But Blizzaks are about as soft as Coax-Seal if the temperature gets above 40 degrees. 300 mile drives at 75-80 are going to chew them up, unless it’s really cold. Also, watch out for those steel grate roadways over the river in Chicago, the Blizzaks will lock in and your steering will have a mind of its own.
But yeah, they bite into snow. Nothing on ice like studs though. At least that’s what I remember. They’ve been illegal in Illinois for decades. The tire dealer I go to has the studdable Nokian Hakkapeliittas in their showroom. What, do you have to certify you are taking them out of the state before mounting them on a vehicle? From: Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 11:40 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Snow gone..moving east I typically do 75-80 between Chicago and home. About 300 miles. 2 years ago NYE was a pretty good sized storm. Blizzaks are where it's at. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote: I too have done 80 on snow and ice, in a Jeep Liberty 4WD w/ a slight lift and studded tires. The scubarus behind me got stuck in the drifts - not enough ground clearance. The pickup trucks skidded off the road when the rear end slipped - no weight in the back. On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I do 80 on snow and ice. But I have a 4 wheel drive Subaru with studded > snow tires all the way around. > Nothing like it. > > From: George Skorup > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:30 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Snow gone..moving east > > My boss is on a road trip from home to Houston to LA. He left Houston and > wanted to go through Amarillo. He said he was surprised to see all of the > vehicles in the ditches. Then he figured out why. He was doing 80MPH and you > Texans were flying past him. See, in Illinois, you probably won't get pulled > over by the state police for doing 10 over, so that's what we all do. Unless > you're swerving or something stupid. I usually do the speed limit, sometimes > 5 or 10 over if there isn't a lot of traffic. And troopers just zoom past > doing like 90. How nice that the law doesn't have to obey the law. > > So as I'm heading to the office today (normally 20 minute drive which took > 40), I get on the highway and people are doing like 35-40. By this time it's > mostly raining and the slushy stuff is pretty much gone. People, if you > can't drive in shitty Chicago weather, then stay off the road or at the very > least move the hell over. To piss me off further, what comes on the radio? I > can't drive 55. You gotta be kidding me. I see lots of Missouri plates on > I-55. You guys like to go way, way over the speed limit when the weather is > decent and then drive like old folks if it's even a little cloudy. So I > think you should stay in MO cuz your driving really pisses me off. Probably > you downstater's too, stay down there. I saw one car in the ditch, flipped > over I might add, and the plate was Tennessee. So you guys too. > > Sorry, I had a bad day. > > On 12/28/2015 11:04 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Ouch! > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Dec 28, 2015 11:44 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> My back yard with fallen tree... or free firewood for friends and family.. >> >> On Dec 28, 2015 9:22 PM, "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Is that snow real??? Aren't you by the border? >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Dec 28, 2015 11:16 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> We had record snowfall for two days...much of it melted by afternoon... >>>> I did get a snowman pic from son >>>> >>>> On Dec 28, 2015 9:07 PM, "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Low 40s in Ohio. Feels good to be getting some generous winter days. >>>>> >>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 28, 2015 11:05 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> We are hitting low 20s ...black ice!!! I know it's cold in Abilene >>>>>> but not sure if Lewis is making a snowman tomorrow... > >
