Driving in 2 feet of snow

[WILDHOBO]

Most tire companies and sellers will attest to the fact that in general, narrow tires are better in snow. This has been reported even on 4x4 web sites, and more.
We aren't taking comparing highway tires to 3 peak tires, we're talking comparing basic similar designs wide vs. narrow.
For example - the tire I run is going to be better in snow than a simile tire that's wider.
Skinny apples to fat apples, not skinny apples to fat oranges.

Doesn't take much of a search to verify that.

I’m not arguing that. Just arguing that 31x10” tires that aren’t snow and ice rated are not going to be better than a 37x12.5 3 peak severe weather rated tire. In general, I agree. Narrower is better if apples to apples. 37x12.5 will do better than 37x13.5 all day, if the same tire model is compared.

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[Gringo&Gun]

I hope those pics are just from a test fit...you need to tighten those cams...cut all but 2 links off that tail on the outside rail. No extra links on the inside rail. Or you'll beat the shit out of your Jeep.

Yes test fit

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Most tire companies and sellers will attest to the fact that in general, narrow tires are better in snow. This has been reported even on 4x4 web sites, and more.
We aren't taking comparing highway tires to 3 peak tires, we're talking comparing basic similar designs wide vs. narrow.
For example - the tire I run is going to be better in snow than a simile tire that's wider.
Skinny apples to fat apples, not skinny apples to fat oranges.

Doesn't take much of a search to verify that.

The guys who routinely run deep snow use wide tires.

 

[jn18]

We've had over 40" so far this season.

I run a Mojave on 35" Wildpeaks. I run them at 30 psi and i put 250 lbs of weight in the bed directly over the axle. It is also a great idea to turn off traction control

I have had zero issues getting around.

I used to run a few additional pounds in the raptor as well. Had a water that I could blown up that was allegedly 400+ pounds. Think it said 600 but I don’t think that could be accurate.

 

[Lunentucker]

You're welcome. ?

 

[WILDHOBO]

You're welcome. ?

Good god. Huge no for me. Funny though. I don’t think the plastic would hold up to the kind of driving around here.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The guys who routinely run deep snow use wide tires.

Yes, very deep and wet snow.............

but otherwise - the consensus is narrow tires............

 

[FrankFrqnkFrank]

Would be interesting to see how the Selec Speed Control reacted in the deep stuff:

0.6 mph = 1 km per hr! A Jeep should not be so metric!!

 

[Escape.idiocracy]

Personally……

For the road????

I mean dude- for sure in the mountains dirt roads- ? geesssh for just getting to the store, my guy….

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Yes, very deep and wet snow.............

but otherwise - the consensus is narrow tires............

Aren't we talking about deep snow?

The thread title is "Driving in 2 foot of snow".

Did you see the pics OP posted?

 

[Coldtoes]

Personally……

damn, those are some serious chains. I've never seen them with the studs/spikes.

 

[PlayfulBird]

The guys who routinely run deep snow use wide tires.

The Icelandic/Arctic Truck conversions are much softer, not high psi and float on snow. 2 ft is a Joke to the Icelandic trucks. They would still use a mall crawler for that, and laugh about us. Should see what the countries with that kinda snow do for fun, and their drivers license tests are no joke either.

If there is a possibility to cut through the ice and get traction from the surface underneath, or you can get enough concentrated force and friction to a smaller area, then pizza cutters win. When you can create enough surface area to float on the snow, then fat boys win. And we talk really wide, soft and balloon like

 

[Dartboy]

There's two ways to drive in snow. Either you cut through it and get traction on the pavement below- in which case you want skinny tires, or you can float on top of it with wide tires.

At some point, unless it's really light and fluffy, cutting through it really isn't an option because you will be trying to plow a path with your grille. (see the two Cops in the pictures above) At 2', I'd say he's well into the "get on top of it" range. If you're tire's aren't wide enough to float, you're better off staying home until you see a plow.

If you expect this to happen a lot, be prepared - https://trucktracks.com/Home-t/ Where I am, even 6-8" is not all that common, though I did get hit with 40" a few years ago. Didn't leave the house for three days

2nd the vote to back in the driveway when snow is expected

 

[berb]

So, did you get out of your driveway? I read every post and didn't see the result.

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

The Icelandic/Arctic Truck conversions are much softer, not high psi and float on snow. 2 ft is a Joke to the Icelandic trucks. They would still use a mall crawler for that, and laugh about us. Should see what the countries with that kinda snow do for fun, and their drivers license tests are no joke either.

If there is a possibility to cut through the ice and get traction from the surface underneath, or you can get enough concentrated force and friction to a smaller area, then pizza cutters win. When you can create enough surface area to float on the snow, then fat boys win. And we talk really wide, soft and balloon like

Pics say it all.

Do you think OP would benefit from skinny tires for this situation?

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