(Snort) Chains? Chains will completely mess up your tires at 80MPH.
I actually had a set of chains for my Prime Mover (1 ton) - its a 2X2 - but never used them as we drive it only in the summer.
Studes are so much better, most everyone has two sets of tires, winter and summer. And like sahoes, they sem to last longer when you can switch them out. I drive maybe 50 miles a week, so that helps as well.
We had studded snow tires in VA back in the sixties - but I think that they are illegal, now.
I really don’t know.
I don’t bother with chains on my plows - I figure the liability is worse than the improvement in traction.
Instead, I just refuse to plow hills.
State DOT tries to blame asphalt wear and ruts on studs. Total BS in my opinion. It’s a cover-up for using more sand (going cheap) in the paving mix instead of D2 crushed rock.