General Which winter tyres are people going for

[loveshandbags]

Scandinavia winter tyre supplier Bythjul Norden have started online trading in the UK with the website Goodgrip.co.uk

Anybody took the opportunity of comparing their prices/service?

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Had a quick look at the web site. I have been looking at mytyres (eiretyres), lovetyres & camskill on & off the last couple of days.
I would say that comparing with the former 2 there is a more limited selection of tyres. If you select say A500 or Mito it does not list the wheel choices as you would on mytyres. Prices look good on the 185/55 x 15 (but missing the premium brand names). They have only one tyre on 175/55 x 15. When I enquired with lovetyres last day they have Goodyear Ultragrip in stock (they were out of them previously) at a resonable £76.74
http://lovetyres.com/tyre/Goodyear-UltraGrip-8/185-55-15
but for the export market don't allow for ex-vat. Camskill cater for ex-vat and a very resonable courier charge of £20 to Ireland but have essentially no stock except for Cooper & something else. I was tempted by the price (& size) of this tyre but no stock (at the moment) and have found no review on it...
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m95b0s162...O_S942_SNOWPROX_TOYO_S_942_-_175_55R15_77T_TL_

 

[Caravadossi]

Label data for the Toyo Snowprox S942 is given on the De Nieuwe Band list …

http://www.kiesdenieuweband.nl/

… if it doesn’t translate, click-on the winterbandenlijst from the red menu on the right.

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[Most Easterly Pandas]

It does if you are a farmer. Or are considering whether to import Hawaiian shirts or snow shoes.

How's that

A forecast won't change what the weather is going to be, so doesn't help farmers that much.

 

[306maxi]

How's that

A forecast won't change what the weather is going to be, so doesn't help farmers that much.

Yes, but if you're a farmer you need to be mindful of the forecast so you can protect livestock, harvest crops at the right time and so on.

 

[RobinPJ]

Yes, but if you're a farmer you need to be mindful of the forecast so you can protect livestock, harvest crops at the right time and so on.

Absolutely right. Not this time of year of course, but the decision when to harvest arable crops is incredibly dependent on weather forecasting as it is crucial to get the wheat/barley as ripe (not sure that's the right technical word!) as possible and the moisture content low (as it ripens and dries out) but you don't want to leave it if it is going to then get a week's rain just when you plan to harvest it.

Of course you can't change the weather but you can make the best of it.

I worked for an arable farmer one harvest 25 years ago and he paid a lot of money to have access to a special Met Office long range (by which I mean 2 week) forecast specially done for farmers. That was on a recorded phone message back then of course.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Yes, but if you're a farmer you need to be mindful of the forecast so you can protect livestock, harvest crops at the right time and so on.

Live stock protection I'll give you but arible farmers can't really do much tbh. With regards to havest the often have only a small window in which thu have access to certain equipment depending upon the crop, so almost have to make do with the weather

 

[306maxi]

Live stock protection I'll give you but arible farmers can't really do much tbh. With regards to havest the often have only a small window in which thu have access to certain equipment depending upon the crop, so almost have to make do with the weather

Well if they've got grain to harvest and they've got a choice between harvesting early and getting less per tonne or harvesting later and risking damage to the crop and getting nothing, then they'll make a choice based on the forecast

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Well if they've got grain to harvest and they've got a choice between harvesting early and getting less per tonne or harvesting later and risking damage to the crop and getting nothing, then they'll make a choice based on the forecast

Assuming they've access to the harvesting equipment.

 

[RunnerStephen]

Hi Everyone,

I’d just like to sum up a few things I’ve seen in this thread earlier if possible…

I’m getting a new 500 anytime between now and New Year,

I’ve recently moved to the back of nowhere where the definition of ‘gritting’ is running down the road with a salt shaker!!

I think I’ll get some steel wheels with winter tyres to make sure I can still actually move, but could the following points be confirmed by the experts please? (this may also help new people to this thread, too!)



To buy full wheels and tyres, mytyres seems best, especially when done through TopCashback.

14” wheels/tyres bought from mytyres will fit when swapping with the 15” alloys supplied, same bolt holes, bolt sizes etc. as long as you make sure you tell them you’re driving the right spec 500.

The tyres supplied on the wheels are legal with UK insurance companies as long as they are sizes quoted in the owners manual.

The best tyres to go for a Vredestein or Continental? (any other recommendations would be good!!)

Lastly, could anyone tell me, when looking for a 500 spec on mytyres, what the difference between ‘312 1242ccm 51kW 09.2007- 4-98.00-steel wheel’ and ‘312 1242ccm 51kW 11.2010- 4-98.00-steel wheel’ is please? This looks like the date of manufacture to me but I may be wrong, if this is right, both only seem to have a ‘start date’ and no end date!!



