Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Colorado
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 10-04-2012, 10:07 AM
 
1,742 posts, read 3,116,799 times
Reputation: 1943

Advertisements

While living in the high country (winter of 07/08) we had a ton of snow. Monarch had 480 inches.
Neighbor got stuck on our CR. Kitty litter not an option, slid off the road into a ditch.
Roofing shingles work like a champ.
Keep a couple of shingles in your trunk and place in front of your tires and you will pop right out.
Works every time.
Let it snow.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 10-04-2012, 10:37 AM
 
26,212 posts, read 49,044,521 times
Reputation: 31781
Does the gritty side go up or down?
__________________
- Please follow our TOS.
- Any Questions about City-Data? See the FAQ list.
- Want some detailed instructions on using the site? See The Guide for plain english explanation.
- Realtors are welcome here but do see our Realtor Advice to avoid infractions.
- Thank you and enjoy City-Data.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 10:43 AM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
2,394 posts, read 5,000,636 times
Reputation: 7569
Interesting, I'm actually curious how my vehicle/tires will perform in the snow anyway. Bought in April and haven't had a chance to test yet
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 10:52 AM
 
1,742 posts, read 3,116,799 times
Reputation: 1943
Gritty side up. You'll be amazed how well it works, neighbor got out of 2+ feet of fresh snow.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 11:04 AM
 
26,212 posts, read 49,044,521 times
Reputation: 31781
Quote:
Originally Posted by proveick View Post
Gritty side up. You'll be amazed how well it works, neighbor got out of 2+ feet of fresh snow.
Thank you.


SNIKT: Tell us what you bought....
__________________
- Please follow our TOS.
- Any Questions about City-Data? See the FAQ list.
- Want some detailed instructions on using the site? See The Guide for plain english explanation.
- Realtors are welcome here but do see our Realtor Advice to avoid infractions.
- Thank you and enjoy City-Data.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 11:08 AM
 
Location: San Diego
50,288 posts, read 47,043,365 times
Reputation: 34073
Don't stand behind someone's car while doing this. I've seen a shingle seriously cut someone's face when the tire shot it out like a clay pigeon or a batting cage ball machine.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
2,394 posts, read 5,000,636 times
Reputation: 7569
A picture is worth 1000 words:


Has off-road tires, but not really any small/water grooves, so it may actually not be that great on snow
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Bend, OR
3,296 posts, read 9,689,504 times
Reputation: 3343
Quote:
Originally Posted by proveick View Post
While living in the high country (winter of 07/08) we had a ton of snow. Monarch had 480 inches.
Neighbor got stuck on our CR. Kitty litter not an option, slid off the road into a ditch.
Roofing shingles work like a champ.
Keep a couple of shingles in your trunk and place in front of your tires and you will pop right out.
Works every time.
Let it snow.
Great advice, thanks!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 11:21 AM
 
8,317 posts, read 29,473,840 times
Reputation: 9306
All the traction aids in the world--and I've seen a ton of 'em--are pretty much useless once the snow depth where the vehicle is stuck is significantly greater than the running ground clearance of the vehicle for any distance more than a few feet. For a typical car, that's snow depth of around 6"-8", for a 4WD, about 8"-12". Deeper than that, stuck is stuck, especially in wet snow.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-04-2012, 01:10 PM
 
Location: On the sunny side of a mountain
3,605 posts, read 9,059,576 times
Reputation: 8269
Great advice, thank you!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Colorado
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:11 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top