Snowplowing info

I paln to do some snowplowing with my 800 touring. I bought the Glacier 2 setup and its prety slick. I did notice when you drop the blade the front end raises up several inches. I bought a set of ITP Holeshot ATR radials from a guy who took them off his brand new Can am. I was wondering if I should stud these tires, stud the stock tires or buy a set of chains? I plan to stud them with motorcycle ice racing screws and fill the tires with antifreeze for extra weight. The Holeshots are very nice tires and have very flat profile on the rear so traction should be great. I wonder how these tires would compare to the stock Carlisle AT489 as far as ride quatlity. noise and traction?  

I doubt you'll need to stud the tires for plowing.  I am running the stock Carlisle tires now and they're about 3/4 worn.  I have no problem with traction while plowing and my driveway has a steep hill.  Besides, you probably don't want the studs on your driveway.

Let us know how the tires work.  I'm looking for new tires now.  I've been looking at the ITP Mud Lites.  

Thanks for the reply. A guy recently told me the Maxxis Bighorn radials are the best tires for snow. He claims his friend with the same quad can run circles around him with the Maxxis on. I have had a chance to try the Holeshots and got a flat first ride. Got a piece of arrowhead shaped shale thru the tire. I repaired it with a plug. The tires had great traction but are very sensitive in the steering departmant. At moderate speed it requires very little input to make the machine steer. I wouldnt let anyone without lots of experience ride at fast speeds becasue they would surely loose control by oversteering. Anyways I wont have to wait long now to see how the machine plows snow.