Alaskan89XJ
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jeepskeight: All my DD in the southern Alaskan winter is dark-time, often 'blazing the trail before the State Plow Trucks arrive to clear highway for the early morning herd. Usually never see another vehicle during my 24 mile travel early am drive. Snow will be 'fan-tailing' up along side both front door windows. Had to stop once to clear snow off of the top of my battery, lol. Where I'm at we don't get your long deep freeze, but cold is cold, lol, and the deepest we have had is minus 47 f. Minus 30's is the general rule.
Ice-track Race official friend sez that nothing, (in stock form), beats the 'sticky' factory siped Blizzack, and the racing crews have tried everything available. That's what I use for winter paved road. Got 'em from TireRack.They are not so good in off-road snow alone, nor snow covered dirt roads, but great on glare, or black ice paved roads. They are NOT to be used on dry pavement, or dirt roads.., EVER, since they will wear out the useful zone depth of sticky rubber. Once worn away, or out, there is still enough tread for summer highway use. I switch out my Blizzak wheels come "break-up", favoring instead summer highway use, including lots of dirt/mud roads with already mounted Hankook DynaPro MT's. (they won the Mud Tire Shoot-Out).
Once stationed in S.Dak., ('67), and the old Wagoneers used 'pizza-cutter' tire widths, and could slice through the snow, and reach hard bottom, usually frozen gravel. That did work better than floating tires such as all-terrains that would be difficult to reach bottom. In fact my michelin tires were no good 'breaking through deep snow, lol, I just followed along within the previous skinny tracked-ruts already made, and often never had to actually steer my '61 Porsche.
If it takes a long time for plow trucks, of any sort, to plow out your usual routes, then the 7 inchers will probably work great. Get down around plowed roads, take it slower, and give yourself plenty of braking space, and time.
Noticed that your series of posts are six months apart.., hmmm.., so please post up your findings at your earliest. 'Curious minds want to know'! Drive safe.
Ice-track Race official friend sez that nothing, (in stock form), beats the 'sticky' factory siped Blizzack, and the racing crews have tried everything available. That's what I use for winter paved road. Got 'em from TireRack.They are not so good in off-road snow alone, nor snow covered dirt roads, but great on glare, or black ice paved roads. They are NOT to be used on dry pavement, or dirt roads.., EVER, since they will wear out the useful zone depth of sticky rubber. Once worn away, or out, there is still enough tread for summer highway use. I switch out my Blizzak wheels come "break-up", favoring instead summer highway use, including lots of dirt/mud roads with already mounted Hankook DynaPro MT's. (they won the Mud Tire Shoot-Out).
Once stationed in S.Dak., ('67), and the old Wagoneers used 'pizza-cutter' tire widths, and could slice through the snow, and reach hard bottom, usually frozen gravel. That did work better than floating tires such as all-terrains that would be difficult to reach bottom. In fact my michelin tires were no good 'breaking through deep snow, lol, I just followed along within the previous skinny tracked-ruts already made, and often never had to actually steer my '61 Porsche.
If it takes a long time for plow trucks, of any sort, to plow out your usual routes, then the 7 inchers will probably work great. Get down around plowed roads, take it slower, and give yourself plenty of braking space, and time.
Noticed that your series of posts are six months apart.., hmmm.., so please post up your findings at your earliest. 'Curious minds want to know'! Drive safe.
