[Big hammer]

The rubber compound has a lot to due with traction! Hard compound, long wearing, not
very good in wet or snow. Soft compound, faster wearing, better in wet or snow. Then
the tread design comes in second. My grandfather always bought model A's to travel country muddy roads to teach in one room school houses. He stated, the model A's skinny
tires would plow though, of course not much traffic. Grandpa's are always right :-)