Best tire for snow crawling?

[Toyotarc]

I think I'm going to pull out my 1/12 Exc barrage and throw some large 2.2 tires on there. Its probably half the weight of my tf2 so that will help with floating. Also I'm picking up some gmade R1 portals for cheap ill throw on it

[ferp420]

ive been running bfg all terains the lugs are shallow and the snow dosent seem to stick to them as much as my more agressive tires alowing them to do there job also the redcat gen8 stock tires with no foams did realy well in the snow

maybe hit the tires with some wd40 before going out crawling to keep the snow from sticking to the tires

the best over all has been the clodbuster with some cheap team assiated 3.8 buggie wheels 6.5x3 that thing is unstopable in the snow also i know its kinda a dirty word but the yeti xl is one hell of a snow basher for in fact thats the main reason im keeping it lol

gen8 foamless
https://youtu.be/6Wj9au9VquU

the bfgs

https://youtu.be/jseoP5B-eIk

[Toyotarc]

Originally Posted by ferp420

maybe hit the tires with some wd40 before going out crawling to keep the snow from sticking to the tires

Never thought of that wd40, defiantly worth a shot. I did use spray on silicone on my kyosho blizzard to stop snow from sticking to the plastic tracks and it worked OK.


Got some Pitbull rock beast XOR 2.2 tires on the way, the website claims to be 5.25-5.5" tall and 2.25-2.5" wide depending on the rim width. I feel this tire will be killer in the snow considering the width of these bad boys. Probably won't see them till after the new years considering how busy this time is for postal service.

[Xx Losungen xX]

Originally Posted by ferp420

ive been running bfg all terains the lugs are shallow and the snow dosent seem to stick to them as much as my more agressive tires alowing them to do there job also the redcat gen8 stock tires with no foams did realy well in the snow

maybe hit the tires with some wd40 before going out crawling to keep the snow from sticking to the tires

Snow tires do their job BECAUSE the snow sticks. That's the whole point in sniping, to hold the snow and pack it in.

The tire itself has no traction, the snow stuck to it and sticking to the snow on the ground does.

[Thorsteenster]

In his first post he says 6+ inches of snow.
No tire is going to move his truck through that, especially a 1.9.
You need these:
https://www.imex-model.com/product/I...9.html?cid=131
Or these:
https://store.rc4wd.com/Mud-Slingers...res_p_752.html
https://store.rc4wd.com/Rock-Crusher...res_p_753.html

[Toyotarc]

Originally Posted by Thorsteenster

In his first post he says 6+ inches of snow.
No tire is going to move his truck through that, especially a 1.9.
You need these:
https://www.imex-model.com/product/I...9.html?cid=131
Or these:
https://store.rc4wd.com/Mud-Slingers...res_p_752.html
https://store.rc4wd.com/Rock-Crusher...res_p_753.html

Obviously not fresh snow you won't be able to power through but give it a day or more to harden up a little and a 1.9 can get through. I got a fresh snowfall on sunday and by today I was able to crawl through ok, my current tires are worn down a little so a fresh set would work good I think.

Those tires are MONSTERS, defiantly couldn't fit those on my RC's.

[Jim85IROC]

If I was buying a tire just for snow, I'd probably do a Pitbull XOR tire. You're going to want a wide tire for flotation and deep lugs for grip, with a wide tread spacing for tire cleaning. I think the XOR clicks all of those boxes.

I've got some 2.2 XORs on my Yeti. Maybe I'll take it for a rip this weekend and see what happens. We just got another 6" of snow last night.

[magic_yeti]

I use Sand Pows 2.8 on my little monster to have fun in the snow

[Toyotarc]

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

If I was buying a tire just for snow, I'd probably do a Pitbull XOR tire. You're going to want a wide tire for flotation and deep lugs for grip, with a wide tread spacing for tire cleaning. I think the XOR clicks all of those boxes.

I've got some 2.2 XORs on my Yeti. Maybe I'll take it for a rip this weekend and see what happens. We just got another 6" of snow last night.

Post some pics when you get out! I hope my XOR's come sooner than end of the month!

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by Toyotarc

Post some pics when you get out! I hope my XOR's come sooner than end of the month!

I will. Something tells me that the generic Proline Trenchers on my Slash MT will probably do better in the snow than the XORs just because they're wider.

[xtreme4x2]

Cut RC4WD Mud slingers with thin soft foam and on wide Redcat E-10 wheels worked well for me. These are the 2.2s, which aren't much bigger than 1.9xls.



