howdy, im a newbie here but figured id chime in since i came here looking for info on maxtrax. they DO work pretty damn well, although the price does seem kinda high at first. we use them at our golf course in PA in lieu of sending out an atv/truck with one or two men...thats where it pays for itself in one use. id say go for it. if they suck theres always ebay lol
Stuck in snow, winchless recovery
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howdy, im a newbie here but figured id chime in since i came here looking for info on maxtrax. they DO work pretty damn well, although the price does seem kinda high at first. we use them at our golf course in PA in lieu of sending out an atv/truck with one or two men...thats where it pays for itself in one use. id say go for it. if they suck theres always ebay lol
Take a look at this guys. I' ve used it in snow and things worked out very well and fast for me.
Can you find it in America market?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFFLpEVDAdQ
Can you find it in America market?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFFLpEVDAdQ
Emergency tire chains, they have had them for cars since the '20s at least, I recall seeing an American patent for them from the teens. A pair of chains and a strap ( old ones were leather and a buckle). Had a set for my '61 Austin Cambridge. You don't see them much anymore, they were just to get you unstuck in snow and ice. Have seen them at swap meets and thrift stores in the last few years, "antiques"!
They don't look to hard to make yourself. This is a brilliant solution to the OP problem.
Emergency tire chains, they have had them for cars since the '20s at least, I recall seeing an American patent for them from the teens. A pair of chains and a strap ( old ones were leather and a buckle). Had a set for my '61 Austin Cambridge. You don't see them much anymore, they were just to get you unstuck in snow and ice. Have seen them at swap meets and thrift stores in the last few years, "antiques"!
Thanks for your reply! Really? Are they so old? Do you have any photo of them to show me? Nevertheless, I was helped a lot. This is not just chains. I use chains when I want to get out of snow. When it comes to sand and mud, I put a rubber part that there is in the package. It is very hard material and seems very difficult to be cut. It creates extra resistance and helps the car unstuck fast.
Thanks for your reply! Really? Are they so old? Do you have any photo of them to show me? Nevertheless, I was helped a lot. This is not just chains. I use chains when I want to get out of snow. When it comes to sand and mud, I put a rubber part that there is in the package. It is very hard material and seems very difficult to be cut. It creates extra resistance and helps the car unstuck fast.
Thanks for your reply! Really? Are they so old? Do you have any photo of them to show me? Nevertheless, I was helped a lot. This is not just chains. I use chains when I want to get out of snow. When it comes to sand and mud, I put a rubber part that there is in the package. It is very hard material and seems very difficult to be cut. It creates extra resistance and helps the car unstuck fast.
Sorry for the double post!!!
Hey there! I don' t know if they're easy to make but it's definitely easy to put them on the wheels of the car. I just wanted to know if you can find them in America. At their site http://www.dv4car.com/ , they say that the product is released in Europe, Australia and Africa.
Here is a 1919 patent for a safety device for tire chains. So clearly chains predated 1919 by some time.
https://www.google.com/patents/US12...X&ei=yL87UvqsErCgyAHopIDQBQ&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBjhu
Geof
Personally I do not see any resemblance to what you ´ve posted and the product I have. However, it is good information and the pics are nice for my file.
Here you go, some on ebay...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Vintage-F...dhooks-Snow-Chain-Antique-W-Bag-/390621287028
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Vintage-F...dhooks-Snow-Chain-Antique-W-Bag-/390621287028
These chains are ordinary. So, they can´t take a rubber part as the ones I showed and therefore they can´t get you out of mud and sand. In addition to this, I can´t see a metal frame on them. This would make them stable on the wheel and they wouldn't create problem to the ABS of the car as most of them do now because they move on the wheel. So, I think this is one more advantage of the product I have.
I think you'll find that straight chains will give you just as good traction in mud etc than chains in rubber hoses. I don't see those hoses lasting very long at all. And as for the metal frames, are you talking about the chain side plates? There are lots of variations on this old theme out there, two rows of chain, three rows of chain, buckles, ratchet straps, cam straps, leather, impregnated webbing, nylon webbing, what ever you want. The selection is out here, if thats what you want.
Mark W
Yep, I really don't really care that much I guess.
I may have missed something in the thread... But if you think that chains will not help you in mud... Or that some sort of rubber over the chains will... You could not be more wrong.
I have not chained up for mud in a long time. Big boggers and ag tires don't really need them. But I have done many many many miles in the past on slimy sloppy gooey muddy trails with chained ATs and MTs. They make a world of difference.
Not sure what would make you think otherwise. Have your ever used tire chains in mud?
If you are worrying about abs functioning while your are chained up... Have you used chains in snow and ice much?
Mark...
I have not chained up for mud in a long time. Big boggers and ag tires don't really need them. But I have done many many many miles in the past on slimy sloppy gooey muddy trails with chained ATs and MTs. They make a world of difference.
Not sure what would make you think otherwise. Have your ever used tire chains in mud?
If you are worrying about abs functioning while your are chained up... Have you used chains in snow and ice much?
Mark...
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Every Timberjack skidder I've driven in the bush (many years ago now) had chains all round, all year round, and that's on top of seriously cleated Agro tires. They keep you going through the dreaded mud, rock and tree debris porridge.....
Every Timberjack skidder I've driven in the bush (many years ago now) had chains all round, all year round, and that's on top of seriously cleated Agro tires. They keep you going through the dreaded mud, rock and tree debris porridge.....
