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LT
 


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DSL-That's not strictly true, as if you found a tyre fitter in Sweden with the correct tool then studs could be fitted and removed.
But it seems like a lot of hassle and away from ice I get the impression that studded tyres might well be a nightmare. Also, there are strictly enforced regulations for motoring in Scandi countries and I'd be concerned about driving where studded tyres were not allowed etc. Besides which I suspect that you'd not actually need them anyway. But I can appreciate that it would be "fun" to drive with studded tyres, I'd like to try them Thumbs Up 

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LT wrote:
Also, there are strictly enforced regulations for motoring in Scandi countries and I'd be concerned about driving where studded tyres were not allowed etc.


In Norway its legal to drive with studded tires everywhere, but there are stud fees inside the city limits of Oslo and Bergen. More info on this page http://www.samferdselsetaten.oslo.kommune....r/english/ Bernt-Inge
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I have run both studded and studd free tyres.

My money is on studds, 3 tonns letting go down hill on ice on studd free tyres is something I dont want to repeat.

On pure snow no problems with studdless tyres.

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Post #78494011th Apr 2011 8:21 pm
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Hi,

Removing the studs isn't really an option. I believe the tyres come studded from the factory nowadays since it is a job requiring special equipment and skills as well. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R SUV might be ok for visiting Santa (no personal experience though). Drove last winter with Good Year Wranglers and managed to survive. Icy road conditions are a challenge with them and common sense was required but this applies to all winter conditions and with non-studded options you need to be extra careful.

Found a website (in heavy Finnish, sorry) summarising the test results of winter tyres made by different Nordic magazines (http://www.automerkit.fi/uutiset-trendit/r...-2010.html). You may be required to type in a post code to acces the site; try 00100 (Helsinki post code). There you need to know that "Nastarenkaat" refers to studded winter tyres and "Kitkarenkaat" to non-studded ones ("kitka" actually translates to "friction" so these "friction tyres" that are entered into Nordic tyre tests are usually designed to northern conditions and the all weather tyres commonly used in central/western Europe are not classifed (by the magazines) as winter tyres even though there might be the M+S symbol. So they are legal but not the best choice.  
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