10-25-2012, 01:59 PM
Not sure about mud and off-road, but on icy and snowy boat ramps, I chain the back of mine. The front has the extra weight, so gets better traction. The rear has nothing but trailer 
weight (minimal), so it slips more, and therefore benefits more from the chains. Without a trailer, the rear wheels are even lighter. Maybe I'm doing it all wrong, but I've never slipped an inch pulling a boat from the water on ice and snow-over-ice with chains on the rear.
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weight (minimal), so it slips more, and therefore benefits more from the chains. Without a trailer, the rear wheels are even lighter. Maybe I'm doing it all wrong, but I've never slipped an inch pulling a boat from the water on ice and snow-over-ice with chains on the rear.[signature]