I ride IA, Wi, & U.P.. Studs have saved me more than once. Like everyone else has said "safety". Too many times I've come over a hill or come up on a corner that is solid ice. I run gold diggers and love them. If I'm on a sled with no studs, I stick in the back and go slow. I've noticed all my tracks with studs aren't all tore up, no missing lugs, no tears, no damage what so ever. Corn fields , bean fields, and low snow conditions in the U.P. tear up tracks. Good studs are expensive, I justify it by telling myself I could die, hurt someone else, wreck the sled, or end up severely disabled. I have kids and they need their dad. If you ride deep snow only then no you don't need them. I need piece of mind, good studs and good carbides. Good luck, everyone has their opinion, my vote is for them.
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