Tinker Taylor
Member
I have the stock worksite tires on my 900 and mostly they have been good in the snow and great the rest of the time. We have had no big snowstorms (yeah, just 7 inches in the last "huge" storm) since getting the plow (a Blizzard - works great) so I was thinking I may need to improve my traction if we get a deep snow.
The only time I have been stuck and had to winch out was in some deep wet snow in 2009 and at that time I thought a bit more belly clearance and some paddles to dig in would have been useful. Since then I have read others say that chains are the way to go-- but maybe they are dealing with more of an icy surface. Tracks look like (expensive) fun and may hurt the plowing if the ride height is raised too much.
So for my challenge of potentially belly deep snow would 589's or similar be the way to go OR should I just throw some chains on the WS tires. Some posters have mentioned that the deep lug tires have worse grip when it gets icy. Anyone care to relate how well their setup works? Thanks.
The only time I have been stuck and had to winch out was in some deep wet snow in 2009 and at that time I thought a bit more belly clearance and some paddles to dig in would have been useful. Since then I have read others say that chains are the way to go-- but maybe they are dealing with more of an icy surface. Tracks look like (expensive) fun and may hurt the plowing if the ride height is raised too much.
So for my challenge of potentially belly deep snow would 589's or similar be the way to go OR should I just throw some chains on the WS tires. Some posters have mentioned that the deep lug tires have worse grip when it gets icy. Anyone care to relate how well their setup works? Thanks.