• Snowmobiles can slip and slide out of control without the use of studs.snowmobile image by monamakela.com from Fotolia.com
  
  Snowmobiles offer individuals the ability to get from one snowy or icy location to another. Some use them for recreational purposes, but snowmobiles can be used to race across such terrains too, or be used as work vehicles for people who maintain alpine resorts or need access to remote areas. Traction, speed and driver control are needed by the snowmobile user. Otherwise, it won't make any difference why they need the machine.
  
  

Traction

• These smaller engine-operated machines require traction to successfully travel over snowy or icy terrains. Without traction, snowmobiles are unable to dig into the snow or icy surfaces enough to propel them forward or backwards with control, instead of sliding around in circles. Studs, placed into the snowmobile's track --- on the track's lugs --- provide the traction needed for movement, according to The Advanced Track Design Project of the University of Maine.
  
  

Acceleration

• Another reason to stud a snowmobile track is due to its ability to influence snow mobile acceleration. Once a snowmobile has studs on its track and is successfully experiencing traction in slippery and wet terrains, it is able to travel at a faster rate of speed. Since some snowmobile users use this vehicle type to address emergency conditions, enabling them to reach someone requiring immediate assistance in icy areas --- where a truck may not be able to go --- having the ability to travel quicker is a big plus.
  
  Other snowmobile users need to be able to accelerate for recreational purposes. A snowmobile user of either type is less likely to accelerate this vehicle if it does not have enough traction control with the ground below. Studs provide that control. But another type of control is also needed too.
  
  

Driver Control

• Driver control is only achievable with snowmobiles when traction issues have been addressed. It isn't enough for the snowmobile to be able to grip the ground beneath; the driver of the snowmobile needs to be in some control of the machine, too. Therefore, studding a snowmobile track will also provide the snowmobile driver with more control over the vehicle, overall.
  
  With studs, the gripping of the track to the terrain will be firmer, speed will be increased and the snowmobile driver will be able to traverse greater distances with less fear of losing control of the small machine that separates them from snowy or icy conditions.