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Re: Frosty the Snow Man
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Posted by Don Wadge on November 29, 2003 at 06:39:44 from (205.200.74.201):
In Reply to: Frosty the Snow Man posted by snow man on November 28, 2003 at 12:08:16:
I've never tried it so I can't say whether it works or it doesn't work. I don't think it would be because it heats the tire- that would be marginal anyway. BUT it might be that it makes the surface rubber a little more pliable. Actually though, cold tires do not give as good traction as warm tires. You always have better traction after driving a few miles than you when you first start out. That's because your tire and tread is much more flexible after driving a ways. I've often noticed how poorly older tires grip even with good tread as compared to a new fresh set of tires. Compare an old tire to a new off the shelf tire- the rubber is very pliable on the new tire as compared to the "old" tire. All of what I have said above was particularly true of the old bias ply tires. It's not quite as evident with the radials but still there. Further to this anyone who drives in snow or icy roads and remembers driving on bias ply tires knows that when radial tires came along it was like night and day for traction. A lot of people don't even bother with winter tires anymore. Just my experience from Manitoba.
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