That's what I did, modify smaller twist link chains to fit the Rover.
Mine are an old set that was made with cross chains every 4", so they
are very heavy, but kick a.. Power has now been out for over an hour, so
I am running the generator. SWMBO just cooked a burrito in the woodstove
offroaddesign@softhome.net wrote:
> I've got a set of chains that I modified to fit over the bigger tires that
> are on Valdez. They're from the canadian military, not V bar but twist link
> and they DIG. I blew the rear end on Valdez (In the process of being built -
> stay tuned for juicy details) with the chains on. I couldn't believe how the
> truck would keep going through bumper deep snow, and Valdez's bumper is high
> off the ground.
>
> With a diff lock in the rear and a stout rear end, the chains will be even
> more effective. I can't even imagine how they would perform on a fully
> locked vehicle, when on all four wheels!
>
> J-L
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