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Originally Posted by danielj
Thanks for all the replies and thoughts on tyre sizes. On the subject of skinnier tyres my own experience with 205 / 16's was that the skinnier tyre did dig into the mud quicker. Problem I found though was that when there wasn't something solid under the mud they kept digging until nearly up to the axle. With a wider tyre they were slower to dig and didn't sink as much. A lot probably depends on the type of ground and whether digging is going to get you deeper in a hole or gain you some grip. On snow I would have thought the wider tyre would be better. But as has been said tread type is probably more important than tyre width. Happen to be using 245/70/16 Cooper Mud and Snow thread at the moment. Granted they are part worn but they don't get me far in the mud. Can be slippy sideways in the wet on tarmac at times. Didn't have any problems with them in the snow but didn't push them too hard.
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As we've found on one or two of our 'adventures', unless its a proper mud pattern, even if you don't sink, the tread fills with mud very quickly and the wheels just spin....
24-02-2010, 14:40
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