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17-12-09, 11:10 PM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
I think its time that I invested in snow chains,but don,t know how much they cost.
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17-12-09, 11:11 PM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
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17-12-09, 11:14 PM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
yeh chains are for very deep and compacted snow.
just get some spikes for your tyres instead 
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17-12-09, 11:15 PM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
There's enough snow now to on the roads to warrant chains,
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17-12-09, 11:27 PM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
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17-12-09, 11:42 PM
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 Not a flake here, just frikkin cold. I would guess temperature at around -5 to -6C.
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18-12-09, 12:24 AM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
We use snow tyres, which have a soft compound to keep them supple at -35 and have abrasives in the rubber to provide additional grip. The difference between these and all season tyres (what a stupid name, they are really only summer tyres!) is about 20m when stopping from 60 Km/hr on ice.
Snow chains are illegal here, except on some of the mountain passes where you have to have them fitted before you are allowed to continue. Last edited by urbane1; 18-12-09 at 12:25 AM. |
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18-12-09, 12:32 AM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
Latest radar loop showing were the precip is, in this case snow but normally rain:
http://www.meteogroup.co.uk/uk/home/...d_kingdom.html |
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18-12-09, 12:53 AM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
The gritter lorry came past my shop this afternoon...and 15 seconds later the snow fell (immaculate timing TFL
). But even better, were the quad bikes with gritting trailers that came past and gritted the footpaths - I want that job!
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18-12-09, 01:00 AM
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Re: It's snowing!!!
liking the sound of that job as well
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