Tire chains for on road use....school me please (1 Viewer)

[flintknapper]

Thank You to all who replied and offered your suggestions and experience.

My Daughter is still in Denver and her work is now exclusively in Denver, so day to day.....she has only those roads to deal with.

Thus far, (as posted by others)...she has been able to get around just fine with 4WD and the Revo tires. She has been several other places to go snowboarding and skiing and reports she has not had any problem (yet) getting there or back. So as long as she doesn't run into any icy conditions or trek too far off-road, it sounds as if 'chains' will not be needed.

So that is a relief for a worrisome Dad.

Again, thanks to all.

 

[HoJo 61]

Keep in mind studded winter tires only if you live where roads are always snow packed in winter and that’s not Boulder. And studs are dangerous on dry pavement, so you need to stay within speed limit and drive thoughtfully

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[Barbarosa]

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Studs a slippery metal on dry pavem

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being from Vermont and spending last 23 years here in Colorado front range - my recommendation is to NOT do studded tire. A good set of snow tires is best then have summer tires to swap out.

Studded winter tires

 

[HoJo 61]

Well, we use studded tires for half of a year(6-7months) here in Finland, and i have never heard anybody say or experienced myself, studs are slippery(or dangerous) on dry pavement. And we use road salt so roads can be anything between dry and icy.

Of course we swap to summer tires once road conditions allow.

 

[AKMATT]

Chains are a blessing and a curse. I live in Alaska and even though I live in Anchorage, our home is in the mountains and can be tough to get to sometimes. I do use chains but rarely. Some winters I run winter tires plus studs on my 2nd set of wheels. That does it for most of the time. 3 of the last 5 winters I did not need the studded tires.

Chains can't be run at high speeds without the risk of them eating up your wheel wells. You could air down your tires, install the chains tightly and re-inflate. You may damage your tires. Around the neighborhood or plowing...it is okay.

Cable chains are better than nothing but lack durability. V Bar chains are pardon the expression, top of the food chain when it comes to added traction.

So I would vote for studded tires and/or a set of med weight chains in a bag with tensioners if she stays mostly in the Denver area. You could build her a board to drive on and install the chains.

Cheers,

Matt