boltonblue

What a crock of sh*t.

if you're active and ski, snows are basically mandatory equipment.

I've had conditions returning from Mt Wachusett ( not even that far north) where the road has gone to basically glazed ice after afternoon flurries.
I was running blizzaks. virtually everyone, rwd,fwd and awd, was stuck and crawling at 5 mph and still sliding everywhere.
on the snows, I just drove through the mess like they were traffic cones.
Bill got it right, the performance difference between an all-season which does nothing well and performance summer and winter tires is too wide not to do the right thing.


and jeff remember your in a very atypical micro climate for new england.

paivag

I am one that swears on snow tire use. I am not referring to the S since it hibernates all winter. My Nissan Frontier is 4x4 with all terrain tires. I could get mud and snow type but they are really rough riding in the summer months. I get around fine with 4x4 and all terrains. My wife's accord get the blizzacks all around for the winter. Usually come out once snow comes around. I put them in last weekend. They are a separate dedicated wheel set only for the winter months.

I always used dedicated snows on my vehicles during the winter months. I like the blizzacks and tried the goodyears one time but the blizzacks had better performance in the snow and dry.

Tadashi

Tools are fun too -- another great way to spend big money

I have a nice collection of 6 point sockets and wrenches.

Cubs2k

[QUOTE=Lainey8484,Dec 14 2007, 09:11 AM] So, what's your position on "wasting money" on a snow thrower/blower that you may only use five days per year, vs a shovel, that is quite inexpensive, and does the job, however, it requires a bit more effort on your part?

We bought a new snow thrower several years ago. I think it sat in the shed for two winters and we were still glad we spent the money. I don't think it got used at all last year, and still, were not sorry we spent the money. It was nice to have it yesterday.

It's nice having the right tools for the job. For some folks, that's snow tires.

Lainey

Depends if you "hire out the shoveling or not." For those who used a shovel yesterday, I ask, how's your back, this AM?

Snow blower/thrower/plow, FTW!

We went many years using the snow shovel method. One winter, we just kept getting slammed with storm after storm. That was it. We bought the snow blower, and BTW we weren't even

TheToon

On my Dakota, I run Goodyear Wrangler's in a 31 x 10.5 size. They don't have tread, they have teeth.

I hardly use the truck in the summer, so these tires last me a good long time and I could care less about highway noise. That's what a good sound system is for.

I will never again live in New England without a serious 4X4. When I left for work this morning, I found 3' of plow slag up against my front bumper. No muss, no fuss, no shoveling. Got in, dropped it into 4X4 mode, and off I went. I've yet to find a weather condition where my truck is anything but sure-footed and stable.

SSSnakeSSS

They are illegal in Mass, Mas.

SSSnakeSSS

Steve, the snow was falling too fast and was too deep even on the roads for any kind of tires other than some good M&S's.

Lainey

I thought so too, but found this:

Local State Studded Tire Regulations

CONNECTICUT: November 15 - April 30
MAINE: October 2 - May 1
MASSACHUSETTS: November 2 - April 30
NEW HAMPSHIRE: No restrictions
NEW YORK: October 16 - April 30
RHODE ISLAND: November 15 - April 1
VERMONT: No restrictions

Jeff/sireousrex did say they could be used a few months of the year. Guess he knows the law.

mas

http://www.mass.gov/rmv/faq/inspection.htm#24