In the deep snow I often run 6psi all day, in super challenging snow conditions as low as 4psi, but we do check tires periodically, I like your idea of checking hourly and may have to implement that. We have ran 4psi all day long on my Jeep and my friends Tacoma, we used to snow wheel every weekend and we lost tires off bead 3 or 4 times in the years we have snow wheeled. This varies with wheel tire combination and other factors such as pre-existing bead contamination from summer wheeling. Cheers and great video!
Hey, thanks so much for stopping by and for the comment. It’s great hear another person who understands ultra low pressure without bead locks and is willing to take the risk of losing a bead in exchange for flotation in deep snow. Not many people out there understand or are willing to take the risk. When I first got these tires, I could do 3psi all day long. However, the next season I kept losing beads. It was so frustrating! So, I found that 7-8 was my threshold before I started to lose the bead. I hadn’t thought of summer contamination… I wonder if at the beginning of each snow season I could have my tire shop (Americas Tire Co) dismount all the tires, clean the bead and the rim, and then remount, if I could get back to 3psi every season…. I’m going to ask about this. Thanks for the thought! Adventure on!
Hey, thanks for stopping by the channel and for the comment! You know, I have been tempted to do this, but I’m always afraid that by the time I get back to the first tire, it will have aired down more than I want - which is silly because I have an on-board air compressor so no big deal if it happens. I’ll give it a go on my next ultra low air down and report back! Thanks again for the tip and Adventure on!
Haha, right?! “Stuck” is such a relative term. Generally, if I can extricate myself relatively easily by myself, I would say not “stuck” 😉 Thanks for stopping by and for the comment! Adventure on!
Hey. I am heading to Breckenridge in a few weeks and I am concerned about the tires I have. I am from Florida so I am not used to driving in the snow. I have bf Goodrich 315/79/75 KO2 AT on a jeep. Do you think my tires would be OK
Hey Leo, thanks for stopping by the channel and for the question. The KO2s are a great tire in snow - that is what I am running. I was just camping in snow last night in fact and they did great. You should be just fine. Adventure on and have a great time in Breckenridge!
Hey there, I would not take winter tires offroad in feet of snow. Winter tires were designed for snow and ice in on-road conditions not for deep snow, feet of snow, in off-road conditions. Their unique design was meant to give maximum traction on pavement in adverse winter conditions. These same features do not apply off-road in deep deep snow where the ground is not reachable by the tires. Airing down, any tire mind you, even winter tires, will not only increase traction in these conditions but, more importantly, allow flotation which will keep the chassis from bottoming out on the snow and becoming high centered.
@SoccerMomOffroad hi bro, then make an experiment using winter tires, on ice surfaces the winter tires will function better with normal tire air pressure. Here is an experiment shows how winter tires react to air down ua-cam.com/video/0V-jFqrq-9U/v-deo.htmlsi=47ySXuvmcBrb1nM7
I agree with you. They would absolutely perform better aired up on pavement and on ice, much better than an all terrain. However, I was not on ice. When you go off road in deep snow, you need flotation not traction. A fully aired up tire will act like a shovel in deep snow and dig in and stop your rig dead in its tracks. Been doing this a long time.
Hey Jason, thanks for the question. I’m running BFG KO2s, 285/70 r17s on 7” stock GX wheels. You can see these tires in action in the following video: ua-cam.com/video/2ZeE4mXMUUU/v-deo.htmlsi=q24I_OSi43O-vhFX
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In the deep snow I often run 6psi all day, in super challenging snow conditions as low as 4psi, but we do check tires periodically, I like your idea of checking hourly and may have to implement that. We have ran 4psi all day long on my Jeep and my friends Tacoma, we used to snow wheel every weekend and we lost tires off bead 3 or 4 times in the years we have snow wheeled. This varies with wheel tire combination and other factors such as pre-existing bead contamination from summer wheeling. Cheers and great video!
Hey, thanks so much for stopping by and for the comment. It’s great hear another person who understands ultra low pressure without bead locks and is willing to take the risk of losing a bead in exchange for flotation in deep snow. Not many people out there understand or are willing to take the risk. When I first got these tires, I could do 3psi all day long. However, the next season I kept losing beads. It was so frustrating! So, I found that 7-8 was my threshold before I started to lose the bead. I hadn’t thought of summer contamination… I wonder if at the beginning of each snow season I could have my tire shop (Americas Tire Co) dismount all the tires, clean the bead and the rim, and then remount, if I could get back to 3psi every season…. I’m going to ask about this. Thanks for the thought! Adventure on!
Low pressure makes for very fun snow days!!!
Sure does!
To air down faster, remove the valve cores one by on. Once your back to the first tyre screw them in again in the same way….
Hey, thanks for stopping by the channel and for the comment! You know, I have been tempted to do this, but I’m always afraid that by the time I get back to the first tire, it will have aired down more than I want - which is silly because I have an on-board air compressor so no big deal if it happens. I’ll give it a go on my next ultra low air down and report back! Thanks again for the tip and Adventure on!
“I’m not stuck.” 😂😂
*proceeds to demonstrate how he’s stuck
Haha, right?! “Stuck” is such a relative term. Generally, if I can extricate myself relatively easily by myself, I would say not “stuck” 😉
Thanks for stopping by and for the comment! Adventure on!
Hey. I am heading to Breckenridge in a few weeks and I am concerned about the tires I have. I am from Florida so I am not used to driving in the snow. I have bf Goodrich 315/79/75 KO2 AT on a jeep. Do you think my tires would be OK
Hey Leo, thanks for stopping by the channel and for the question. The KO2s are a great tire in snow - that is what I am running. I was just camping in snow last night in fact and they did great. You should be just fine. Adventure on and have a great time in Breckenridge!
@ thank you so much. It makes me happy to hear someone is using the same tires in similar conditions
Only in all-terrain tires, on winter tires is the opposite
Hey there, I would not take winter tires offroad in feet of snow. Winter tires were designed for snow and ice in on-road conditions not for deep snow, feet of snow, in off-road conditions. Their unique design was meant to give maximum traction on pavement in adverse winter conditions. These same features do not apply off-road in deep deep snow where the ground is not reachable by the tires. Airing down, any tire mind you, even winter tires, will not only increase traction in these conditions but, more importantly, allow flotation which will keep the chassis from bottoming out on the snow and becoming high centered.
@SoccerMomOffroad hi bro, then make an experiment using winter tires, on ice surfaces the winter tires will function better with normal tire air pressure.
Here is an experiment shows how winter tires react to air down
ua-cam.com/video/0V-jFqrq-9U/v-deo.htmlsi=47ySXuvmcBrb1nM7
I agree with you. They would absolutely perform better aired up on pavement and on ice, much better than an all terrain. However, I was not on ice. When you go off road in deep snow, you need flotation not traction. A fully aired up tire will act like a shovel in deep snow and dig in and stop your rig dead in its tracks. Been doing this a long time.
What happens when you air down below 5? Pssssssst!
Haha! Well, I lose multiple beads and then my buddies have to spend 2 hours helping me get my tires reseated and aired up. True story!
What tires are you using?
Hey Jason, thanks for the question. I’m running BFG KO2s, 285/70 r17s on 7” stock GX wheels. You can see these tires in action in the following video: ua-cam.com/video/2ZeE4mXMUUU/v-deo.htmlsi=q24I_OSi43O-vhFX