New Michelin Latitude X-Ice Xi2 Tire & Wheel Combo

I agree
I tell my tire guy well ahead what my needs will be for tires and he calls me once a month with what's on sale , blems, old stock or an end of run for a certain tread style.
He blows everyone's price out of the water .
Part of our waste biz is tire recycling and when I see a matching set come in usually 1 or 2 are still usable.ill save those out till I get a matching size set and run those in the summer. Winter tires I buy new. My tire guy will also trade used tires if I have an incomplete set that needs filled out. Small town tire guys I think are willing to deal .

 

Wow Wisconsin outlawed and Vermont recommends them. I guarantee you we don't plow much. Governor will come on TV and say it's winter in Vermont expect the roads to be snow-covered!

 

Studded tires are very popular here in Spokane county, and the road wear shows it. I'll be going back to studs if the studless don't work as advertised.

Greg

 

Most will advise snow tires on all four wheels. If the rear looses lateral traction and doesn't track with the front, things will get dicey quick. A set of four steel wheels will pay for themselves after a couple times of paying for mount/dismount balancing.

 

Agree.
I have extra wheels for everything I own and buy strictly winter tread for every vehicle . I've bought cheap wheels for everything except my GF's explorer. Dangnabit I cant find anything reasonable !!!!
Over the years I've found wheels at yard sales, in dumpsters, craigslist,and my tire guy will even clue me in on a sale. I literally have over 100 extra wheels for my commercial trucks . Most of them mounted ready to go on.
Just today I gathered up a dozen to send for blast and powdercoat.
I can buy used 22.5 and 24.5 commercial wheels cheaper than 15 and 16" passenger wheels right now !!!!!

 

Definitely MM, like Dave and JustWood stated above, it can really cause serious traction/braking problems with just 2 on the front of a "front wheel drive". That rear end is going to swing around on you. Two on a rear wheel drive like the "old days" will work because the rear end will have the better traction and braking and the cars stays basically straight (I always ran 4 on those too). You know me, I'll "cheap out" over just a few bucks when it comes to chainsaw parts and stuff, but tires is the one area I won't. Got to bite the bullet and get 4.

 

My honey drove with the new tires this morning, and gave them her stamp of approval. She stayed on the road and sucessfully went up the hill, while watching many who didn't.

Greg

 

Been buzzing around here for the last few weeks, making a lot of racket. Gonna play golf today and tomorrow.

 

Ran a set of 4 studless Hankook Winter I-Pikes last two winters. They worked well but still did not give me full confidence on icy highways, especially with the wind blowing which it usually does. Previously had Firestone winterforce studded tires and they were awesome. Much more affordable than most other winter tires. Guess it depends what your winter driving is like. For ND, its usually compacted ice and deep snow, which is where the winterforce tires excellent.