Nick N

No, I don't think the geo tracker guy was much into airing down. Some young
kids it was... I hadn't aired down either though. I don't have any onboard
air and wasn't close to civilization.
Nick

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40830DA6.3018F663@***.net...
> Flexing like with about five pounds of air pressure?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Nick N wrote:
> >
> > It was in the mountains here in Az. About 8 inches of fresh snow, I
think on
> > a bed of packed 2 or 3 inches, on a dirt road. I grew up in Missouri
and
> > definatly know how to drive in snow, but on this day my Jeep failed me!
Or,
> > more like my tires failed me miserably. They were PACKED with snow and
it
> > took a ton of work to get my Jeep just to move a foot. When the tracker
> > passed me I noticed his tires were shedding the snow real nicely, always
> > providing fresh grip. Oh well...
> > Nick

Nick N

No, I don't think the geo tracker guy was much into airing down. Some young
kids it was... I hadn't aired down either though. I don't have any onboard
air and wasn't close to civilization.
Nick

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40830DA6.3018F663@***.net...
> Flexing like with about five pounds of air pressure?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Nick N wrote:
> >
> > It was in the mountains here in Az. About 8 inches of fresh snow, I
think on
> > a bed of packed 2 or 3 inches, on a dirt road. I grew up in Missouri
and
> > definatly know how to drive in snow, but on this day my Jeep failed me!
Or,
> > more like my tires failed me miserably. They were PACKED with snow and
it
> > took a ton of work to get my Jeep just to move a foot. When the tracker
> > passed me I noticed his tires were shedding the snow real nicely, always
> > providing fresh grip. Oh well...
> > Nick

Nick N

No, I don't think the geo tracker guy was much into airing down. Some young
kids it was... I hadn't aired down either though. I don't have any onboard
air and wasn't close to civilization.
Nick

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40830DA6.3018F663@***.net...
> Flexing like with about five pounds of air pressure?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Nick N wrote:
> >
> > It was in the mountains here in Az. About 8 inches of fresh snow, I
think on
> > a bed of packed 2 or 3 inches, on a dirt road. I grew up in Missouri
and
> > definatly know how to drive in snow, but on this day my Jeep failed me!
Or,
> > more like my tires failed me miserably. They were PACKED with snow and
it
> > took a ton of work to get my Jeep just to move a foot. When the tracker
> > passed me I noticed his tires were shedding the snow real nicely, always
> > providing fresh grip. Oh well...
> > Nick

Steve

Hi Jeff,

I drove 33x10.50 BFG MTs on my XJ all winter with no problem. MT's are
not as good as AT's at high speed on snow packed roads, but they work
just fine if you drive accordingly. In deep raw snow, on road or off,
the MTs are much better.

In February I was driving around on unplowed roads in a blizzard that
eventually accumulated 95 cm (three feet). That morning I rescued a
Grand Cherokee and a Ford Ranger. Both were spinning helplessly with BFG
ATs.

I too choose to avoid mud if at all possible, but where I hunt and fish
it sometimes must be faced. For me, having MTs instead of ATs has often
made the difference between staying mobile and getting stuck. If you can
put up with a slight increase in road noise and you're willing to rotate
frequently, do your Jeep a favor and get the MTs.

Steve

Steve Handywired wrote:
> My AT's, on my TJ, handled snowy elk camp great last year, including towing a
> trailer back OUT on icy snow-packed roads. I was pleased with their performace
> on snow. However, I regeared to 4.10 and want to go to at least 31's, so I
> need to buy tires, and so I am trying to figure out if I should go MT this
> time, or AT again. There were times, here in western Oregon, that my AT's gave
> me pause. These would have been the times I contemplated trying deep sticky
> mud. MT's would be much better for that, I am told, though let me also say
> that I am not a fan of mud and what it does to vehicles (or trails for that
> matter), so any serious mud use would be mostly out of neccesity.
>
> Are MT's at least as good at AT's on snow packed roads? How about "raw" snow?
> Deep snow?
>
> -jeff

Steve

Hi Jeff,

I drove 33x10.50 BFG MTs on my XJ all winter with no problem. MT's are
not as good as AT's at high speed on snow packed roads, but they work
just fine if you drive accordingly. In deep raw snow, on road or off,
the MTs are much better.

In February I was driving around on unplowed roads in a blizzard that
eventually accumulated 95 cm (three feet). That morning I rescued a
Grand Cherokee and a Ford Ranger. Both were spinning helplessly with BFG
ATs.

