I can only speak for Alaska and we can run them from Sept. 15th through May 1st.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Doug F <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005 4:29 pm
Subject: Re: studding my Hakkapeliitas?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> Anybody know if you can use studded tires in Calif?
>
> Or what states permit them?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@AK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 4:06 PM
> Subject: Re: studding my Hakkapeliitas?
>
>
> > Wes,
> >
> > Used tires can be studded, but not every shop is willing to do
> it and the
> studs will not stay in as well as they would had they been
> installed when
> the tire was new.  I have Nokians that are on their fourth winter
> and they
> still have almost all of their studs.  Lessor quality tires
> typically lose
> as many studs as my Nokians did in their first winter, and used
> tires that
> have studs installed usually will lose them even faster.
> >
> > Mark in AK
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
> > Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005 2:41 pm
> > Subject: studding my Hakkapeliitas?
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > > I'm wondering...
> > > my Hakkapeliitas have holes for studs.  How do I stud these tires?
> > > (Does it matter that I used them last season without studs?)
> And will
> > > the tires wear less quickly with studs?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Wes
> > > '84 1.9l
> > >
>