Benton harbor is home for me...but I hate the snow
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let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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my luck...put new snow tires on and its nearly 60F out! no snow in the forecast for at least a week 1/2. now that could all change tomorrow but as of now its a oddly warm fall.
i did wash the expy last night only to have it rain today
i did wash the expy last night only to have it rain today
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How big of a difference are snow tires from an all season
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like night and day, black and white, ying and yang.
until you drive with both you may thing all seasons or A/Ts are fine for winter, they are not! at least not here anyhow.
real snow tires will give you more traction then you could ever imagine was possible on glare ice/snow pack..ect
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The rubber they're made of doesn't harden as much in freezing temps, so they get a better grip than all seasons. Plus the tread pattern is usually more aggressive.
We're required by law here in Quebec to use snow tires from Dec 15 to March 15. I just keep them on all year long, because I'm too lazy/cheap to pay for two sets of tires and because I don't put that much mileage on the truck anyway, so not too worried about the snow tires wearing off faster in summer. To be honest, I didn't even notice them wearing off faster in the summer. They seem to be wearing off as much as my all seasons were.
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very good tires, i know alot of people who run studded Hakkapelitta's
i have 3 different sets, the new blizzak studdless. Cooper M+S studded and firestone winterforce studded. all of them are fantastic. lots of siping and soft rubber compound make for a very sticky tire.
having crazy warm weather still, so after getting the Oldsmobile back from the transmission shop and with a fully rebuild tranny they said to put some miles on it and bring it back for a check and you get your warranty paperwork...sooo i decided to take her on a little road trip yesterday. about 120 miles all said and done.
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I like snow... but not too much, just enough "lagom" as we say in sweden.
1998 it was a bit too much, this is footage from the middle part of sweden. A blizzard hit the area 60 miles north from were i live
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1998 it was a bit too much, this is footage from the middle part of sweden. A blizzard hit the area 60 miles north from were i live
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i love the snow, we get plenty of it for half of the year. but i have so much stuff i still need to do before it comes.
great video! reminds me of things to come...
what i have to look forward to
3.25.13 spring snow in anchorage - YouTube
great video! reminds me of things to come...
what i have to look forward to
3.25.13 spring snow in anchorage - YouTube
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Haha I share your sentiments on round-a-bouts... No one here gets how they work, they just barrel in there regardless if there is a car coming round. We just had a little dusting of snow today in MN. Only a matter of time before the first 2 foot storm of the year. Are you a snowmobiler?
