Snow Socks vs Snow Chains

[nova_robotics]

This is amazing. I had no idea such a thing existed. I also can't wrap my head around how this helps, but apparently it does.

[Frank S]

I've worn out several sets of snow chains while the hung in the rack on the side of the truck Only chained up a very few times and that was only on Snoqualmie pass the rest of the time I always managed to get through without chaining up. But in the oil fields we used them as mud chains all the time and needed them at any time through out the year

[nova_robotics]

I've worn out several sets of snow chains while the hung in the rack on the side of the truck Only chained up a very few times and that was only on Snoqualmie pass the rest of the time I always managed to get through without chaining up. But in the oil fields we used them as mud chains all the time and needed them at any time through out the year

I've gone through a couple sets. The set I have now for my Kubuta is getting pretty ripe. I spent a few years working in the oil patch as well (Alberta oil sands) but I don't recall ever seeing anyone running chains. Not sure why. It's very swampy out there. You see some guys running these Snow Cats (not sure what the proper name is):

https://www.alltrack.ca/in-stock-now/

But most of the time it's just Ford Superduties and Dodge products with regular tires. A diesel Dodge 2500 is an Alberta Cadillac. That's how they one-up each other. "I spent $150k on my work truck!" "Pfft. I spent $175k and just put $15k tune on the motor!" Then they drive them for two years and do it all over again. I've never seen so many broke people making $150k a year. But I digress...

[katy]

We always just called them tire chains or just a "set of chains", used them in snow, mud, or wherever one needed the extra gription.

[Frank S]

In a lot of the patch areas here in Texas the ground would either be red or black both when dry would be so hard you would need a jack hammer to break it up, but let it rain over night and the surface would turn to grease. Even the gin pole winch trucks with deep lug tires would just spin and slide but throw on a set of 3 railers and you could go like being on a highway, that is until enough traffic over the same area made the ruts so deep that the skid plates under the engines started pushing mud. By then you were left with only one option get a cat to drag you around. Less unnecessary movement or simply calling it a mud day would have saved everyone even the drilling company and producers a lot of money.