Yokohama geolander M/T
 

What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

Consumer ratings and reviews for MT and AT tires:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORMT
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

Mladen wrote:
> What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
> need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

Consumer ratings and reviews for MT and AT tires:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORMT
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

Mladen wrote:
> What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
> need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

Consumer ratings and reviews for MT and AT tires:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORMT
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

Mladen wrote:
> What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
> need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

Consumer ratings and reviews for MT and AT tires:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORMT
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

Mladen wrote:
> What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
> need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:55:02 +0200, "Mladen" <mvlahovi@foi.hr> wrote:

>What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
>need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

You won't find a tire that will excel in both very deep snow and also
ice/ packed snow. The criteria are very different. The mud tire will
work better in deep snow since it can dig down to (hopefully) find
traction. The snow tire will just pack up, spin and sink in.

On the road, the snow tire will work much better due to the winter
rubber compostion and many sipes. The mud tire will hydroplane on a
layer of water under those chunky blocks.

My suggestion is use a good winter tire like the Geolander I/T+ and
chain up both axles for the really deep stuff. I have the I/T+s and
they are terrific tires. They suck BIG time in mud ;( So they have to
come off as soon as the spring thaw starts.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geoit.pdf

It's better to be safe on the highway because of the traffic and high
speeds, and have to chain up for deep snow, than the other way around.

If you are determined to use one tire year round, look for lots of
_multi-directional_ siping in addition to those big lugs. One look at
the Geolander M/T tread will tell you it is not a snow tire:
http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geomt.pdf



John Davies
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:55:02 +0200, "Mladen" <mvlahovi@foi.hr> wrote:

>What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
>need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

You won't find a tire that will excel in both very deep snow and also
ice/ packed snow. The criteria are very different. The mud tire will
work better in deep snow since it can dig down to (hopefully) find
traction. The snow tire will just pack up, spin and sink in.

On the road, the snow tire will work much better due to the winter
rubber compostion and many sipes. The mud tire will hydroplane on a
layer of water under those chunky blocks.

My suggestion is use a good winter tire like the Geolander I/T+ and
chain up both axles for the really deep stuff. I have the I/T+s and
they are terrific tires. They suck BIG time in mud ;( So they have to
come off as soon as the spring thaw starts.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geoit.pdf

It's better to be safe on the highway because of the traffic and high
speeds, and have to chain up for deep snow, than the other way around.

If you are determined to use one tire year round, look for lots of
_multi-directional_ siping in addition to those big lugs. One look at
the Geolander M/T tread will tell you it is not a snow tire:
http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geomt.pdf



John Davies
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:55:02 +0200, "Mladen" <mvlahovi@foi.hr> wrote:

>What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
>need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

You won't find a tire that will excel in both very deep snow and also
ice/ packed snow. The criteria are very different. The mud tire will
work better in deep snow since it can dig down to (hopefully) find
traction. The snow tire will just pack up, spin and sink in.

On the road, the snow tire will work much better due to the winter
rubber compostion and many sipes. The mud tire will hydroplane on a
layer of water under those chunky blocks.

My suggestion is use a good winter tire like the Geolander I/T+ and
chain up both axles for the really deep stuff. I have the I/T+s and
they are terrific tires. They suck BIG time in mud ;( So they have to
come off as soon as the spring thaw starts.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geoit.pdf

It's better to be safe on the highway because of the traffic and high
speeds, and have to chain up for deep snow, than the other way around.

If you are determined to use one tire year round, look for lots of
_multi-directional_ siping in addition to those big lugs. One look at
the Geolander M/T tread will tell you it is not a snow tire:
http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geomt.pdf



John Davies
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:55:02 +0200, "Mladen" <mvlahovi@foi.hr> wrote:

>What do you think about that tire. I know they are very good for mud but I
>need tire for winter, deep snow in forest. Any experience?

You won't find a tire that will excel in both very deep snow and also
ice/ packed snow. The criteria are very different. The mud tire will
work better in deep snow since it can dig down to (hopefully) find
traction. The snow tire will just pack up, spin and sink in.

On the road, the snow tire will work much better due to the winter
rubber compostion and many sipes. The mud tire will hydroplane on a
layer of water under those chunky blocks.

My suggestion is use a good winter tire like the Geolander I/T+ and
chain up both axles for the really deep stuff. I have the I/T+s and
they are terrific tires. They suck BIG time in mud ;( So they have to
come off as soon as the spring thaw starts.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geoit.pdf

It's better to be safe on the highway because of the traffic and high
speeds, and have to chain up for deep snow, than the other way around.

If you are determined to use one tire year round, look for lots of
_multi-directional_ siping in addition to those big lugs. One look at
the Geolander M/T tread will tell you it is not a snow tire:
http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/geomt.pdf



John Davies
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA

Re: Yokohama geolander M/T
 

thanks on your advices!