getting traction in this icy bs

[Rudie Del Rude]

A buddy of mines talking about putting short screws into his tires where the treads thick. Anybody done this before? Just kinda curious about it. With those things digging into the Ice ide assume they'd eventually rip that tread up and ruin the tire

 

[adsm08]

The best bet it to just not be a frigging moron and know how to drive in it.

The next best is a good set of studded tires.


Your buddy's plan is just going to tear up his tires. I've seen it work, but I've seen it do a lot of damage to tires too.

 

[02RangerXLT]

Retarded plan... don't drive when its icy out.

 

[adsm08]

don't drive when its icy out.

We don't all have that option. In fact, for work I frequently have to drive OTHER PEOPLE'S cars in all sorts of inclement weather.

 

[bobbywalter]

i go to work regardless. unwritten oilfield rule.


would have to be driving on ice exclusively to use regular screw in tire studs like we use on our motorcycles..

get some modern tire chains.

 

[adsm08]

i go to work regardless. unwritten oilfield rule.

Same here. About the only way I get off work is if they declare a state of emergency. Then it's illegal for me to be on the road except to take my wife to work (she is a health care worker and is allowed to travel for work during SOE).

 

[bobbywalter]

Same here. About the only way I get off work is if they declare a state of emergency. Then it's illegal for me to be on the road except to take my wife to work (she is a health care worker and is allowed to travel for work during SOE).

i run down many a closed road, they couldnt stop me but the weather did...for a little while anyway intermittently.

still made it to work.

one time i didnt make it was after rolling it. slid off the road into the bank causing a endo----then cart wheels and landing in snow too deep for tires to reach the ground.....and the two tires that were blown off the bead wouldnt have helped either...no cell phones back then.. i think i had this truck two years or so at that point... and the road wasnt closed that time. just shitty weather and too lazy to lock in the hubs.

i still drive that truck to this very day.....fawked up roof and all.

 

[jhammel85]

i go to work regardless.

x 1000

I can't stand it when someone can't make it in because theres an inch or two on the ground

Especially because I have to pick up their weight....

Best bet for traction is weight in the back IMHO. For me, I don't run anything since I have A/T's and 4WD. Not a problem getting anyware.

 

[bobbywalter]

x 1000

I can't stand it when someone can't make it in because theres an inch or two on the ground

Especially because I have to pick up their weight....

Best bet for traction is weight in the back IMHO. For me, I don't run anything since I have A/T's and 4WD. Not a problem getting anyware.

how about 4-7 foot drifts? 10-18 inches in the flat spots

60 mph wind....40 below?? so fawkin cold truck wont shift out of 3rd or sometimes second


but pure ice requires lots of time and chains...if there is traffic your screwed...but i dont usually have the traffic element too bad. i drive down the shoulder in those conditions when i can. unfortunately, i dont have chains that fit the 37's so i am glad the south has most of our snow again this year in that way

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

A lot of weight in the back will also make the truck want to spin, not the tires but actually make the truck spin.

I would take a foot of snow over a .001" of ice.

Luckily winter is the slow time at work so it isn't earthshattering if I am late.

 

[mp3deviant721]

Have some weight in the back and drive smart. That's the key.

 

[Mac]

A lot of weight in the back will also make the truck want to spin, not the tires but actually make the truck spin.

I would take a foot of snow over a .001" of ice.

Luckily winter is the slow time at work so it isn't earthshattering if I am late.

Totally agree! Several times even with a locker and 4x4 in low, havent made it out the driveway thru the snow. Weight in the back is fine but alway have it towards the center of momentem to prevent the rear from swapping places. You can walk in a foot of snow but try and walk on a 1/4" of glazed ice.
Dave

 

[AllanD]

The best bet it to just not be a frigging moron and know how to drive in it.

The next best is a good set of studded tires.


Your buddy's plan is just going to tear up his tires. I've seen it work, but I've seen it do a lot of damage to tires too.

and best is CHAINS.

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[Original_Ranger84]

Noting beats a good set of studded tires and atleast a pair of chains! With that comboI have never once gotten stuck or slid off the road or caused an accident. It just takes smarts on the road and proper gear, The only place I have seen screws in tires is the Homer Ice racing league when they had thunder class cars out on the track. and this is a track built on a lake.

Also It doesn't matter how good of a driver you are if every other idiot on the road panics, I have literally almost gotten hit 50 times this winter atleast! I avoided 3 accidents by climbing the snow bank on the side of the road to avoid a driver going over the speed limit and he couldn't stop... slid right into the intersection and got Tboned by an suv.

 

[wahlstrom1]

I racked up just over 7000km worth of driving in the last month, mostly to oilfield locations, on many icy/snowy roads....

I'm usually the @sshole everyone hates, but I drive within my means and are equipped to do so. I have great tires, weight etc and a bit of finesse when I drive.

I'm of the mind that if you need 2 hands on the steering wheel to maintain control, your doing something wrong. Even when sliding down the hwy (coasting or accelerating) I usually keep one hand on the wheel at the 12 o'clock position and I keep that wheel pointed down the center of the road.... works great for me?


Throw some weight in the back, and run good tires.

Despite what some people seem to think, trucks in general are very front heavy. 2-300 lbs near the back of the box is not gonna throw it outta control, it will balance the truck out. Why do you think SUV's do so well? They are balanced much better, and that empty sheetmetal box vs. the lump of iron under the hood doesn't balance very well.