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10-27-2008, 09:49 AM
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Tire Chains.....for mud???
Does anyone use or ever used tire chains for general off road/mud..?? I run tires that are more or less street only tires, and would like to keep em'(their new).... The only "off road" I do is on my farm, just dirt, mud, and some small rocks.....
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10-27-2008, 10:43 AM
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Tire chains are street only. Mud requires RPM's and tire chains wouldn't hold on. Besides, they're full of holes too.  Invest in a good set of mud tires instead.
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10-27-2008, 10:49 AM
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Stay away from chains! They tend to flail, beating the tire and fender components to death. Also they break. When they break they get into mischief, and break other stuff underneath. AMHIK.....
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10-27-2008, 05:50 PM
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I've used tire chains many many times in the mud. My dad has used them every year for hunting for the last 40 years. never experienced a problem at all.
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10-27-2008, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Headhoncho
Tire chains are street only. Mud requires RPM's and tire chains wouldn't hold on. Besides, they're full of holes too. Invest in a good set of mud tires instead.
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Sorry dude, but that is not true. Chains work very well in the mud if you only have street tires or AT's, because they act like big paddles.
As for holding on, I have had all 4 tires spinning very fast in the snow, with chains on all 4. Snow is not very different from mud. Its just colder.
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10-27-2008, 06:18 PM
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I've always had semi chains that we would cut down to fit my tires. Twice one hunting trip I couldnt make it up a muddy hill. so backed down, put the chains on just the front, and it would crawl up it like nobodys business.
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10-27-2008, 07:36 PM
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Years ago, we had a small group down at Tellico. One guy had a near bone stock flatfender. Skinny little grave digger tires. He popped some tire chains on the rig's front tires, and was going all over the place. Sure it wasn't pretty, and if it was dark we would have been seeing sparks on the rocks, but it seemed to work. Nothing I'd recommend, but I've seen it done 
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10-27-2008, 08:16 PM
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yeah chains are great for instances like yours. just make sure you buy the right size and install them the right way, if you use your head you will never have a problem. The only time chains fly off is when they are not installed properly and spinning them at 120 mph when your so stuck you need a tow anyway
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10-27-2008, 09:13 PM
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I've seen many mud racers use them here in Florida. Seems like overkill but have seen them on Boggers too!
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10-27-2008, 09:34 PM
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Yeah I kinda figured they'd be ok as long as I use some common sense... I found some heavy-duty chains for $81.00 per pair or some V-bar (reinforced links) for $122..... Hell the truck has a warn winch on it so I don't think I'll fight the mud too much if it does get stuck, I use that thing every chance I get... It just takes forever...
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