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| simplelife |
Posted - 10/07/2010 : 15:54:48
Got the chains and H.D. blade mounted on the 3012 today. 1st time I have it done before my fingers froze. Yeah .. I use bungee's on my chains. Would rather play it safe than wrestle loosened chains in freezing weather.
Got to mount one more blade and two blowers. That way I have a blade and blower both here at the house and over at the farm.
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| ATF |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 21:12:20
So I'll have to bow to the experts above the Mason-Dixon Line for traction issues, down here the schools close with 2 inches of snow and the governor declares a state of emergency if there is a ice storm, and don't even get me started about the doped up drivers, sheesh, I know the sign says 70, but it is snowing, dummy |
| sleepy |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 11:59:15
On bar tires we just drill the top of the bar and insert the stud, usually 5 studs per bar. The studs work great but on ice nothing beats chains. |
| ATF |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 20:01:57
Great links Phil, I'm going to stud my tires, they said they work even better with chains, I just didn't know you could still get studs |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 12:55:39
http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=151
http://tirechainsrequired.com/maxi-grip.html# |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 11:14:12
I used the grader all winter and I never had a problem. It can build up and come over the top but we get alot of temps where if I can't get to it before work the sun warms it up and then hardens it again. So I can stand on the grader blade and dig down and break through the hardened snow/slush. I'm sure my push blade would do fine, but I've never needed it. |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 10:33:35
"I have thought of studding a set of turf tires for snow duty. Come to think of it, I really should. "
Oh, man lets do it! I think it would be cool.
OOPS, excuse me I got a little excited. It is a cool idea though. ATF, I'm glad you brought studs up. You may have initiated a new trend. |
| freddie |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 10:13:40
i hate to say it but, ATF is right. you can push more snow then grade it.
but back to studs, i did stud my daughters four wheeler tires with sheet metal screws and it worked great for gripping the snow and ice. so a guess you could stud up some garden tires, give it a try and let us know how it works out for ya. |
| ATF |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 09:33:58
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Originally posted by 1014211
I had already changed the oil over to 5w30 but now I have the blade on ready to go. She can't wait for snow! I still can though.....
sorry, but your not going to plow that much snow with a grader blade, don't let the snow get more than a couple of inches and you may be alright |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 07:57:23
I had already changed the oil over to 5w30 but now I have the blade on ready to go. She can't wait for snow! I still can though.....
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| sleepy |
Posted - 10/08/2010 : 22:43:36
We can still use studs here but only the soft ones, which are useless in a very short time. I get real studs from out of state and would not have a winter tire without them. Our state government tried to outlaw studs,when they asked me I told them no. I asked how much is human life worth? How high would the insurance rate go with all the accidents that would happen. And then I told if they were so worried about the roads ban semis, 1 semi does more damage in 1 year than all the studds combined. I wonder why all the brain dead people get to make the choices? |
| B-16_IC |
Posted - 10/08/2010 : 22:03:36
Can still get tires studded here. I think they can be ran in Illinois, not sure. I know they can be run in Iowa during the season. I work in Iowa, the big body shop I work at,(we're a two man operation) also sells tires, our tire man still studs tires. Sells them mostly to rural mail carriers. Those studs do have a distinctive sound on the road, kinda like a hundred dogs trotting on linolium!
I have thought of studding a set of turf tires for snow duty. Come to think of it, I really should. I had problems spinning on ice last winter, I of course realized I had a set of chains on hand sometime around May! |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 10/08/2010 : 20:01:05
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Originally posted by ATF
Uh sorry I wasn't clearer, I was talking about studding the GT tires, maybe big studs, that can aerate as wheel, lol
OH! I don't know. I have seen the type that penetrate the tire from the inside on off road vehicles and dirt bikes. I guess the punch in type are still available. |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 10/08/2010 : 19:55:53
No studs in MI...
...and I prefer the 2 link chain. They cost a bit more, but last much longer. I hate fixing stuff when it's 10 degrees. Never had them roll over each other, and they hold onto the tire better. I still use a bungee, again because I don't like pulling off my gloves to try and un-knot steel when it's cold and blowin. Used to use a set of cleated chains, but I'm plowing concrete, and it tears it up worse than the snowmobiles...
If I push snow only 4 days out of the week during Jan and Feb, I'm lucky! |
| ATF |
Posted - 10/08/2010 : 19:51:25
Uh sorry I wasn't clearer, I was talking about studding the GT tires, maybe big studs, that can aerate as wheel, lol |
| Cvans |
Posted - 10/08/2010 : 10:23:17
They do create havoc on the roads. Here in SD you could only run them for certain months of the year. After that it started getting expensive. They also have a distinct sound when driven on a dry road so it's hard to deny that you have them on. I don't know that anyone uses them anymore or if they are even legal. Seems all weather radials and front wheel drive put an end to their popularity.
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