I too choose to avoid mud if at all possible, but where I hunt and fish
it sometimes must be faced. For me, having MTs instead of ATs has often
made the difference between staying mobile and getting stuck. If you can
put up with a slight increase in road noise and you're willing to rotate
frequently, do your Jeep a favor and get the MTs.

Steve

Steve Handywired wrote:
> My AT's, on my TJ, handled snowy elk camp great last year, including towing a
> trailer back OUT on icy snow-packed roads. I was pleased with their performace
> on snow. However, I regeared to 4.10 and want to go to at least 31's, so I
> need to buy tires, and so I am trying to figure out if I should go MT this
> time, or AT again. There were times, here in western Oregon, that my AT's gave
> me pause. These would have been the times I contemplated trying deep sticky
> mud. MT's would be much better for that, I am told, though let me also say
> that I am not a fan of mud and what it does to vehicles (or trails for that
> matter), so any serious mud use would be mostly out of neccesity.
>
> Are MT's at least as good at AT's on snow packed roads? How about "raw" snow?
> Deep snow?
>
> -jeff

Steve

Hi Jeff,

I drove 33x10.50 BFG MTs on my XJ all winter with no problem. MT's are
not as good as AT's at high speed on snow packed roads, but they work
just fine if you drive accordingly. In deep raw snow, on road or off,
the MTs are much better.

In February I was driving around on unplowed roads in a blizzard that
eventually accumulated 95 cm (three feet). That morning I rescued a
Grand Cherokee and a Ford Ranger. Both were spinning helplessly with BFG
ATs.

I too choose to avoid mud if at all possible, but where I hunt and fish
it sometimes must be faced. For me, having MTs instead of ATs has often
made the difference between staying mobile and getting stuck. If you can
put up with a slight increase in road noise and you're willing to rotate
frequently, do your Jeep a favor and get the MTs.

Steve

Steve Handywired wrote:
> My AT's, on my TJ, handled snowy elk camp great last year, including towing a
> trailer back OUT on icy snow-packed roads. I was pleased with their performace
> on snow. However, I regeared to 4.10 and want to go to at least 31's, so I
> need to buy tires, and so I am trying to figure out if I should go MT this
> time, or AT again. There were times, here in western Oregon, that my AT's gave
> me pause. These would have been the times I contemplated trying deep sticky
> mud. MT's would be much better for that, I am told, though let me also say
> that I am not a fan of mud and what it does to vehicles (or trails for that
> matter), so any serious mud use would be mostly out of neccesity.
>
> Are MT's at least as good at AT's on snow packed roads? How about "raw" snow?
> Deep snow?
>
> -jeff

Steve

Hi Jeff,

I drove 33x10.50 BFG MTs on my XJ all winter with no problem. MT's are
not as good as AT's at high speed on snow packed roads, but they work
just fine if you drive accordingly. In deep raw snow, on road or off,
the MTs are much better.

In February I was driving around on unplowed roads in a blizzard that
eventually accumulated 95 cm (three feet). That morning I rescued a
Grand Cherokee and a Ford Ranger. Both were spinning helplessly with BFG
ATs.

I too choose to avoid mud if at all possible, but where I hunt and fish
it sometimes must be faced. For me, having MTs instead of ATs has often
made the difference between staying mobile and getting stuck. If you can
put up with a slight increase in road noise and you're willing to rotate
frequently, do your Jeep a favor and get the MTs.

Steve

Steve Handywired wrote:
> My AT's, on my TJ, handled snowy elk camp great last year, including towing a
> trailer back OUT on icy snow-packed roads. I was pleased with their performace
> on snow. However, I regeared to 4.10 and want to go to at least 31's, so I
> need to buy tires, and so I am trying to figure out if I should go MT this
> time, or AT again. There were times, here in western Oregon, that my AT's gave
> me pause. These would have been the times I contemplated trying deep sticky
> mud. MT's would be much better for that, I am told, though let me also say
> that I am not a fan of mud and what it does to vehicles (or trails for that
> matter), so any serious mud use would be mostly out of neccesity.
>
> Are MT's at least as good at AT's on snow packed roads? How about "raw" snow?
> Deep snow?
>
> -jeff

