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Ground is thawing out. Ice is gone so I took my chains off. Now, ground is somewhat hard underneath an inch or two of slime. Chains gonna do me any good or just dig ditches? Almost time to spring for new shoes on the back I guess.
 
Chains do help in mud. They also get hellishly full of mud, break more often in the thicker rocky slop, etc. But if the alternative is being stuck, chain up!
 
(quoted from post at 08:44:32 02/09/11) Ground is thawing out. Ice is gone so I took my chains off. Now, ground is somewhat hard underneath an inch or two of slime. Chains gonna do me any good or just dig ditches? Almost time to spring for new shoes on the back I guess.
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Exactly. The ground is still frozen, but with a sloppy surface. The tires, even if new, just can't bite into it. Put the chains back on.
 
That question has an interesting if somewhat obscure story about it. The US Army ordered chains for vehicles used in Vietnam in the 60's and the GAO tried to stop the order until someone explained to the clerk that even if it didn't snow in Vietnam, chains help in the mud too.
 
They'll help with propulsion... but you'll dig the ditches too. When I chain up I usually leave them on until the ground starts to dry and firm up in the spring...

Rod
 
Mud and snow are similar. That's why tires are often called mud and snow tires. Chains can make a big difference in mud. If the mud is bottomless, they won't help though. Dave
 
Dave. The fellow who posted LEAVE EM ON seems like the best solution. I would rather fill the ditches then try and pull the tractor out of the mud .Our Chains (for snow removal)stays on Old UGLY till the ground get back to frost free status. then we take em off. LOU.
 
I have seen some of that bottomless mud. When I was a kid, we had a neighbor that got seriously stuck several times every spring - like our young Matthew from Indiana or the "Stuck and Troubled" pictures. He burned off his wheat field every fall, too, and a couple times half the neighbors' pastures. He was a nice guy, just a lot of trouble.
 
My dad used chains only for mud. Back in the 50s, we just let the lay untill it melted. If I remember, he ran them very lose, to "flop" the mud out.
Dennis.
 
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