In message , fred writes
Watch out for width changes on tyres. On LR Defenders you adjust the steering stops otherwise wider tyres can rub on the chassis. I had a jeep Garb Cherokee and for off-roading fitted 15 inch wheels with tyres and MT tyres that gave the same radius but would just catch the inside of the front wing on full lock.
In message , Davey writes
Well they sell (G) wagon wheels in their food stores
You'd be wanting narrower tyres for snow anyway, wouldn't you?
SteveW
But if they did ...
sorry, that's Heineken, isn't it
Yes, perhaps not fully clear but I was advocating reducing from the wider to the narrower in my examples and I was guessing that the absence of winter tyres in the o/p's size might have been due to the originals having half way 55 or 65 profiles.
Yes. When we had 8" of snow a couple of years ago, it took me some time to get to work 12 miles away and when I got there, I could not get to the car parks as the entrance to each was blocked by other vehicles. The two in front of me both struggled on the approach road, where I had no problem, and then got stuck in the car park entrance. There was already someone stuck in the entrance to the other car park, so I decided then that I would go home, as even if I helped move them and got in myself, there'd be no guarantee that I'd get out again if others got stuck! Management then closed the offices for four days - during which time, I drove to many places and never had any trouble at all.
SteveW
I'm a contractor - it takes a lot to persuade me to do that!
SteveW
The tyres are 175/60 R15. There do seem more options and better availability this year.
I use an independent local tyre centre a mile from home and they are very competitive with the bigger chains . If it's a case of replacing worn tyres rather than the rare occasion a tyre gets damaged then giving them a few days notice gives them a better chance of getting them at the best price. They are embarrassingly cheap when the swap of wheels with Winter tyres takes place about now and again in the spring. Take them in a large box of Chocolate biscuits when they have a quiet moment and the job is done. I wish they would take some cash as well but they decline,"just as long as you buy the tyres from us we don't mind doing it" It's a pleasant way to do business. The biscuits cost about £4 from the milkman ,for that it is not worth getting a jack out and I don't have a Torque wrench to do the job properly anyway.
G.Harman
Tracks :-)
We don't seem to get big snowblowers like that (although I suspect that the airport has some) - I suppose the ploughs are good enough (and they all grit at the same time). Plenty of people do have smaller snowblowers for clearing driveways.
I think there's probably about a couple of feet of snow accumulation in that photo, but it's hard to tell because all the roads around here have large ditches either side which take the snow that the ploughs push aside (it's best not to be driving your snowmobile in one when this occurs). I think the typical yearly fall here is something like 4', but we normally get a couple of big storms toward the start of the season which then mostly melt, and then the same again toward the spring.
cheers
Jules
In message , SteveW writes
Not necessarily. Ever seen film of Icelanders driving in snow? They reduce the pressure right down to give bigger footprint which means lower pressure and so don't sink into the snow.
That's 'cause the snow is deeper than the ground clearance of the vehicle. You don't want the wheels to dig down to find a solid surface as you won't before the vehicle is resting on it's underside. BTDTGTTS the winter before last IIRC.
In this country with just an inch or two of snow over tarmac there is something to be said for a narrower tyre and big blocks to dig down through the snow to find the tarmac. I prefer the bigger footprint and snow/winter tyres as the snow up here can be deeper than the ground clearance...
I read in literature from one of the tyre makers that the tread patterns in winter tyres are designed to trap snow, as snow grips well to other snow.
Colin Bignell
I assume that M&S, in the context of tyres, is a Northern tyre company? Around here, it's usually local independents. Halford's advertises, but I have no idea where the nearest is, probably one of the big cities within range, like Norwich. Or Thetford, where the DIY shops, like B&Q, live.
M&S = Mud & Snow tyres. Big chunky treads
I see it as a supplier's name 'oop North, as well as that. Thanks. I have never needed them, even driving in Canada in winter. Take care, drive very very smoothly, and watch out for the others who have no clue.
Davey wrote: [snip]
Assuming that you are not being facetious. In this context M&S = Mud & Snow. A tyre that's not quite as good as a winter tyre in snow but is a reasonable compromise for winter use mixed with making progress over unmade tracks.
This is how i do it.
This is what you really need:
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