I learned from a trucker once, back in about '91, while driving through
Oklahoma in a snow storm, that driving on the unplowed section is a heck of
a lot safer than the plowed- you have traction on three sides of the tire!
You can cruise along at 60, and still stop decently. Just have to watch out
for packed patches, and frozen spots under overpasses where the melted snow
has frozen... You tend to go sideways there if you're not careful! And
always be sure to drive with a triple or more than normal interval between
you and the guy in front. Be sure to keep your view far enough ahead to have
time to stop or avoid...
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: <ZinkZ10C@aol.com>
To: <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: =====NON-LBC==============
> Many also fail to realize that wide puffy tires are mostly useless on
snow.
> Wide tires tend to float over while narrow tires will grip snow. The real
test
> is to drive in 2WD and see how far it gets.
>
> It all comes down to pounds per square inch at the contact patch, a tire
> could be wide if the tread has lots of open spaces. ( Like a farm tractor
tire)
>
> As for braking, running in 4wd "lock" ( not all time 4 wd) does give a bit
> more braking power as F to R bias is no longer a factor. Still, this
advantage
> isn't huge.
>
> Also think the major advantage to anti lock brakes is the automatic F / R
> bias adjustment rather than preventing one wheel from locking ( split
coefficient
> of friction.)
>
> Harold
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