Just want to be sure I get the right thing, haha!!

306, if you PM me what to do to get you a referral through top cashback I’ll do it, you’ve helped me a few other times, too!! J

 

[RobinPJ]

Stephen

I am 99.999% sure you are right on all points.

 

[306maxi]

Hi Everyone,

I’d just like to sum up a few things I’ve seen in this thread earlier if possible…

I’m getting a new 500 anytime between now and New Year,

I’ve recently moved to the back of nowhere where the definition of ‘gritting’ is running down the road with a salt shaker!!

I think I’ll get some steel wheels with winter tyres to make sure I can still actually move, but could the following points be confirmed by the experts please? (this may also help new people to this thread, too!)



To buy full wheels and tyres, mytyres seems best, especially when done through TopCashback.

14” wheels/tyres bought from mytyres will fit when swapping with the 15” alloys supplied, same bolt holes, bolt sizes etc. as long as you make sure you tell them you’re driving the right spec 500.

The tyres supplied on the wheels are legal with UK insurance companies as long as they are sizes quoted in the owners manual.

The best tyres to go for a Vredestein or Continental? (any other recommendations would be good!!)

Lastly, could anyone tell me, when looking for a 500 spec on mytyres, what the difference between ‘312 1242ccm 51kW 09.2007- 4-98.00-steel wheel’ and ‘312 1242ccm 51kW 11.2010- 4-98.00-steel wheel’ is please? This looks like the date of manufacture to me but I may be wrong, if this is right, both only seem to have a ‘start date’ and no end date!!



Just want to be sure I get the right thing, haha!!

306, if you PM me what to do to get you a referral through top cashback I’ll do it, you’ve helped me a few other times, too!! J

No difference between the two

Unfortunately if you're going to buy complete wheels and tyres from mytyres the Conti's aren't available for some reason.

If it were me, based on the current prices I'd get the Goodyear Ultragrip 8's or the Vredestein's. Goodyear's seem to be the better tyre but the Vredestein's aren't to be sniffed at either

If you're buying a set of wheels you can get the Conti's. If you want I can PM you a link to a set of wheels, that seems cheapish, the moment I post it on here someone else will go and grab them.

 

[RunnerStephen]

Go on then, let's have a look! if I choose to go for GoodYear or Vredestein from MyTyres I'll let you know and you can do a general post if you like?

Cheers again!!
Stephen

 

[306maxi]

PM sent

 

[rtwolfe]

Thanks to all for the tire advice. We just got our first snow in Minnesota. Slush that turned to ice with about an inch of loose snow on top. No sand or salt or plowing on the streets yet but I was amazed at how the new Fiat handled the crud. Ultimately, I got some Nokian Hakka R's - tried first for Blizzaks but couldn't get the size needed in states, then tried for Vredsteins (again no luck) but found Nokians. Snows made all the difference. I can nearly stop in half the usual distance, when skidding. Start up at icy intersections is a breeze. So, again. I lurked here in the fall and tried to find the kind of tires your guys thought were good. So, thanks for the help.

 

[Andy Monty]

lol

what an image that projects, a farmer in snow shoes and an Hawaiian shirt

I wonder what winter tyres he's on

probably these

Well if they've got grain to harvest and they've got a choice between harvesting early and getting less per tonne or harvesting later and risking damage to the crop and getting nothing, then they'll make a choice based on the forecast

Problem is that many farmers can't afford their own combine and sub contract the work out to a Agricultural agent Who supplies a Combine and operative. But when 5 farmers want their crops threshing at the same time and they only have 2 combines.... 3 are going to have to wait......


Same goes for peas one shower of rain can mean the difference between a grade A crop and one suitable for animal feed

 

[306maxi]

probably these







Problem is that many farmers can't afford their own combine and sub contract the work out to a Agricultural agent Who supplies a Combine and operative. But when 5 farmers want their crops threshing at the same time and they only have 2 combines.... 3 are going to have to wait......


Same goes for peas one shower of rain can mean the difference between a grade A crop and one suitable for animal feed

Of course, but if you knew there was bad weather on the way you'd try to jump in first.

 

[Andy Monty]

Of course, but if you knew there was bad weather on the way you'd try to jump in first.

as will all the others anything to try and save on turning on the diesel or electric swigging grain driers

 

[306maxi]

as will all the others anything to try and save on turning on the diesel or electric swigging grain driers

Which proves my point The forecast can help people

 

[Andy Monty]

Which proves my point The forecast can help people

If they get it right :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

 

[wigit]

well finally put mine on today, so now sporting the hub cap less route, i do like how fiat have locator pins on the hub so a piece of cake, also took on board the comments for using the jack points rather than the sills

as said a superb thread with great advice and look forward to giving some feedback in the forthcoming weeks