Studs for paved hills for snow removal

[Dave the cook]

Anyone ever use studs on their tires
I have a hilly driveway that is paved
I will be using a rear mounted snowblower
I remember my dad swore by them on his cars
Any thoughts (please only useful)
Thanks
Dave

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Welcome...
Never heard of studs on tractor tires. What size tractor and tires do you have? There are a variety of tire chains to be had. What kind you get depends on snow/ice conditions and the topography of use. Ice pick chains for the toughest of winters...

 

[Dave the cook]

Yup I found some here

Tractor Tire Studs

Equip your tractor with Grip Studs® carbide tire studs for unbeatable traction. Turn your compact tractor into a snow-clearing machine with ease! Order today!

gripstuds.com

I’m seeing that they work well but want to hear if some had used them
Thanks

 

[Rustyiron]

I swear by them.
They'll never beat tire chains, but they make enough difference for me. These have been in the rear tires for 4-5 years, I leave them in as removal ruins that spot for re installation.

You can see that they're spaced in a pattern and there's not really that many of them compared to what it could be.
Some of these are in their 2nd set of tires while the balance were new. They're about a buck each, cheap enough but iirc there's around 200 in each rear !
Pretty good sized tire (18.4/r30 or 480/80r30 metric) for your comparison

 

[CalG]

Yup I found some here

Tractor Tire Studs

Equip your tractor with Grip Studs® carbide tire studs for unbeatable traction. Turn your compact tractor into a snow-clearing machine with ease! Order today!

gripstuds.com

I’m seeing that they work well but want to hear if some had used them
Thanks

I have studs on the ag tires fitted to the Hurlimann.
Put them in a long while back.
The fender clearance on that tractor won't allow chains.
The studs grip well, on icy surfaces , hard packed or scraped snow, but don't help much when it's soft and deep.

I've got blowers on a couple of the other tractors that do most of the snow moving all winter, The Hurlimann is fitted with a seven foot scrape blade and the FEL of course.

The stud holes are starting to show cracks around, but I haven't noticed any fallen out. Last spring I was making paths for collecting maple sap. moving the deep stuff and got hung up on the frame by a maple stump. Those studs clawed some real grooves in that stump getting out. ;-)

 

[jkmfarmer]

I've used Grip Studs for years. They work well on ice.