I've had the BFG's on several vehicles. In stock form, they were pretty good
on snow and ice, after my first set I started having them siped at the tire
dealer. If you are not familiar with the process, they use a machine to make
shallow cuts across the tread. When the tires flex, the cuts spread apart,
making hundreds of little traction surfaces on the tire. With siped bfg's I
had comparable performance to nearly any studded snow tire I have ever run.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO - LT195/75R14/D tires - first
impressions

> Thanks for that Jack.
>
> If my bus is ready, I may get 4 Nokian 14" CS tires installed in
> Everett WA en route to BBTB. Had considered those BFG's but read that
> they weren't that great on ice/snow. (or at least not as great as one
> would assume based upon how they look. They are quite gnarly) Useful
> to get your impressions.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Couple weeks ago we had quite a bit of slippery ice on the streets here
>> in Central Oregon. Mrs Squirrel's all-wheel drive Subaru Outback was
>> doing a bit of sliding about, but my 2WD Vanagon (with 300lbs of sand
>> over the rear axle) handled the same stretches with aplomb.*
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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