[Shop-talk] Tire studs

[Matt]

I had studded tires for a while when I lived in AK but I bought them new, ready to go with the studs installed.  If you can’t find some like that for your application, chains might be an easier solution or even some of the fabric solutions.  Good luck!

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From: Eric Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net>
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Tire studs
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:16:28 -0500


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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