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A gazillion years ago (before the invention of dirt) I wanted to put
studded snow tires on my daily driver MGA. (I lived in Massachusetts
then.) Tire stores were not allowed to sell studded snow tires. But they
could sell snow tires and a package of studs for the DIY'er to install.
The tires had a series of holes molded into the tread. The package of
studs - they looked like solid rivets - came with an installation tool
sort of like a screwdriver handle. Put the stud into the end of the
tool, press the head of the stud into the holes molded into the tread
and push until they were seated. It was a lot of work but I was young
and hearty. As I recall, the studs had to be installed before the tires
were driven on - I assume that otherwise the holes might get filled with
dirt (a new invention) preventing the studs from being fully seated.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
On 12/17/2020 12:51 PM, eric@megageek.com wrote:
> OK, I'm looking to put studs on my zero turn tractor for when I'm
> plowing snow. Is there any 'method' to putting them on? How many per
> tire? Patterns? The tires are a knobby design and work pretty good
> in the snow already, but once the snow packs a little to ice, they
> can't get any bite. So I figured some studs would be perfect.
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<p>A gazillion years ago (before the invention of dirt) I wanted to
put studded snow tires on my daily driver MGA. (I lived in
Massachusetts then.) Tire stores were not allowed to sell studded
snow tires. But they could sell snow tires and a package of studs
for the DIY'er to install. The tires had a series of holes molded
into the tread. The package of studs - they looked like solid
rivets - came with an installation tool sort of like a screwdriver
handle. Put the stud into the end of the tool, press the head of
the stud into the holes molded into the tread and push until they
were seated. It was a lot of work but I was young and hearty. As I
recall, the studs had to be installed before the tires were driven
on - I assume that otherwise the holes might get filled with dirt
(a new invention) preventing the studs from being fully seated. <br>
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Eric Russell<br>
Mebane, NC <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/17/2020 12:51 PM,
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">OK, I'm looking to put studs on
my zero
turn tractor for when I'm plowing snow. Is there any 'method'
to
putting them on? How many per tire? Patterns? The tires
are a knobby design and work pretty good in the snow already,
but once
the snow packs a little to ice, they can't get any bite. So I
figured
some studs would be perfect.</font>
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