>Derry
>
> I'm kinda depending on there being snow there in late
> january/early february.
> I'm photographing landscapes and I don't want to have to
> buy 1000 tonnes of washing powder to cover bits of
> aberdeenshire...
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Probably more important than tyres is driving technique. I
assume you have that researched. When living in Glenlivet (7
years), it was usual to drive at 40mph on packed snow with
normal tyres. The roads are kept open for the distillery lorries
(and probably still are) but gritting cannot be relied on
because it's ineffecive after the next two inch snow shower.

Mind you, travelling at 40 with large banks of packed snow each
side of a single track road can be "interesting"!<G>

I think I've already mentioned the Cock Bridge to Tomintoul road
(10 miles from my former home) blocked with snow in June!

Smooth acceleration/deceleration is advised. Packed well frozen
snow has reasonable adhesion, certainly better than ice or what
passes for snow in the south. Also, we are used to it. If stuck,
roll gently back and forth to level the surface, then attempt to
move slowly without wheel spin. I have been promising myself a
set of snow chains for the last 30 years.

Derry

In article <[email protected]>,
derry(delete)@adviegundogs.co.uk (Derry Argue) wrote:

> I have been promising myself a
> set of snow chains for the last 30 years.

Studded tyres like we used in Colorado in the winter

--
Niamh
4x4 Cymru
http://www.4x4cymru.co.uk

Niamh Holding wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> derry(delete)@adviegundogs.co.uk (Derry Argue) wrote:
>
>> I have been promising myself a
>>set of snow chains for the last 30 years.
>
> Studded tyres like we used in Colorado in the winter

Yeah, in Sweden we just switch to winter tyres at the end of October,
and that's us sorted until March.