I'll try to keep them clean then, lol. The 235s add noticeble height and I may have to either crank the torsion bars down a little or adjust my push plate because the plow isn't sitting quite right in full V right now. I'll see how it does plowing, but I usually run it opened up a little anyway when plowing to clear the way for my wheels and rocker panels better. It's barely wider than the truck in full V. The front wheel clearance is also noticeably tighter but it looks ok.
Do yourself a favor and keep the chains handy, just in case. This is a big storm. With or without chains, Lots of weight is your friend with a lite touch on the skinny pedal. Good luck and be safe this weekend.
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As for your question, the only thing you missed is him answering the question you posed and him completely ignoring the fact that he didn't answer it. .
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The tires were freaking awesome!!!! Wow I'm never running AT tires for plowing again. I've never been able to run around in a snow storm and plow in 2WD before. I needed every bit of traction for this storm. I did run my chains all day Saturday to blast everything open. I was the guy to be with a V plow, brand new snow tires and chains. I opened up the lanes of a church lot and put some slices in the big main lot for a buddy of mine who couldn't get a lane in with his straight blade. I blasted into some long gravel driveways that nobody else could get in.
I couldn't help but laugh Saturday morning when tons of "kids" in old F150s with mud tires on appeared everywhere and would promptly try to ram it into the apron area and get totally stuck. I pulled a couple of them out but stopped doing it because they don't even know how to let someone pull them out. I figured it was safer for everyone if they just stayed put, lol.
I couldn't help but laugh Saturday morning when tons of "kids" in old F150s with mud tires on appeared everywhere and would promptly try to ram it into the apron area and get totally stuck. I pulled a couple of them out but stopped doing it because they don't even know how to let someone pull them out. I figured it was safer for everyone if they just stayed put, lol.
Sounds like you had a the best day you could have in those conditions, with a great rig.
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Right, but what you need to look at is how that affects the psi on the ground across the contact patch, the shape of it and the distrubution of weight across it. If the weight were equally distrubuted across the contact patch, it wou'dn't make all that much difference, but because most of the weight is at the center of it, reducing the width of it has a larger effect on the psi exerted on the ground than you'd expect. What you get is a longer, narrower contact patch in the direction of your travel with more weight exerted on it = better traction...more than the 4% you guys are saying.
P.S. - The contact patch size also does not change at the same ratio as the width difference of the tires. It's really not that simple.
Valid point, however, the contact patch size is easily adjusted (far beyond the difference between 235 and 245) via inflation pressure. In an "E" range tire, you have a range for inflation pressure from about 30 psi to 80 psi, which really depends on the actual load you're putting on them and the kind of traction you're looking for.
Just as a point of completion, since the objective was never to argue you out of 235's. Glad you're enjoying the new tires.
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