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Tom, I "plowed" snow here in Va. one year when we had something like 18 inches. And it is almost always wet out here, not like in Iowa where it can be dry and fluffy. (Shoveled snow in Ames for my room when in college.) I used my Ford 3000 and back blade. Found that backing into the snow and then lifting the blade worked great. Sort of like rolling a snow ball. My tires are unloaded and I didn"t have chains. I did get stuck trying to drive forward into some deep snow. Being wet it "bunched" up and got stiff enough under the belly that it lifted the tractor up enough that I lost traction. Don"t know if chains would have helped in that case. My experience is that chains are the best thing you can have next to NO snow. :-) Only used chains once in Iowa but they were the difference in being stuck and needing to get towed out, and my getting out on my own. To answer your question, I"d get chains as the first thing to try not fluid in the tires. And if you think you need extra traction, put something on the lift that you can add weight to. If you didn"t have an N, with it"s high speed reverse, I"d suggest using a rear blade for the weight. Then you could push snow "both" directions if you wanted to. You will have to try out things to see what works best for your situation. Regards,
Larry
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