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Super Swampers in snow.

The Griff

The Griff

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I was under the assumption that super swampers were awful in the snow, and they seemed like they were last time it snowed, but it was only about 5 inches, and it slid all over. But for the last week or so we've had about a foot and a half of snow. I also decided to fire the Blazer up and drive it around. In this deep snow this thing is an unstoppable force! It rescued 4 vehicles so far today alone. A focus that slid into a ditch, a Suburban that slid backwards down a hill into a snow drift, My moms Trailblazer that couldn't get out of the driveway, and even a Duramax that took a turn too fast.

I pointed it at the ditch next to my house that had all the snow plowed into it, and it just went right through it and up the other side, no questions asked.

Maybe these super swampers aren't so bad in snow after all.
 
Yeah, deep snow they are great. It's the more icy conditions that most people refer to....and that's where they don't do well at all. But truth be told, when it's icy, no matter what you have it's going to be a fun ride :D
 
I think that people just make a bigger deal out of it than needed. I always drove my k5 in the snow over my other vehicles. locker front, spool rear and 42" tsl's. never had a problem. :dunno:
 
I can tell a big difference in traction on hard compacted snow and ice with my all terrains on my dd and the swampers on my scout. I still drive in the ice and snow but its much easier for the all terrains to regain control when they slip.

As a rule for me during snowing/icy conditions if I need/have to go somewhere I take my dd (85 3/4 ton with posi front Detroit rear and 33 all terrains) and if Im just playing or riding around or there is no real time constraints I take the scout with the swampers.
 
Yeah deep snow they work great fer sure. Throw a extra 1000 pounds of weight on than you really go places :D
 
Yeah, I just went snow wheeling getting firewood yesterday and the TSLs dug through everything 2-3 feet deep. Then on the street it would only go straight when the throttle was closed.
 
I've had two set of Swampers on my K5. 13/38-16 which are fairly skinny for the size, and 39.5x15.5 which are pretty fat. Both sets were grooved and siped....and both sets sucked in hard packed snow or icy conditions as compared to the BFG AT's on my DD.
 
I love my boggers in the snow. Light, heavy, doesn't matter. They act like paddle tires and just sling the stuff until it hits something solid then hooks up.
 
Story's about boggers always gets me thinking. I really want a set. But common sense brings me back to reality.

DD'ing my ltbs has made me refer to the xj as the "paint shaker" on several occasions as it is. I'm waiting impatiently to test them out in the snow.
 
1BEATK5 said:
Story's about boggers always gets me thinking. I really want a set. But common sense brings me back to reality.
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I dunno, mine track true down the highway with no vibes at any speed, no steering stabilizer or hydro assist. They wear fast though. They aren't street tires by any means so anyone expecting good road manners might need to get their head checked. I was beyond surprised the first time I hit 80 and didn't suddenly flip over and explode!

My tsl's on the other hand.....shake city. Never again. There's a reason they got sold
 
1BEATK5 said:
I always drove my k5 in the snow over my other vehicles.... :dunno:
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This sentence struck me as funny.

Makes it seem like your tires are affecting your steering ability BIG TIME. :haha:


-G
 
Well I parked the Blazer in the yard the day before yesterday after playing in the snow. Yesterday I tried starting it to put it back by the garage, but it was having none of it, and I attributed it to the coldness. Today it needs to move, it got up to 50 today and was raining, and two feet of snow was gone in about 6 hours, so the Blazer is going to sink into the yard and tear the hell out of it with the TSLs.

I put the battery on the trickle charger last night and put it in the truck about 45 minutes ago, shes turning over plenty fast but not starting. The gas gauge says its dead on empty, but since Ive actually ran the tank dry in the past, I know that true empty is about an 1/8th into the negative.

I pumped it until my foot got tired and still nothing, all I accomplished was draining the battery again.
 
Well that's the thing, I don't have anything like that, no brake cleaner, carb cleaner, starting fluid.

Ive got plenty of WD40, science tells me it should work, but Ive never heard of anybody using it.
Well went ahead and tried it, nope. WD40 doesn't work.
 
xenomarine said:
I dunno, mine track true down the highway with no vibes at any speed, no steering stabilizer or hydro assist. They wear fast though. They aren't street tires by any means so anyone expecting good road manners might need to get their head checked. I was beyond surprised the first time I hit 80 and didn't suddenly flip over and explode!

My tsl's on the other hand.....shake city. Never again. There's a reason they got sold
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I'm experiencing the same thing. Went from worn 38.5 boggers to like new 42 TSL's. Lots of shake on the TSL's. My truck seemed to do much better in the ice with boggers, but in the snow I dont notice much difference. TSL's on icy roads is an exercise in driving persision at every speed. Every direction but the one you want to go.
 
For what it's worth, I have radial Super Swampers, and I love them in the snow - no matter what the conditions. I always have them aired down at least to 20 PSI if there's snow, just to make sure I get good traction on the street. Off road I'll go quite a bit lower. And when they're not enough I chain them up and they function like a crazy combination of Bogger and Super Swamper. Love 'em.
 
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