Snow chains

MMMM, but will snow chains help you get out of a muddy field? I fly paragliders and hang gliders and sometimes venture proper off road. Couple of years ago I got stuck 5ft from a gravel track and it took me an hour and a half to get back on the move. Would snow chains have got me moving again?
HEY, I just noticed-------I am a Junior member.------Wicked! Let somebody call me an old fart now!!!
 
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Norris said:
MMMM, but will snow chains help you get out of a muddy field? I fly paragliders and hang gliders and sometimes venture proper off road. Couple of years ago I got stuck 5ft from a gravel track and it took me an hour and a half to get back on the move. Would snow chains have got me moving again?
HEY, I just noticed-------I am a Junior member.------Wicked! Let somebody call me an old fart now!!!
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Only time I ever used my snow chains on a camper van was when I got my old Travelhome stuck in a muddy festival field...and then I reckon it was because they cut through to the stones underneath! Made a helluva mess :eek:

I agree with everyone else - if it's that bad, get off the roads asap, snuggle up to a hairy dog (he doesn't mind being called that, really!) and break open the brandy!:D
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Only used chains once, on a FWD. They just grind up the snow and ice till you get down to the road surface, then the metal slips on the tarmac! Better to let a bit of air out of the tyre, dig a strip of snow out of the way and take a run at it, if that fails then forget it.
Without 4WD and snow tyres deep snow will defeat you, and even with the right 4WD you still need to know how to drive in snow (its not that easy)
 
if you come across a plowed or gritted section of road and dont take your chains off, you will wreck your tyres in very short order. As the chains thump over the tarmac, they will break up the steel belting inside the tyre. An alternative non damaging option might be these http://www.snowchains.co.uk/main/weisssock.htm

If you are going to a country / area where you need them, or must carry them by law, there are companies that will hire chains such as http://www.snowchains.co.uk/main/rentals_4x4.htm
 
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hi live in scotland and often travel to aviemore in February to enjoy snow but never needed snow tyres in 30 years !!!
Merry Christmas-----enjoy
 
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