re: Weirdest snow storm prep you’ve done?

Heat pumps don’t do well below a certain temp. I turn mine off and use space heaters running all day/night when temps are below 32. And put some damn clothes on FFS!

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Wrong. The flatter the tire, the worse you’re off. You want less surface on the snow, not more. Skinnier the tire, easier you maneuver

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Uhh, this is against every law of physics and tire modeling that exist.

Lower tire pressure=more friction, more scrubbing, more stiction, larger contact patch, and more grip (provided the tire is not overheating, which in winter, it isn't)

Just got on the roof a sweep the chimney.

I'm smoking a Boston Butt right now. If the weather is going to suck, I might as well eat good for a few days.

Moved to Florida for the winter

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Niki never raced at LeMans.

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And...check mate.

Dammit.

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Lower tire pressure=more friction, more scrubbing, more stiction, larger contact patch, and more grip (provided the tire is not overheating, which in winter, it isn't)

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Drive a dually, empty, in the snow and tell me you want a larger contact patch in snow. 2 inches of snow and I had that bastard in 4x4 just to move.

Narrow tires actually do better in snow. Large contact patch just means you stay on top of the snow versus getting down through it.

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Drive a dually, empty, in the snow and tell me you want a larger contact patch in snow. 2 inches of snow and I had that bastard in 4x4 just to move.

Narrow tires actually do better in snow. Large contact patch just means you stay on top of the snow versus getting down through it.

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THANK YOU. I have said multiple times on this forum every guy thinks he is a car guy but very few are. You are one of the few here that actually does have petrol in his veins. Low tire pressure increases contact patch exactly what you don't want in snow, you want to cut down through the snow. Plus it is funny listening to people talk about driving in snow on a SELA based forum.

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The flatter the tire, the worse you’re off. You want less surface on the snow, not more. Skinnier the tire, easier you maneuver

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Yeah, having lived in snow country most of my adult life, you sir are, frankly, full of it.

See, the problem in snow isn't starting to move, it's slowing down and stopping. These two things are best accomplished by have maximum surface area in contact with the snow/road.

Scientifically speaking, the equation is this: d = (v²)/(2µg) where d: is the stopping distance
v: is the initial velocity of the car
µ: is the coefficient of friction between the tire and road surface
g: is the acceleration due to gravity.

Since yoy can't change anything in the equation but V, you want µ to be as large as possible. This is best accomplished with a wide tire.

Yea, I'm back on the lower pressure train.

Duallies suck because they have half the ground pressure of a single wheel truck. Airing down doesn't reduce the ground pressure by half. More contact but a little less ground pressure.

Narrow is better in mud though, so maybe it is better in snow.

Seems good tread design would matter more than anything else within reason.