On a side note 2.8 Proline TSLs work pretty well

[mewalsh100]

Originally Posted by lonleycreeper

Duratrax Deep Woods work great in the snow...

So do Proline Tsl's

Lots of power, and wheel speed.

And lots of clearance.




5.4" Tsl's pictured....

I’ll second the nod to the Deep Woods. Had mine out this week in the snow. Ran Hyrax and them back to back. The Deep Woods ate the Hyrax lunch in the snow. That said, they have a rounder, narrower profile, so they don’t so much float as dig. They do unload well too. 6” is getting pretty deep for 1.9’s though.

[themountain]

Deep Woods ..no foam ..unbeatable!!

[ferp420]

Originally Posted by Xx Losungen xX

Snow tires do their job BECAUSE the snow sticks. That's the whole point in sniping, to hold the snow and pack it in.

The tire itself has no traction, the snow stuck to it and sticking to the snow on the ground does.

enuff traction to snap a axial front cv shaft




the front right wheel stops spinning at 2:54 cause the cv broke

[Xx Losungen xX]

Originally Posted by ferp420

enuff traction to snap a axial front cv shaft




the front right wheel stops spinning at 2:54 cause the cv

So what you're saying is that a spinning tire in snow is a sign of good traction, and that the traction generated by a tire spinning in the snow was enough to snap a cv?

Is that correct?

[Toyotarc]

Originally Posted by Xx Losungen xX

So what you're saying is that a spinning tire in snow is a sign of good traction, and that the traction generated by a tire spinning in the snow was enough to snap a cv?

Is that correct?

Well watching the video a few times at 2:54 mark when the cv snaps looks like it was possible he could of spun down to the dirt since it didn't look like there was much of a snow base.

If it was like a 1-2ft base I don't believe it would be possible to snap a axle shaft or cv since you would most likely high center before you get enough traction to break anything.

Cool video to!

[Xx Losungen xX]

Originally Posted by Toyotarc

Well watching the video a few times at 2:54 mark when the cv snaps looks like it was possible he could of spun down to the dirt since it didn't look like there was much of a snow base.



If it was like a 1-2ft base I don't believe it would be possible to snap a axle shaft or cv since you would most likely high center before you get enough traction to break anything.



Cool video to!

My point is that a tire spinning in snow is the exact opposite of traction.

If there were no other obstructions holding the vehicle back and it had maximum traction, itd be moving, not sitting still spinning.

Traction in, or on the snow was NOT the cause of this snapped cv, 1,000%, there wasn't any.

[Toyotarc]

Got some fresh tires in this week!



These puppy's are 2.4" wide and 5.25" tall and they are next to Baja claws that are 1.7" wide and 4.75" tall.

Should have lots of grip now.

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by Toyotarc

Got some fresh tires in this week!



These puppy's are 2.4" wide and 5.25" tall and they are next to Baja claws that are 1.7" wide and 4.75" tall.

Should have lots of grip now.

The XORs would definitely be my first choice for snow. Actually, today I took my Yeti out for a high speed snow bash and had a blast. I tried my XORs and the Austar XOR clones. The snow was hard, with 1/4" of powder on top. The XORs amazed me. They dug in hard and launched the truck forward with minimal fishtailing. The Injora clones are a harder compound, and not surprisingly, the truck fishtailed more and slid around corners more. I was actually able to traction roll the Yeti on the snow with the XORs. Both tires did a great job of self cleaning as I drove.

Later on the powder was a little deeper and both sets of tires performed more equally. They both slid more. Both provided impressive grip and acceleration.

[Toyotarc]

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

The XORs would definitely be my first choice for snow. Actually, today I took my Yeti out for a high speed snow bash and had a blast. I tried my XORs and the Austar XOR clones. The snow was hard, with 1/4" of powder on top. The XORs amazed me. They dug in hard and launched the truck forward with minimal fishtailing. The Injora clones are a harder compound, and not surprisingly, the truck fishtailed more and slid around corners more. I was actually able to traction roll the Yeti on the snow with the XORs. Both tires did a great job of self cleaning as I drove.

Later on the powder was a little deeper and both sets of tires performed more equally. They both slid more. Both provided impressive grip and acceleration.

Yeah I have been using the XOR's on my twin hammers and its been shredding the snow with it! Only issue so far is I burnt out a 540 20T motor. That large of a tire probably puts alot more stress on the motor so I put in a spare 540 45T in and its great. Lost a fair bit of top speed with the 45T but I could probably cure that with a 3s battery