can't wait for the next snow here in Oklahoma, looks like one's coming this weekend!!

 

That looks to be one killer driveway with snow......
I'll look into the ATV ramps but my initial concern would be weight capacity...

 

That looks like an awesome driveway!!! :P

I wouldn't be too concerned with weight, the stated capacity is for suspending a load on its entirety supported by only the ends on the ground and ends on the truck. Used as a traction aid the weight is spread out quite a bit, you're just providing a surface for the tire to grip. What's the rated weight capacity of that piece of astroturf? lol

 

Look in to snow socks or michelin easy grip composite snow chains,And they are nothing like normal chains look more like a net made out of bungee cords.I'm not sure how big of a size they both go up to but look like they are a lot easier to put on them real chains would be.

 

real chains are easy. I've installed and repaired them on big rigs, forklifts and various trucks. wire chains too. I don't see the PITA versus getting out and moving a chunk of plastic after you are stuck... to each their own. I guess its just the perception of the user.

 

I keep a pair on the roof rack, for swampy areas and sand. I have used them in a ditch to help cross. But these cannot be used as a 'bridge', just plastic.
Smittybuilt Mud Ramps. aka Sand Ladders.

 

Where do you find these "treds"? How much are they? Google search unsuccessful. They look expensive. I did find these: http://gotreads.com/

Either way, may I suggest saving your money and just grab a bag of kitty litter, or a big bag of gravel from Lowe's. I used some of these gravel bags to weigh down my old truck and once I got stuck and I ripped one open for this very purpose and it saved my butt. Cheap, too.

 

http://www.tred4x4.com/
$175

Fiberglass floor grates also work good.
http://expeditionportal.com/guide/84...dder-test.html

 

I have a similar situation- I actually make some money in the winter pulling people up a few spots on the mountain (dirt road). One spot gets real bad at times and I have to put it in reverse to go down the hill at times haha. My actual driveway Is about 200 yards long and in the winter we cover it in sawdust/bark pieces from the sawmill when it gets bad. Gravelled it all this fall but that does nothing once the snow falls. I really really like the treadwright guard dogs with the grip though... I have yet to have too much of an issue making it up the icy hill even though all my neighbors seem to and my summer/past tires do.

I think those things would be a pain. I would use salt/gravel and in the summer, add some breaks so the road doesn't get destroyed. (we used treated 2x4s- two bolted together with about 2 inches of space in between). Basically dig a trench across the road, add the wooden break so the water always drains to one side and down and not down the road. I have a couple going down my driveway and it made it so much easier to plow in the winter with no ruts/sticking up rocks etc. Plow it, throw some grippy material on it and call it good. Obviously it is too late for you this year but used plows and or plow trucks are cheap (in the summer) and so are treated 2x4s.

 

p.s. I am not normally a dick but my neighbors are almost all lawyers from California/Oregon now and complain about a million things all year long (dust, the loudness of my Jeep, my dogs barking, my gun range, the smoke from the boiler/fireplace etc etc etc) and so yes I charge them to pull them up the hill lol.

 

Sometimes we can gain inroads when we surprise cantankerous neighbors by being hospitable, generous and nice. I also like to add in a very subtle way the err of their ways. Doesn't work all the time but you'd be surprise how many times it does.

And when it doesn't, when they are stuck again and needing assistance, slow down and ask if they are finished acting like spoiled children. If not, wave to them as you drive off.....

 

I like the 2x4 idea but that will have to wait till spring........

 

I contacted the manufacturer and they answered my concern regarding how they perform in cold weather.....

They have been tested and performed fine to -5 Celsius. After that, it wasn’t satisfactory.


They were very nice and answered all my questions in a previous response. But at the end of the day, they won't work in the environment that I require. Yesterday it was -4F here.....


-5C = 23F

 

lmao down to -5! Yeah real useful!

 

My inquiry to MaxTrax regarding the same concern....

The material we make MAXTRAX from will cope with temperatures as low as -20º (-4ºF), but we're currently trialling some new extreme cold climate material in Antarctica that is supposed to handle temps as low as -70ºC (-94ºF).


Interesting.....