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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709   
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9th Sep 2014 10:20pm |
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| Monmouth Member Since: 27 Nov 2013 Location: Gwynedd Posts: 45  
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Cooper Discover M&S are the knoblyest that I've found so far... 1990 Defender 300TDi
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9th Sep 2014 10:22pm |
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| Monmouth Member Since: 27 Nov 2013 Location: Gwynedd Posts: 45
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Don't think they make them in 235/16. Shame. 1990 Defender 300TDi |
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9th Sep 2014 10:24pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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I used cooper m&s a couple if years ago on a trip to nordkapp, those and nokians seem to be the tyres of choice for Scandinavia
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10th Sep 2014 5:25am |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Winter tyres and snow tyres are generally different,winter tyres have much less aggressive tread suited for very cold or freezing,icy roads.Snow tyres are for, er, snow.imo I'd stick with winter tyres which much more practical and still take you pretty much anywhere and carry a set of chains which will take you anywhere. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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10th Sep 2014 11:37pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816 
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^^ Jim, winter tires as we know are of a softer compound and have specific additional sipes which flexibility supposedly allows snow to evacuate more easily.
So what are the specifics of a "snow" tire then which you say are different from winter tires? Can you give examples of what you call real "snow" tires, and which would not fall under the more common denominator of winter tires? I don't know of the existence of any tire at all which is a real "snow" tire. I know people on here often talk about "snow" tires, but I believe that category just does not even exist. All those tires are actually "winter" tires. Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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11th Sep 2014 2:50am |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109  
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I have some Nokian A/T on mine with extra sips in
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11th Sep 2014 5:58pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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^^ Nice tire
 , believe relatively new too, but it clearly is a summer tire. They could be my next summer tire actually as they exist in our standard Defender size.
http://www.nokiantyres.com/summer-tyres/nokian-rotiiva-at/ As winter tire, here is the Nokia tire of choice for our Defenders. Land Rover Switzerland sell these as an official LR accessory. I have those on Wolfs from when the truck was new, cannot fault them in the winter. http://www.nokiantyres.com/winter-tyres/nokian-hakkapeliitta-lt2/ Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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11th Sep 2014 6:22pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109
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Nope it's good in snow apparently might not be up to your conditions but for the UK they reckon its good enough
 I have been in muddy fields with no problems just need the white stuff to try now |
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11th Sep 2014 9:34pm |
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| MadTom Member Since: 10 Sep 2013 Location: Olomouc Posts: 641  
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I have Cooper Discoverer winter tires in 235/85/R16 on Discovery2 and they are very good winter tires. They can be compared to BFG AT, when not on snow. I can recomend. "Drobek" = The Small One - Discovery 2, "Blufínek" = The Blue Thing - Defender 130, and for me at least Ford Mondeo
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12th Sep 2014 10:57am |
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| Michaels Defender Member Since: 16 Aug 2007 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 274 
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These are my Nokians which I will be putting back on my Defender in November
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16th Sep 2014 9:13am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1029 
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Studs all the way for lapland, plus engine/diesel heater, having spent some time in Oulu, during winter -20 on a warm day, cold night with wind chill -50, skin and eyes will freeze if not covered. Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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16th Sep 2014 9:46am |
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| Axel Member Since: 22 Jun 2011 Location: Bochum Posts: 107  
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Cooper Discoverer M&S
Best Regards,
Axel |
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21st Sep 2014 7:41pm |
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