Paddles in the Snow?

[deadaim]

Do Sand paddles work good in the snow or do they just dig? Or how about the 4-snow tires.

 

[mattd]

My cousin put them on his 350x 3 wheeler he said they worked pretty well in the snow. I dont know what company makes them but i have seen tires with extra thick paddles so they wont break in the snow and mud.

 

[02yfm350]

why don't you experiment?

 

[deadaim]

because tire experimenting= expensive..

Maxxis Makes the 4 snow tire

 

[Guest]

my buddy put some skat trak haulers on his yfz and they worked really good

 

[schppppeeiiddiiiee]

skat trak's aren't the cheapest tire in the world.. and they are extremely thin..

 

[yamarider]

The problem with a paddle tire, is after the snow gets packed down pretty thin, it's going to be a really rough ride. Or if you ride on pavement, ice, etc, paddles will rattle your teeth out and probably wear out bearings pretty quick. AMS Zippers are supposed to be the best snow tire out there, it's similar to the maxxis 4-snow, but with a little extra bite.

 

[deadaim]

Do you think they would do alright on ice?

In the pictures the Zippers seen to have less of a paddle?

 

[yamarider]

I don't think you'll go wrong with either the zippers or 4-snows. The paddle seems to be the same size to me.

On ice, the only thing that's going to give you any decent traction is something with studs in it. Rubber won't hook up on ice, regardless of what the tread pattern is.

 

[deadaim]

I don't think you'll go wrong with either the zippers or 4-snows. The paddle seems to be the same size to me.

On ice, the only thing that's going to give you any decent traction is something with studs in it. Rubber won't hook up on ice, regardless of what the tread pattern is.

Yeah thats what i figured i just wasnt sure if when these tires expanded on acceleration if they griped a little better to ice.

 

[imtarnished]

nada nothing will grip that well on ice regardless of whether it expands or not unless it has some studs or something else to dig into the ice itself.

The ice itself isn't slippery, it's when something makes contact with it (the ice) and melts the slightest bit of it and the layer of water between the object and the ice slides on that watery layer. Going aong those lines with the tire expanding would generate some heat, albeit a minimal amount but still some, and with less of a tread overall the little part that does make contact and slide across the ice would heat up a little quicker (though on the same note disapate heat quicker, so it may negate the heat building from expasion, not sure haven't had the ability/time to test that idea) and slide just as much if not more so.

If you want to get some traction on ice, look for something cheap like these:

and stud the hell out of them with a drill, and sheetmetal screws, like these:

but make sure the hex nut end of the screw has raised edges so they bite nicely.
~Bill