[Juice]

just kinda curious, its almost that time of the year again, when there is snow on the mountains here.. doesnt sound like much, but for us tucson people its awesome..

so my question is, what do u guys do when it comes to snow wheeling and tires? are you aired down, to get more surface area, or should u air up, to be skinnier?? i know i have heard some of both.. but what do u guys think is best? got to remind you that this is tucson im talking about.. probably the most snow will be like 2ft. if that!

thanx
-Juice

 

[mr4x42u]

air'em down..:flipoff2:

 

[Chopperman]

I air down to 2 lbs in the snow...

 

[mundo]

Karl Malone says......

Air em down

 

[Frozen ZJ]

Air down as low as you can go.

You would be amazed at the difference between like 10 pounds and 4 pounds.

 

[The Joker]

Hopefully this is pretty obvious but make sure you have some way to reset a bead with you and of course on-board air of some kind.

 

[ghettojeep]

Just to let ya know, 2 ft of snow can get ya stuck really quick if your not running lockers. Sometimes w/them, make sure you've got straps, a shovel, and lots of trucks, preferably at least a couple w/ winches

 

[Todd W]

Just to let ya know, 2 ft of snow can get ya stuck really quick if your not running lockers. Sometimes w/them, make sure you've got straps, a shovel, and lots of trucks, preferably at least a couple w/ winches

Yep! Snow is awesome but if you don't know what your doing you could end up off the trail in some big trouble...

Go prepared to stay the night even if you are going for the day. (Unless you are in walking distance of home of course), bringe extra food, and water... a winch if possible, and 1 or 2 tow straps.




A couple snow pics

 

[kokomo]

2lbs. swamper ssr's no beadlocks siped centers try and catch me!!

 

[Juice]

those are nice pics...

im really looking foward to testing out my truck this season.. its never seen snow, except for like an inch... but that doesnt count... so how come some guys try to air up and make the tires skinny? whats the advantage there? i understand airing down, wider surface are=more traction... hmmmm...

 

[ZUK]

skinny mudder type tires for use on pavement with snow......and fat big footprint tires down to about 2 psi for trail use as said already is the rule. I have Champion beadlocks on the outside and polyurethane roof flashing sealant on the inside bead......this means I never loose a bead.
I'm looking forward to the first real snow storm up on Mt Lemmon in Tucson so that I can check out the primitive road on the north side. It's always fun to check out all the 4x4's in the ditch and the guys that are putting on chains thinking it will give them some sort of edge.

Oh ya, and watch out for those that run external heaters in their rigs as they are :rainbow: :angel: :rainbow:

 

[Juice]

skinny mudder type tires for use on pavement with snow......and fat big footprint tires down to about 2 psi for trail use as said already is the rule. I have Champion beadlocks on the outside and polyurethane roof flashing sealant on the inside bead......this means I never loose a bead.
I'm looking forward to the first real snow storm up on Mt Lemmon in Tucson so that I can check out the primitive road on the north side. It's always fun to check out all the 4x4's in the ditch and the guys that are putting on chains thinking it will give them some sort of edge.

Oh ya, and watch out for those that run external heaters in their rigs as they are :rainbow: :angel: :rainbow:

thats bad ass man... wish i had some beadlocks... ur in chandler? my mom is up there and i go up sometimes too, any places to wheel?? well when some good snow falls on mt. lemmon, call me up and i'll go with u!

-Juice

 

[shamb]

i air down to around 15 psi or so in the snow, does just fine and i dont have to worry so much about blowing a bead because im not dropped down extremely low..... your call...

If you have on board air then i'd probably go lower..

 

[Pavement Pounder83]

i just wheeled today. i dropped to 10 lbs they are new tires and i let the break in. still got stuck but lol it took me like 10 minutes of digging to find my axles. drop to 8-10 and go from there.

Drew

 

[BEAR]

Go Low:flipoff2:

 

[Foolsize]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=195010 heres my thread...:flipoff2:

 

[Juice]

man that is a lot of snow!!!!! we never see that here in tucson!! crazy!! i am thinkin that like 15 pounds is what i'll start out at and then go from there..

thanx guys