Mike Romain

I have both BFG AT's and Muds and I agree with Steve.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Steve wrote:
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I drove 33x10.50 BFG MTs on my XJ all winter with no problem. MT's are
> not as good as AT's at high speed on snow packed roads, but they work
> just fine if you drive accordingly. In deep raw snow, on road or off,
> the MTs are much better.
>
> In February I was driving around on unplowed roads in a blizzard that
> eventually accumulated 95 cm (three feet). That morning I rescued a
> Grand Cherokee and a Ford Ranger. Both were spinning helplessly with BFG
> ATs.
>
> I too choose to avoid mud if at all possible, but where I hunt and fish
> it sometimes must be faced. For me, having MTs instead of ATs has often
> made the difference between staying mobile and getting stuck. If you can
> put up with a slight increase in road noise and you're willing to rotate
> frequently, do your Jeep a favor and get the MTs.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Handywired wrote:
> > My AT's, on my TJ, handled snowy elk camp great last year, including towing a
> > trailer back OUT on icy snow-packed roads. I was pleased with their performace
> > on snow. However, I regeared to 4.10 and want to go to at least 31's, so I
> > need to buy tires, and so I am trying to figure out if I should go MT this
> > time, or AT again. There were times, here in western Oregon, that my AT's gave
> > me pause. These would have been the times I contemplated trying deep sticky
> > mud. MT's would be much better for that, I am told, though let me also say
> > that I am not a fan of mud and what it does to vehicles (or trails for that
> > matter), so any serious mud use would be mostly out of neccesity.
> >
> > Are MT's at least as good at AT's on snow packed roads? How about "raw" snow?
> > Deep snow?
> >
> > -jeff

Mike Romain

I have both BFG AT's and Muds and I agree with Steve.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Steve wrote:
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I drove 33x10.50 BFG MTs on my XJ all winter with no problem. MT's are
> not as good as AT's at high speed on snow packed roads, but they work
> just fine if you drive accordingly. In deep raw snow, on road or off,
> the MTs are much better.
>
> In February I was driving around on unplowed roads in a blizzard that
> eventually accumulated 95 cm (three feet). That morning I rescued a
> Grand Cherokee and a Ford Ranger. Both were spinning helplessly with BFG
> ATs.
>
> I too choose to avoid mud if at all possible, but where I hunt and fish
> it sometimes must be faced. For me, having MTs instead of ATs has often
> made the difference between staying mobile and getting stuck. If you can
> put up with a slight increase in road noise and you're willing to rotate
> frequently, do your Jeep a favor and get the MTs.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Handywired wrote:
> > My AT's, on my TJ, handled snowy elk camp great last year, including towing a
> > trailer back OUT on icy snow-packed roads. I was pleased with their performace
> > on snow. However, I regeared to 4.10 and want to go to at least 31's, so I
> > need to buy tires, and so I am trying to figure out if I should go MT this
> > time, or AT again. There were times, here in western Oregon, that my AT's gave
> > me pause. These would have been the times I contemplated trying deep sticky
> > mud. MT's would be much better for that, I am told, though let me also say
> > that I am not a fan of mud and what it does to vehicles (or trails for that
> > matter), so any serious mud use would be mostly out of neccesity.
> >
> > Are MT's at least as good at AT's on snow packed roads? How about "raw" snow?
> > Deep snow?
> >
> > -jeff

Mike Romain

I have both BFG AT's and Muds and I agree with Steve.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Steve wrote:
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I drove 33x10.50 BFG MTs on my XJ all winter with no problem. MT's are
> not as good as AT's at high speed on snow packed roads, but they work
> just fine if you drive accordingly. In deep raw snow, on road or off,
> the MTs are much better.
>
> In February I was driving around on unplowed roads in a blizzard that
> eventually accumulated 95 cm (three feet). That morning I rescued a
> Grand Cherokee and a Ford Ranger. Both were spinning helplessly with BFG
> ATs.
>
> I too choose to avoid mud if at all possible, but where I hunt and fish
> it sometimes must be faced. For me, having MTs instead of ATs has often
> made the difference between staying mobile and getting stuck. If you can
> put up with a slight increase in road noise and you're willing to rotate
> frequently, do your Jeep a favor and get the MTs.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Handywired wrote:
> > My AT's, on my TJ, handled snowy elk camp great last year, including towing a
> > trailer back OUT on icy snow-packed roads. I was pleased with their performace
> > on snow. However, I regeared to 4.10 and want to go to at least 31's, so I
> > need to buy tires, and so I am trying to figure out if I should go MT this
> > time, or AT again. There were times, here in western Oregon, that my AT's gave
> > me pause. These would have been the times I contemplated trying deep sticky
> > mud. MT's would be much better for that, I am told, though let me also say
> > that I am not a fan of mud and what it does to vehicles (or trails for that
> > matter), so any serious mud use would be mostly out of neccesity.
> >
> > Are MT's at least as good at AT's on snow packed roads? How about "raw" snow?
> > Deep snow?
> >
> > -jeff