Ooooohhh... BOOT TO THE COOL!!!
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Ooooohhh... BOOT TO THE COOL!!!
...First real snow of the year w/ my '88 B II, and I'm already stuck in the yard... 
'Course, it would probably help if the gearbox actuator was good and the 4WD actually worked...
Here I was, all set to go out into the fierce elements, and do valiant battle w/ Mother Nature, to clear my driveway, and I couldn't even back down the hill right.
Can anyone recommend some good snow tires?
-Sarge
'Course, it would probably help if the gearbox actuator was good and the 4WD actually worked...
Here I was, all set to go out into the fierce elements, and do valiant battle w/ Mother Nature, to clear my driveway, and I couldn't even back down the hill right.
Can anyone recommend some good snow tires?
-Sarge
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1st thing to do is fix the 4WD. It makes a significant improvement to be able to put power to both the front and the rear.
As for snow tires, I'm going to assume that you are only doing battle with mother nature on paved, mostly maintained roads, and not trying to break trail through the deep powder and drifts of the backcountry. I have rarely felt a need to buy tires for snow. If I had good tires with a decent amount of tread (in other words, as long as I wasn't driving on racing slicks), they always did fine.
If you feel you need to buy tires for the snow, I think you'll do best to get a set of dedicated snow tires. The softer rubber compound and extensive siping makes them grip the ice and packed snow better than a year-round tire will, though they don't wear very well on pavement. If it's legal in your area, have them studded.
As for snow tires, I'm going to assume that you are only doing battle with mother nature on paved, mostly maintained roads, and not trying to break trail through the deep powder and drifts of the backcountry. I have rarely felt a need to buy tires for snow. If I had good tires with a decent amount of tread (in other words, as long as I wasn't driving on racing slicks), they always did fine.
If you feel you need to buy tires for the snow, I think you'll do best to get a set of dedicated snow tires. The softer rubber compound and extensive siping makes them grip the ice and packed snow better than a year-round tire will, though they don't wear very well on pavement. If it's legal in your area, have them studded.
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[QUOTE=mrshorty]If I had good tires with a decent amount of tread (in other words, as long as I wasn't driving on racing slicks), they always did fine.
I don't know I have a set of Uniroyal Landtrack tires on my B2 and they are more than 50% tread and they don't do squat in the snow.
I don't know I have a set of Uniroyal Landtrack tires on my B2 and they are more than 50% tread and they don't do squat in the snow.
