slightly off topic but for those struggling to get to yards in snow !

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I posted last night that I was considering changing my car to a 4x4 or anything really that would cope better in snow and ice - mine goes nowhere in it as no traction.

I have discovered that there are 'summer tyres' and 'winter tyres' mine has summer sports tyres -thin wall so no grip in cold weather. These can be changed to winter ones which are specifically designed to have grip and perform at lower air tempreatures and the summer ones can then be stored for, well summer basically
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I know its not strictly horse related but this discovery will save me a 5 mile round trip on foot to the yard
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as Im about to invest in winter tyres! Thought others might benifit from this tip!
 
Our friends live in Sweden where they get SERIOUS snow. They also change their car tyres for winter ones, and sometimes use snowchains. They manage fine in their 2 wheel-drive with winter tyres.
 
I use all weather (designed to cope with snow and ice as well as normal weather conditions) tyres year round but also have a set of special snow tyres on a separate pair of rims for really rubbish weather- they can be studded too, if required, but I haven't put studs in them.
 
thanks for the info. Its forecast to be minus 5 here tonight and there is a lot of half thawed snow lying around so it will be a skating rink again tomorrow. I suspect the garages will be bumping up the price of winter tyres as we speak!
 
When I lived in Switzerand it was a requirement to put winter tyres on in winter.

I believe they are a softer compound that summer tyres. Do remember though that they have a lower maximum speed (around 85 mph from a dodgy memory) than summer tyres.
 
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