Tyre chains for grass?

[Kontiki]

Only tried snow chains when we lived in the USA & that was on snow. The ones we had were awkward to fit & even worse to get off . I have a nice button on my dash for snow & mud, all I can say is it has got us out of trouble a few times on mud. Not too sure what it does but it engages 2nd gear (it's a 6 speed automatic) & I think it is some kind of limited slip diff. all I can say is I'm thankful I've got it.

 

[Zozzer]

The yellow pads are OK if you put them under the wheels as you park to help stop the drive wheels sinking into the ground. They also give some traction to get you moving. If you haven't got enough momentum to keep going once off them, then it's other methods as they are no good once you are stuck.

John

I'm a firm believer of parking up on the yellow pads if the ground apears soft or wet, and if gentle on the throttle you shouldn't any problems moving. Where some people fall down is stopping well before they have reached more solid ground. I wouldn't go anywhere without my Fammia mud grips.

 

[Norris]

In answer to the original question, yes I have used my snow chains on grass and they were extremely effective. Despite gentle persuasion and forward/backward rocking, the tyres had broken traction one at a time and dug a very slight depression in the soft ground, giving no chance of self recovery without extra grip. I fitted the chains and drove straight out, no messing. The secret is still low revs and patience: if you rev the arse out of it, you will obviously just dig yourself in deeper.
The nuisance part of using chains on grass is washing all the clart and grass roots out of the chain links afterwards!!

Thanks for taking the time to reply and thanks for being direct, I think I will try a pair, best regards.

 

[mick dundee]

Spikes Spiders have saved me from a tow at a few festivals (mate had to wait for gandalph's tractor at Knockengorroch). Found it essential to put on before parking up. As with earlier posts don't gun it our your chains will suffer and you could lose some rubber tread.

PS: I do not condone theft so if you can source some plastic bread baskets with the lattice type base, cut out the base and use them as an alternative to the fiamma type grips, they work well and I used them to help some stranded vans get moving this winter in the ski centre car parks.