handyman Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 is it worth swapping back to the summer ones? the reason i ask. We do about 8000 miles a year in the van. How much quicker do the winter ones wear at? Are they as safe in the summer etc? If i keep swapping between summer/winter tyres, then it will take years and years to wear both sets down. I have read on here that tyres shouldn't be used for over a certain length of time? There doesnt appear to be any difference in the road noise from them. So, winter ones all the time and just replace them after 3 years or so of use...........how does that sound to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I've not heard of people in the U.K. changing their motorhome tyres for winter / summer before, although I have heard of it in areas on the continent where they get more snow / ice. Is this a common practice in this country ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted April 27, 2008 Author Share Posted April 27, 2008 Malc, My van goes through the alps/high scotland every winter. Winter tyres work better in temps below 7 degrees........but this means they wear more above that temp winter tyres work better in the wet I think these are the ones i got http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/uk/en/continental/automobile/themes/vans/mobile/vanco_winter/vancowinter_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Thanks for that info Handyman. Although it wouldn't apply to me because I haven't ( so far ) used my in the snow, it's interesting to know that such tyres are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Most (all?) tyre companies produce 'winter' tyre ranges. Many of these have a specialised directional tread pattern (eg. Michelin's "Agilis Snow-Ice" ranges and Vredenstein's "Comtrac Winter"), though Continental's VancoWinter has a conventional non-directional tread. Vredenstein's "Comtrac Ice" van range even comes with studs pre-fitted. GOOGLE will retrieve plenty of information on winter tyres, but here are a couple of links to be going on with: http://www.etyres.co.uk/winter-tyres-law http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/auto/auto_cons_bib_pqr_pne_hvr.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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