Subj : Re: snow..
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Tue Dec 23 2025 12:52:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Daryl!
> 
>   BM> Agree: with snow can push through and get some grip whereas the
>   BM> frozen layer is solid with nothing to grasp.
>   DS>   You can good traction with snow chains, and if the snow is
>   DS> packed down. But, when it melts and refreezes, that's when the
>   DS> problems go into high gear.
> 
> No! Use low gear!!  When I first moved to Iowa from New Hampshire did

My big truck has so much torque in first that it tries to move the whole 
road. On ice I have to use 2nd.


> the seasonal change of tires from the 'summer tread' to using studded
> tires for the winter -- on in the Fall, off in the Spring.  I guess the
> studs provided extra traction: not sure as I tried to avoid being

Studs are great, but slope is stronger...
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