ATV Chains

  • 4 BUCK
    South Dakota
    Posts: 192
    January 27, 2012 at 2:00 pm #1213502

    Anyone run chains on the back of your ATV? If so what is a good brand? I am thinking for ice fishing.

    ottomatica
    Lino Lakes, MN
    Posts: 1380
    January 27, 2012 at 2:13 pm #1032576

    I have on a rear wheel drive 4-wheeler, they worked well. I think I bout the 2 link spaced v bar ones from TireChain.com

    I have a 4 wheel drive atv now with mudder tires so no need for chains except maybe on glare ice.

    phishirman
    Madison, WI
    Posts: 1090
    January 27, 2012 at 2:14 pm #1032577

    I have a set for mine, but I rarely used em since I also did snow removal with my ATV. Couldn’t even tell you what brand they were, but they were always a pain in the to put on and keep tight.

    I also never ran into a situation where I really needed em.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22538
    January 27, 2012 at 2:15 pm #1032580

    I have a set of these on the front.. and these on the back

    woody_036
    Spooner, Wi
    Posts: 198
    January 27, 2012 at 2:53 pm #1032590

    I have a set of V-bar chains on my wheeler. To keep them tight I purchase some cheap rope from the hardware store and make a star pattern tightening the chains across the hub. They stay tight and I can get more speed getting out to my favorite fishing spot.

    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    January 27, 2012 at 3:22 pm #1032602

    I have some from Moose (web search for their ATV site), V style as well. Honestly, they are great on clear ice, or may make a bit of a difference in really close to getting stuck situations. That said, I have had them on, but not for a couple years, as said, they are a pain in the rear, and rarely needed. I actually used the front much more often on glare ice for steering, and never even put the rears on.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22538
    January 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm #1032615

    I have had on the rear for 4 years.. this year I also put the fronts on. With the amount of snow we had early, I literally could not steer on the lakes, with chains just on the rear. They were a lifesaver early season this year. For those who struggle with keeping tight, a bungee cord attached also in a star pattern will keep them cinched up With the front one’s, they came with the fancy spring set-up

    poomunk
    Galesville, Wisconsin
    Posts: 1509
    January 27, 2012 at 5:07 pm #1032635

    I bought the moose ones also thinking I would need them for ice fishing. Only time they have been on the machine were when I put them one to ‘try it out’. Packed them along with that whole first winter but never needed them on the ice, so now they hang on the wall waiting in case I get a plow for it someday. Never had the atv on ‘glare ice’ though. Thats on a 4wd rubicon.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22538
    January 27, 2012 at 6:12 pm #1032668

    I fish Mille Lacs quite a bit…. most travel is on roads which =’s glare ice I won’t go without em. Literally takes me 5 minutes a tire to install and they stay on until spring

    swimingjig
    Waumandee, WI
    Posts: 695
    January 27, 2012 at 7:45 pm #1032704

    I don’t know the brand for sure but I get them from Fleet Farm. Chains all the way around on my Kodiak and Ranger.

    phishirman
    Madison, WI
    Posts: 1090
    January 27, 2012 at 8:00 pm #1032705

    Quote:

    I bought the moose ones also thinking I would need them for ice fishing. Only time they have been on the machine were when I put them one to ‘try it out’. Packed them along with that whole first winter but never needed them on the ice, so now they hang on the wall waiting in case I get a plow for it someday. Never had the atv on ‘glare ice’ though. Thats on a 4wd rubicon.

    Unless you are only plowing snow on the ice, I would recommend against using the chains. You can shred some serious asphalt with em!

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    January 27, 2012 at 11:23 pm #1032759

    They’re kind of like chains. Only better.

    Chris Raymond
    Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
    Posts: 514
    January 30, 2012 at 11:51 am #1033305

    Those will be my next major ice fishing purchase. How are they on glare ice (not that I see glare that often)? Are studs needed?

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    January 30, 2012 at 4:09 pm #1033420

    I really haven’t had them on ice yet. (Haven’t had much ice yet this year.) The only ice was underneath the snow that I was pushing. With tires, I was spinning, with the tracks, I was moving snow. Night and day difference.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    August 25, 2012 at 10:00 pm #1094813

    $45 for chains or $4500 for tracks..

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