Winter tires, guys.

"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo) 01/07/2017 at 15:27 • Filed to: None

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So im clearing my car off and this guy in a Ford fiesta does a 3 pt turn in our street and the back of his car is in deep snow from the plow while the front is spinning like crazy unable to get traction. I pushed his car 50 feet until he had enough speed to keep going. I’m exhausted.

Warming up in the car then heading out.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > cazzyodo 01/07/2017 at 15:34

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Why do you need to warm up if you’re exhausted from pushing a car?

comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer > cazzyodo 01/07/2017 at 15:49

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More likely: “an understanding of rolling friction vs. sliding friction, guys”. It sounds like someone who thinks “I have the pedal to the floor, there’s nothing more I can do”, when in actuality, once you lose traction, you’re done. Let off the gas, be more gentle with the throttle, and he probably would have been fine.

Wait for the outrage...I’m 40, live parallel to the IL/WI border, and have never had winter tires, nor do I recall my father ever having winter tires, except maybe on one vehicle.

shop-teacher > comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer 01/07/2017 at 16:12

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I live in Chicagoland. I got winter tires because they’re really nice to have. Not a necessity by any means, but they sure make things easier and more fun in the snow. I’m on winter #16 of driving RWD pickup trucks. The first 10 of those on all seasons. Got around just fine on them.

shop-teacher > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/07/2017 at 16:13

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Face hands and feet I imagine.

cazzyodo > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/07/2017 at 16:28

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Primarily face. Its windy as fuck and I was shoveling.