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

[wvpolekat]

I have thought really hard about doing this. Ultimately, I didn't like how permanent it is. My tires are already 8 years old with 75% tread left, so it would stand to reason that I will have them another 10. Do I know that I will want the studs for the next 10 years? I decided I would get chains for that reason alone. I am sure the studs will work great though.

BTW, studs and chains are both still legal in WV on cars/trucks.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

For 6 cents a piece probably not carbide. Is carbide required? Hard steel should last quite a while.

Here's a thread from a few years ago on the same topic.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/113425-winter-traction-studded-tires.html

 

[BeeferMan]

These would probably work great on bare ice, but if there was a inch or more of snow you'd probably never know they were there... Can't beat chains for all around traction.

 

[RalphVa]

I hate chains. Rode in a car once in Buffalo area. Clump Clump Clump. Had them on my Gravely. Real pain to put on. Had one end of one get caught on a brake backing part (Gravely steering brakes, much like drum brakes on cars). About ripped off a tire. Broke the chain, luckily, before it did.

We vacationed once to Sapporo for the ice festival. Virtually ALL the cars there had 4 wheel studded tires. They needed them because both the streets and the sidewalks were icey.

Ran studded snow tires in NJ. Law required that they be removed first sign of spring. They tore up the roads.

Ralph

 

[crazyal]

Years ago we use to put screws in dirt bike tires and race on the ice. You would swear you were on pavement because the traction was so good. But the heads wear and you can't get the screws back out. With some wear they loose a lot of the traction.

 

[whistlepig]

I think if your rip out a stud out a hunk of tire gets ripped out with it. That's the way it worked for me anyway.

 

[doelake]

I am currently using carbide hex head studs designed for ATV's on my M59, they have a v-cut head for bite....1/4" head with 1/2" screw depth...sor far they are superior to rubber alone...tire chains will often not fit the newer tractors because of poor fender well tolerances... cost is about 10cents per stud.. I purchased 500 for $50.00 cdn. Hex heads drive in with a screw gun and are removable at any time with little or no damage to the tire tread. I have pictures posted on the gallery

 

[Ojonesy]

Here's a link if needed:

Tire Ice Screws, Tire Ice Studs, Maxigrip - Ken Jones Tires

Carbon tip screws will last. You can remove them and reuse them next winter.

Brian

 

[bennatti]

I've used (and still use) MaxiGrip Studs on my 3320 R-4's....front and rear...have three in each "lug"...won't make much difference in soft snow but in hard packed snow and ice they may all the difference....my previous tractors had chains...chains are better in snow but these do a very good job...and without them I would be helpless on ice...they are very easy to install

 

[bennatti]

BTW..the maxi grips do have a Carbide tip cemented the depth of the hexagonal head...if my memory serves...I used HM 18's for the rear and HM 15's for the front tires