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PostSubject: moving snow   Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:31 am

I plan on moving lots of snow this winter and it seems from reading a few different forums, that moving snow with chains on the rear tires is maybe not such a great idea. anyone with 1st hand experience with this?? are the chains easy to put on and take off?? I thought it would be handy to leave the chains on for ice fishing and moving snow but don't want it to cause any issues while moving snow scratch
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:47 am

Honestly I am not a fan of chains at all!

A 4 x 4 atv has so much traction that you do not need them at all to push snow. Plus if you throw one off with any kind of wheel speed at all it will tear up stuff on your wheeler in a heartbeat. I have pushed threw drifts that are easily 4 to 5' deep with most of the snow just pouring over the top of the plow and still never get stopped without chains.

Now on slick ice while ice fishing I can see where they would be nice but I have very little experience with my quad in those conditions so I'll leave it up to Rod, or Todd or Kent that prolly do have experience in those conditions to give you a recommendation.

Chains just scare me. I have seen them tear up a ton of stuff if they start coming loose. Even on a lawn tractor so I shy away.
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:14 am

rellison8 wrote:
Honestly I am not a fan of chains at all!



I will agree with Randy. We move quite a bit of snow and with the blade hanging on the front , traction is never really an issue Mike. There are a couple times where I have seen chains help on a glare of ice , but the old 4x4 has always got us by. Try it without and if you think that you need them , then go for it.
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:14 am

thanks for the input guys. I'll just see how it goes without them
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:07 pm

Yep, ditto on what was said. I have never used chains either, and have not had any problems clearing the snow. Between the blade and my own counterweight sumo, I don't get much slippage.
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:50 am

finally used the plow this am. worked pretty well. had so much fun, I drove to the gas station filled up and went and did my brothers driveway clap
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:57 am

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finally used the plow this am. worked pretty well. had so much fun, I drove to the gas station filled up and went and did my brothers driveway clap


Awesome Mike! Great to hear that it's working out for ya. It sure does make something that seems like such a pain before into a lot of fun.

How much snow you guys get up that way. Haven't seen a single flake down here YET!
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:38 am

oh not much maybe 3" but my truck is in the shop getting new tires and since I couldn't go fish, I thought I'd goof around with the plow
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PostSubject: Re: moving snow   Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:04 pm

Yep, I'll second, (or third, or forth) what the others have said. You know my wheeler isn't a big one, (400), but I've moved a ton of snow with it, and never felt that I needed chains.
I agree with you, It is fun pushing snow around with them! I've got a driveway that's about 120 yards long, and when I'm done with it, I mess around pushing snow away from the front of the mailbox, clear the front of the garage........whatever I can find to push. Very Happy
Good luck with it for the rest of the winter.
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