[Shop-talk] Tire studs

[Eric Russell]

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 at 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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