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[dazzagreener]

Hello

Its that time of year again when all the fields we park in get very wet and differcult to get in or out.

i saw something on the weekend that clamps around your wheel a bit like a snow chain but just had four bars on it looked quite simple to fit.

Does anyone know what this is or has anyone got anything out there they would recommend to use to keep in the van to help me from getting stuck in a feild like this weekend gone NICE!!!!

iv seen these mats you can get. what are they like????

Cheers

Darren

[HAM2]

Here's an old trick that I've used before (not for highway use)....

[Samy]

I take a pair of Maxtrax with me:

Maxtrax website

Cheers

[technowaldo]

if you plan on keeping the van for a while i would invest in a pair of bf goodrich all terrain tyres for the driving wheels .you will not believe how good they are ,like having 4x4 traction honestly . quite pricey but i got 100,000 miles out of my last set

[dazzagreener]

Samy, on 30 November 2011 - 08:40 AM, said:

I take a pair of Maxtrax with me:

Maxtrax website

Cheers

i like the look of these but there mental money and i also got to get them posted to the uk.

thanks though

[dazzagreener]

Has anyone used these just found them are they any good. super tread!!!!!!!

[B40RT]

Didnt watch, but did he mention checking if there was enough clearance between the caliper & rim ?

eg (my)406 Peugeot had so little clearance that you could not use stick on wheel balance weights,

[HAM2]

B40RT, on 30 November 2011 - 01:59 PM, said:

..... but did he mention checking if there was enough clearance between the caliper & rim ?.......

I hear ya..Yup,he did....and he also mentions; 'not to tie it around the brake lines'??
Loik oi said, not for highway use, it 'aint legal.. for many reasons.

Hey Ross? Isn't 'it aint legal' the name of your specialist gentlemens magazine?

[straycollie2]

During the snowy weather last year we found a couple of strips of shed roofing felt very useful.

[B40RT]

HAM2, on 30 November 2011 - 02:33 PM, said:

Hey Ross? Isn't 'it aint legal' the name of your specialist gentlemens magazine?

I thought those "specialist" magazines were our common bond !

By the way, loved that you tube you sent me :-

[HAM2]

DARREN, THIS IS A ( THREAD)HIJACK, NO-BODY MOVE:

Ross, you edited that video and missed out the bit at the end where the fella called for the bull terrier !!

Actually I was watching that and I thought 'what a waste'...the opportunity, not the food.

[HAM2]

straycollie2, on 30 November 2011 - 03:50 PM, said:

During the snowy weather last year we found a couple of strips of shed roofing felt very useful.

Why? Did the hut have a leak? ....I'm so funny I make myself laugh.

Sorry, I couldn't resist it...how did you use the felt in the snow for traction?

[smalley250]

This year I'm not going out bike on back of Astra coupe slide down to edonsfield mashed me cars rims n bike unable to get road salt off. This year I've got it Sussed load wallet ring friend n head for pub wife in house after pub roast dinner no issues.

[straycollie2]

HAM2, on 30 November 2011 - 05:42 PM, said:

Why? Did the hut have a leak? ....I'm so funny I make myself laugh.

Sorry, I couldn't resist it...how did you use the felt in the snow for traction?

Heavy duty roofing felt has a very abrasive texture. (Try dragging your knuckles across some and see how effectively it removes skin!)
Place a strip under / infront of each driving wheel and hey presto - traction! Or at least better traction than you get from mud and ice. And if you can find some offcuts / leftovers from anyone re-roofing a shed with a leaky roof (mine doesn't leak, thankyou for your concern) it's cheap too. Plus it rolls up neatly for storage. It certainly managed to extricate the delivery driver who got stuck on next door's driveway during the bad weather last year.

[ormplus]

cheap idea get the land owner with his 4x4,that what i done at the last trial.didnt cost a penny.