Tires Instead of chains. Maxigrip Screw in tires studs.?

Sweden-Art · Feb 12, 2011

Hey,

Anyone have any experience of this kind of screw in tire stud? Its a Swedish invention and patent but i saw that they sell it also in North America.

Looking for more traction for my R4:s on snow and ice.

Dubb för Fordon Traktor Entrepenadmaskin Fyrhjuling & Sko - Maxi Grip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXAG1IEEJ0c

Brad_Blazer · Feb 12, 2011

Driving screws in tires sends a little chill down my spine but it looks like an okay idea. I find it hard to believe that a current patent would cover more than a design tweak.

http://www.koldkutter.com/catalog/index.php

Amazon.com: tire stud screws

fdmars · Feb 12, 2011

Interesting concept, but would it not be easier and less time consuming to use chains? unless you left them in year round....

RalphVa · Feb 12, 2011

I put screws into the lugs of the R1s on my Gravely. This was just before I got the JD 4010. Never really got to try the Gravely much with the screws in the lugs before selling it. Before, I had to put chains on the Gravely to push the snow blower. It pushed the 4' snowplow fine with dual turfs. That old square chute snow blower was a beast though.

I did it after reading herein about some putting screws into motorcycle tires and racing them on the ice.

Ralph

Airedale · Feb 12, 2011

Years ago studded snow tires for cars were common and I can say from experience that on hard packed snow and ice they made a huge difference. I would have to think they would work much the same for tractors operating under the similar conditions.

As to them being better than chains, for all around use I don't think so.

Al

Sweden-Art · Feb 12, 2011

Yes its hard to beat tire chains for traction i think also. But I have a little concern about driving comfort on main roads with chains. My retired father will maybe next winter season start to clear snow for the municipality with my tractor. On walkways and smaller roads/driveways. This means he must drive on asphalt main roads quite some miles/time to get to the different places. With chains on maybe the rides will be a pain?

If I go with the lugs they will stay on year round. The Maxigrip company claim that they have tested the studs on a 19800 lbs JD for 700 hours on asphalt and not a single stud was gone after this.

Just want to check here first before I make a Swiss cheese out of my tires

Dan W · Feb 12, 2011

This is not at all a new idea Gents and it is a good one at that. I was raised on the ice roads of Quebec long before the introduction of salt on road surfaces (that will tell you how old I am).... We used to install studs into our winter tires (maybe 100 per tire back then) and they worked much better and were far quieter than chains ever could. Other than being hard on pavement surface, which is why municipalities eventually banned them, the ride quality was a whole lot better than tire chains.
Also, when ice racing on motorbikes, we used to drive 2 to 300 wood screws from the inside of the tires and we would have ｾ of sharp pointed screws on the outside scary thought by today痴 safety standards, but we sure got going in a hurry

Dan

Usta · Feb 12, 2011

V-Bar Chains would be better and cheaper also.
I wanted chains on the front of my BX2660 but have a clearance problem.
I checked into the studs at my Kubota dealer but at a dollar thirty a piece I will go without.