LOL if you think you can keep up with me in deep snow. Have you ever tested chains on tall skinnies? Deep snow is where chains have the biggest advantage, as long as your tires are not too wide.
Depends on snow conditions. In really dry Montana snow I can push snow 6" above my axles. In WA wet snow, just below the bottom of the differential. The internet is full of billsful ignorants going thru deed dry snow aired down, but none of them have done any testing.
I knew that you would be quick to comment on this. Not sure why it offends you that people tackle snow in a different manner than you. Hard pack snow and ice, absolutely the most lbs per square inch is key. But once you get into the really deep stuff there is an advantage to airing down to broaden the footprint and try to keep from sinking down all the way. The Inuit have about 50 different words for snow because there are different types of snow. So it shouldn't be surprising that there are different ways to tackle it.
So maybe chains work there. I was in 10’-15’ drifts this weekend. You ain’t digging down with your skinnies in that. Floatation is key. When it’s wet snow, I’m pushing 6” above my bumpers and floating on multiple feet below that. And when it’s powdery, we’re pushing it over the hood. I kept driving after the pic in my TJ. Never tested chains beyond my wheeling a full-sized diesel truck days because I’ve never been anywhere that I can’t go with my approach.
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