Anyone use ice studs?

[Oldpath05]

It does look confusing and they are not cheap, by any means. They just look like a good alternative to chains. I did stud my ice fishing boots years ago and they were truly life savers.

Until you walked in on your wife's brand new hardwood kitchen floor.............

 

[Oldpath05]

I use grip studs in my tractor for winter. they work very well. I have chains but since I went to a cab tractor I help out my neighbors some and the chains will drive you nuts if you run down the road at all. the studs are smooth when plowing and grip very well. I have a sloped driveway thats partially in the shade and the studs are great. I looked at several different kinds of studs and went with the grip studs since they wont break off in your tire.. they are used on things like skidsteers all the way to trucks. there are alot of different sizes on the website with charts depending on your tread depth. overall i'm very happy with the grip when plowing. I have a 7.5' power angle skid steer mount plow that I used last winter with the grip studs on a boomer 3040. it kept the front end from sliding when pushing snow with blade angled and I had no problems on glare ice with them. I will be installing the grip studs this week in the new LS XR4145 .

Are these the ones you have? Grip Studs Screw-In Tire Studs | Traction in Ice, Snow and Dirt | 1000 Tire Stud

 

[Doofy]

I use grip studs in my tractor for winter. they work very well. I have chains but since I went to a cab tractor I help out my neighbors some and the chains will drive you nuts if you run down the road at all. the studs are smooth when plowing and grip very well. I have a sloped driveway thats partially in the shade and the studs are great. I looked at several different kinds of studs and went with the grip studs since they wont break off in your tire.. they are used on things like skidsteers all the way to trucks. there are alot of different sizes on the website with charts depending on your tread depth. overall i'm very happy with the grip when plowing. I have a 7.5' power angle skid steer mount plow that I used last winter with the grip studs on a boomer 3040. it kept the front end from sliding when pushing snow with blade angled and I had no problems on glare ice with them. I will be installing the grip studs this week in the new LS XR4145 .

Good info. Just what I was looking for. GripStuds look to be a better choice. Thanks

 

[Doofy]

Until you walked in on your wife's brand new hardwood kitchen floor.............

Haha. Yes, be sure to take your boots off on the porch!

 

[Oldpath05]

Good info. Just what I was looking for. GripStuds look to be a better choice. Thanks

Yeah think you're right, been looking at the apples and oranges comparison on the Grip Stud site, some good points made by Grip Stud>>> Grip Studs Screw-In Tire Studs | Traction in Ice, Snow and Dirt | 1000 Tire Stud

 

[Doofy]

I use grip studs in my tractor for winter. they work very well. I have chains but since I went to a cab tractor I help out my neighbors some and the chains will drive you nuts if you run down the road at all. the studs are smooth when plowing and grip very well. I have a sloped driveway thats partially in the shade and the studs are great. I looked at several different kinds of studs and went with the grip studs since they wont break off in your tire.. they are used on things like skidsteers all the way to trucks. there are alot of different sizes on the website with charts depending on your tread depth. overall i'm very happy with the grip when plowing. I have a 7.5' power angle skid steer mount plow that I used last winter with the grip studs on a boomer 3040. it kept the front end from sliding when pushing snow with blade angled and I had no problems on glare ice with them. I will be installing the grip studs this week in the new LS XR4145 .

Do you leave the studs in all year or remove them in the Spring?

 

[durf 700]

those are the correct ones. I took them out because I got rid of the boomer 3040 and just purchased the LS XR4145. I will probably leave them in this tractor year round. If you plan on running roads at all or do alot of work on concrete or blacktop you would want to take them out after winter. buy an extra tool to install/remove because it is possible to break the tool.. unless each package comes with one... i dont remember. these are nice heavy duty studs.. best I found.

 

[Doofy]

those are the correct ones. I took them out because I got rid of the boomer 3040 and just purchased the LS XR4145. I will probably leave them in this tractor year round. If you plan on running roads at all or do alot of work on concrete or blacktop you would want to take them out after winter. buy an extra tool to install/remove because it is possible to break the tool.. unless each package comes with one... i dont remember. these are nice heavy duty studs.. best I found.

Thanks, that sounds great. I could leave them in since I won't be on asphalt or concrete(except for the garage). Any rust problems?

 

[durf 700]

not so far. note to self.. drive straight on the concrete. if you turn sharp it will scrape it.

 

[Doofy]

not so far. note to self.. drive straight on the concrete. if you turn sharp it will scrape it.

Thank you. Sure appreciate all the info.