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I travel many places for my work and recently was in northern Manitoba where is was freezing rain and then snow. I will decide when it is safe to take my tires off.....not be told by someone who obviously thinks the weather is the absolute same everywhere.

zero_one said "I was told by someone who has been in the tire business for thirty years, that the way winter tires are being made today is way better than the ones that were made ten-twenty years ago. I got a lesson in how tires actually work. What the different tread designs mean and how they work differently for separate applications. He said since I don't drive a lot of gravel, having a winter tire would be fine. (Gravel is bad for every tire) This will be my second winter set that was put on, I put the first set on three years ago. I drive a mid size suv, I got a little over 80000 kms. Most tires aren't going to last more than that anyway. I also didn't buy the cheapest winter tire out there. You buy cheap, you get cheap. "

Why not get a set of all season tires? You will get superior performance out of an all-season tire once it's warmer, especially in the rain. Instead of replacing your winter tires every three years, you'll replace two sets of tires every six years. It's essentially the same cost but you get improved summer safety and performance.

ultraguy said "    zero_one said "I was told by someone who has been in the tire business for thirty years, that the way winter tires are being made today is way better than the ones that were made ten-twenty years ago. I got a lesson in how tires actually work. What the different tread designs mean and how they work differently for separate applications. He said since I don't drive a lot of gravel, having a winter tire would be fine. (Gravel is bad for every tire) This will be my second winter set that was put on, I put the first set on three years ago. I drive a mid size suv, I got a little over 80000 kms. Most tires aren't going to last more than that anyway. I also didn't buy the cheapest winter tire out there. You buy cheap, you get cheap. " Why not get a set of all season tires? You will get superior performance out of an all-season tire once it's warmer, especially in the rain. Instead of replacing your winter tires every three years, you'll replace two sets of tires every six years. It's essentially the same cost but you get improved summer safety and performance. "

The reason we have winter tires is for better traction in the winter. All seasons are not top when it comes to winter driving, winter tires are. Of course you will have superior handling when it is warmer with an all season tire because it that's the way it's designed. You won't get superior handling in the winter which is why people put on winter tires.

You will get superior performance out of an all-season tire once it's warmer. That's why it's best to have two sets of tires.  
 
Edited by ultraguy, 2017-04-20 14:14:27

Does anyone know if he is still around?

Glad we kept ours on a little longer.....

Today only reinforces what all East coasters know only too well, that "You don't take off your winter tires until May".  
 
Mine are still on and will remain until I decide is fit. Manitoba Springs are unpredictable.

Big Smo said "Glad we kept ours on a little longer..... "

Yeah cause the roads are so treacherous right now. All the people that swapped over or have all-seasons better stay home

Y'all worry about your own tires and I will worry about mine. The vehicle I drive daily will get it's summer tires one in the next couple weeks. The truck that gets driven only a couple times a month keeps its winter tires on year round. For as little as it's driven changing them over just isn't worth the effort. In fact I haven't put summer tires on my trucks in years-the tires I use are mud and snow variety-and they do farm stuff in mud. Summer tires are worse than useless in mud. I generally get 3 1/2 or 4 years out of my truck tires even with daily driving. Now that the truck isn't running daily the tires will likely rot before they wear out.

TWENTY said "    Big Smo said "Glad we kept ours on a little longer..... " Yeah cause the roads are so treacherous right now. All the people that swapped over or have all-seasons better stay home "

yeah.. I wonder with all the snow that we got, if the city will be out with their plows.. ahaha

The mobile tire service was called GO tire and is now called Westman Mobile Tire Service - he (Cory Popplestone) is the owner and still in business. He did my seasonal tire changeover 10 days ago - you need to call 204-534-2999 (think that's a landline - don't know what his cell number is) - that number is in Boissevain - for us it was a long distance call. Have been using his services for the past 2 years and have been 100% satisfied. We had him change the tires on our daily driver but left the winters on our older car as we drive it less than 1000 km per year. Absolutely my 1st choice when it comes to changing tires. Besides changing tires they offer a number of other services also.

does it really matter if a vehicle rolls up beside you and still has winter tires on? Think it's up the owner of the vehicle weather they want to run winter tires year round or not.

for one more time.  
There's forecast and weather statements for southern MB  
 
Edited by SJN, 2017-04-23 17:11:01

I removed my studded winter tires and put my highway summer tires on two weeks ago! Guess I might have to just stay home tomorrow and watch the snow fall? Or drive with care and caution for one day?