On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:53:02 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:




Flurries here today. that means everyone gets into a panic about installing
their winter tires.
My son will pay for four...mounted on steel rims for our Dodge Charger, but
the Ranger makes do with a couple of sandbags over the rear wheels for
traction.

My kid's still got 4 winter tires cluttering my garage. The car they
were on needed them after he lowered the suspension, but it's gone and
the rims are too expensive to just junk.
Thanks for reminding me to get on his case about that.
He'll appreciate it.
I never used winter tires in my life, but always tossed a couple
hundred pounds of sand in the trunk of my RWD's, 400# in the pickup.
Works wonders.
Same when "pushing" somebody out of a snow. Easiest way is to get 4
guys standing on the bumper. But cars don't have bumpers now.

--Vic