Studding tires

[skills4lou]

I've seen other threads where people suggest studding tires with $1+/stud special ones. Not wanting to spend $100/tire, I went a litle different route. My IH464 has R1 on the rear and tri-ribs up front. For $6, i bought two boxes of 3/4" hex head sheet metal screws and put two in each lug. It was amazing the difference it made. I went from getting stuck if I dropped a wheel off the pavement to plowing through most anything. The rears are loaded and I have two sets of wheel weights per side, so weight isn't a problem.
If anyone is wondering if studding works, the answer is yes. I just can't see justifying hundreds when the sheet metal screws work so well.

 

[jack707]

I have studs in my tires I bought even though Wi. Don't allow I bought them because I was sliding on the driveway and going in the ditch. I just stay in the driveway 1/4 mile long.

 

[Rustyiron]

I got a pair of boot's with those screw's in them:laughing: They do work well, in boot's also:thumbsup:

ps. I love the Bitteroot Valley out there! I think I bought some jerky & sausage in your town a long time ago at a small butcher shop.

 

[lt190b]

I've seen other threads where people suggest studding tires with $1+/stud special ones. Not wanting to spend $100/tire, I went a litle different route. My IH464 has R1 on the rear and tri-ribs up front. For $6, i bought two boxes of 3/4" hex head sheet metal screws and put two in each lug. It was amazing the difference it made. I went from getting stuck if I dropped a wheel off the pavement to plowing through most anything. The rears are loaded and I have two sets of wheel weights per side, so weight isn't a problem.
If anyone is wondering if studding works, the answer is yes. I just can't see justifying hundreds when the sheet metal screws work so well.

skills, what size ( # ) of 3/4" length screws?

 

[jack707]

It cost me to have the studs put in 30 a tire at tirerack

 

[skills4lou]

I had to find the bin with the extras, and I was wrong the first time. They are #8 x 1/2" hex head.

 

[tcreeley]

Do those screws ever fall out? I've take a drywall screw out of my truck tire and I hate the idea of giving myself a flat.

 

[skills4lou]

I haven't had any fall out yet, but I don't know that I'd go so far as to say they never do.

 

[RalphVa]

I've seen other threads where people suggest studding tires with $1+/stud special ones. Not wanting to spend $100/tire, I went a litle different route. My IH464 has R1 on the rear and tri-ribs up front. For $6, i bought two boxes of 3/4" hex head sheet metal screws and put two in each lug. It was amazing the difference it made. I went from getting stuck if I dropped a wheel off the pavement to plowing through most anything. The rears are loaded and I have two sets of wheel weights per side, so weight isn't a problem.
If anyone is wondering if studding works, the answer is yes. I just can't see justifying hundreds when the sheet metal screws work so well.

I did this with some R1s on my Gravely. Didn't have much opportunity to test it out because I got the 4wd JD just after doing this.

 

[lt190b]

I had to find the bin with the extras, and I was wrong the first time. They are #8 x 1/2" hex head.

skills, thanks for the update on the screws. Can you tell us what pattern if any you used or a picture would be special. I am thinking of this instead of grooving my tires. Mostly for grip on grassy side slopes for finish mowing, I'm not sure grooving will improve the grip I want. The R4's I have tend to slide when the ground is dry and hard. When the ground is moist (not the grass) there is more traction. Thoughts?

 

[skills4lou]

Here's what I did. Pretty minimal, and it made a huge difference.

 

[lt190b]

Here's what I did. Pretty minimal, and it made a huge difference.
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Thanks skills.

 

[CalG]

I put in the "GripStud" 1910T screw in with Carbide tips. Three studs per lug. Used on soft glare ice today, they add measurably to tractive force.

Pricey, but there is no room for chains.
There are inclines associated with any work requirement at my place.

 

[PILOON]

Here's what I did. Pretty minimal, and it made a huge difference.
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Looking at the deep lugs on those tires you probably could even install almost 2" long screws, well probably 1 1/2" for sure.

Im my area (Quebec) studs are illegal on any vehicle over 3000 kilos.
Buddy Tn65 is more than that and it cost him.

 

[Egon]

The short screws are an interesting option. I will probably try them.

 

[Hammy75]

Just wondering if you remove the studs or screws in the summer then reinstall them next winter?

 

[skills4lou]

I'll remove them in the spring, if that happens this year. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm tired of pushing snow around!

 

[Deadman]

The only problem with those screws is if they do tear out or fall out, then they will be in your car tires and such. If they stay in, its great. We used to put them in ATV tires and they ripped out like crazy, but those tires were soft and spinning like crazy vs your hard slow turning tractor tires!

 

[Weedy Fields]

The best and cheapest studs you can get are called Kold Kutters, they are hex head screws that are hardened and have a dished out head. They are made for studding ice racing tires for motorcycles.
I use them on my wader boots for fishing. They grab on slippery rocks like glue. They last very well. I have used them for 2 seasons of fishing (60-70 trips/season) lots of walking on gravel, rocks and paved areas. They do not come out easily.
You can get different length of threads from 3/8 on up.

approx $20 for approx. 250 screws

here is a link

Home page

 

[Hammy75]

Thanks for the replies guys. Possibly and dumb question is there a downside besides possibly falling out and ending up in a car tire? I am thinking if I did 1/2" screws that even if one did fall out I might be safe