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sleepy
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 Posted - 10/08/2010 : 22:43:36
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| 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? |
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1014211
USA
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Posted - 10/09/2010 : 07:57:23
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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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ATF
USA
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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 |
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freddie
USA
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Posted - 10/09/2010 : 10:13:40
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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. |
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 10/09/2010 : 10:33:35
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"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. |
  Phil
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
Benjamin Franklin |
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1014211
USA
2317 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 11:14:12
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| 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. |
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skunkhome
USA
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ATF
USA
1892 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2010 : 20:01:57
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| 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 |
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sleepy
195 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 11:59:15
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| 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. |
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ATF
USA
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Posted - 10/10/2010 : 21:12:20
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| 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 |
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