AT or MT for snow

[OnTheOverrun]

Sarge 4x4 said:

Only in the deep snow will the MT tyres work better than an AT tyre, once it's packed the AT is far better.

Andy.

Spot on IME.

[300bhp/ton]

Sarge 4x4 said:

Only in the deep snow will the MT tyres work better than an AT tyre, once it's packed the AT is far better.

Andy.

But in most parts of the UK snow doesn't last long enough to become truly packed. As a norm it's here one day, gone the next.

[Sarge 4x4]

Snow gets packed as soon as it's compressed, or have the rules changed with the new government.

Andy.

[bigblock]

300bhp/ton said:

But in most parts of the UK snow doesn't last long enough to become truly packed. As a norm it's here one day, gone the next.

As a norm up here it's more a case of here one day gone six months later !

The photo below was taken at the beginning of April. There is still weekend ski-ing at Cairngorm.

As far as AT versus MT for snow use, as has been said previously the MT is more effective in unpacked deeper snow, the AT better on compacted snow.

On compacted snow the AT with a less agressive tread pattern allows you to grip the top surface of the snow without breaking up the surface and losing traction which tends to be the case with the MT.

If you are driving over deep(2'+) snow that has a couple of compacted tracks through it the last thing you want to do is break through the hard top surface into the soft stuff underneath especialy when going uphill.

For general road driving in average snow conditions I don't think it matters if it's a AT or MT profile.

[John.T.]

Oh come on , the guy asked what tyres were best in snow, surely its a case of how deep? what terrain? what purpose is the vehicle being used? Are we talking about a dusting or enough to grind the country to a halt again kind of amount.

I have been driving in snow for YEARS, as you'll see i even took my road vehicle on a trip in the deep stuff with 225/40/18 ZR road tyres....if you can't control the throttle and leave the brakes alone :-) then it doesn't really matter what boots are fitted. Start with the basics of driving in snow.







You don't need winches, snorkels and tacky "One Life Live It" stickers to have fun.

[bigblock]

I see you can drive it downhill can you drive it uphill as well with those tyres?

[John.T.]

Actually YES LOL, i turned around at the bottom as the gate was locked, went up with no real drama.