Ice chains

[quilbilly]

I have a chance to buy some used ice chains, problem is we are never in ice and I know nothing about them. We are almost always in mud. Will they work fine in mud or am I better off waiting and buying something different. BTW the price is right.

[starmac]

Are you talking truck or equipment.
I have used ice chains on my truck in mud, but literally hate it, but they probably hold up better standard cheap truck mud chain. I doubt I would like using them any better in mud.

[quilbilly]

For my skidder

[BargeMonkey]

 I've got 1.5 and 2x diamond ice chain on my 460 right now, they work ok, depends what you call "mud" 😂 I shutdown long before I get to the belly pans. I had trygg ice chains on another machine and they would pack right full in the mud. If the chains themselves aren't worn to death you could always weld in some heavier iron for traction especially if the price is right.  

[coxy]

using ice chains in the mud don't run them tight and they will clean  out 

[Peter Drouin]

I like mine, chews up ice in my log yard very well. Customers won't slip and fall.
I don't want to put sand down, it will stick to the logs and that is hard on the saw.


And the Cat will go anywhere.
Goes well in the mud too.

[Skeans1]

Down here we're seeing guys ditch the chains for a set of these Wheel Track - Skidder | Eco-Tracks

[mike_belben]

First chained up telehandler ive ever seen, thats cool.

[Ed_K]

 I have 18.4-34s on the taylor do you think they would stay on with such a round profile ?

[quilbilly]

Skeans I'd love to have eco or Clark tracks but a new set is too spendy and guys seem to like em enough to never have a used set laying around to sell cheap. A logger in our area switched to em 5-10 years ago and won't go back to chains.