Tire chains in mud....

[bowsniper]

I'm sitting here watching it pour rain, worrying that we may not be able to get through all the mud for my boy's youth elk tag on Friday. I have never done much 4 wheeling in mud, so I am wondering: Would tire chains on a 4 wheel drive be much help getting through the mud?

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

[TAM]

I don't know the answer to your question, but I think things are supposed to dry out by this weekend.

[narrox]

I have used them and they add quite a lot of traction depending on your tires. There is debate on if you should/have to chain up all four wheels if you have a "high tech" 4X4 system. Make sure that the chains have proper fit and that the tensioners are working and well placed. If you have a loose chain getting stuck will be the least of your worries. There are some trucks out there that have very little clearance for chains. I have an FJ Cruiser that I would not put chains on the front and had an old school FJ Landcruiser that could handle anything. My last input is to run the chains the very minimum, and at very low speed. Good luck out there!

[silencedmajority]

I've run chains on the front tires on my jeep in caliche mud. I'm pretty sure I wasn't getting out without them, but I wouldn't do it unless you had to, it really tears up the road.

[Benbrown]

Front chains work for sure with mud and 4WD. If you are in bentonite or montmorillonite clay, it helps to have the back chained up too. In snow and/or ice. chain up all four (f you have 4WD).

[bowsniper]

Thanks guys, we'll give it a try.

 

Mark

[Red Rabbit]

I had to put chains up front when on some slippery clay in Southern Utah one time, otherwise would have been sliding into the ditch.

You will probably be able to get by without chains though. Have not needed them in AZ yet.