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Skid Steer with Snow Tires Performance

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Head to head Test: CHEAP knock off Snow Tracks VS Snow Tires during a Blizzard/ Ice storm 4 k video

What happens here

A Volvo MC 115 C skid steer, equipped with snow tires (Protech Pro Cleats) and an Arctic Sectional Sno-Pusher, attempts to clear snow. While performing better than the wheeled loader and pickup, it still visibly struggles with traction when turning under load and fails to climb a slight incline, illustrating the limitations of even specialized snow tires on challenging surfaces.

Goal: Evaluate the performance of a skid steer with snow tires

Tools and materials

  • Arctic Sectional Sno-Pusher Arctic — Snow pusher attachment
  • Protech Pro Cleats Protech — Snow tires for the skid steer
  • Volvo Skid Steer Volvo — Clearing snow with snow tires

What they say

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it became pretty clear pretty fast that turning under a load even with snow tires on it was not gonna happen in any piece of equipment everything is having problems with this everything he thinks he's gonna be able to climb that hill even with snow start tires on now I was gonna guess he wasn't even gonna be able to climb up the little incline from this loading diagram because I've actually had equipment go down there to clean the snow out before and had it get stuck at the bottom and we've had to tow it out with a chain that's how bad stone regular tires can be in snow I've never ran one with good winter tires on it that makes a huge difference you didn't want to take it earlier today did you no I'm an old school bobcat person you know been in one since I was about 11 years old so okay but if you ever ran a set of winter tires before like that no Donna Nebraska I mean we get our late late your blizzards but we don't get nothing like you guys get all your how do you like them I like them I mean you still slide around a little bit but yeah I mean we can barely stand out here so so now we know how tires perform under these conditions let's take a look at how a set of tracks actually works and to do that we've got to back this story up because I bought a cat skin motor from Mississippi and it came with mud tracks which are useless in snow but don't take my word for it let's actually show you southern boy wait a minute it's a bat what did you say Dave and if you flip it over then I don't have to buy it

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