Snow socks?

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Does anyone use snow socks on a 3.5T tipper truck? I have a Transit and wondered if it would work.

I should have thought about this last week of course.

[RobRainford]

snow chains should work better, much harder wearing, but max speed of 30mph

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I don't want chains really because I live in Surrey so they'll only get used twice a year. Chains are more expensive and fiddlier to fit.

I literally only need them to get in and out of client's drives and cul-de-sacs.

[Minotaur]

Snow socks are only to be usd on snow, if you drive on tarmac with them they will break up very quickly. Onve they get a tiny hole or tear, its game over.

[skyhuck]

IMO the big problem with spending money in order to get out there is once you get going you hit all traffic that builds up or someone slides into you, so you end up wishing you had just stayed home.

 

Also if you do get on site, tidying up is a real ball ache and often you end up having to go to go after the thaw to do a proper job.

 

My advice would be save your money and wait for weather to improve.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Your dead right Skyhuck. I consider that every winter but always go out anyway as it keeps the cheques coming in a bit.

When there is snow I choose jobs close to home, off main roads and with a small drag. Previously travel wasn't a problem as I had a Unimog, just had to remember to avoid downhill journeys. Now with a Transit van the problem isn't stopping, it's getting the useless thing to move in the first place!

 

Snow socks are £35 a pair.

[Billy]

Plumber across the road from me tried them on his connect absolute rubbish, barely got off his driveway, save your money.

[tree monkey]

my local garage can get snow tyres for my transit for 75 quid each so when ive some money there getting new boots

[michaelknapp]

save your money and stay at home in the warm my transit tipper is useless in the snow and bad weather and nobody will expect you to work in this weather.

i no what you mean though about wanting to get paid i just work out costings on 10 months of the year now and have snowy days as holiday

[JonnyVine]

Jollywell serves you right for getting rid of the mog!

 

Seriously though, invest in a set of snow tyres, then take them off in March and that gives you all summer to look for a set of spare rims to fit them on, next winter it will take you half an hour to fit them and off you go!