If I get ice on my driveway, I would prefer to use Bobcat with cab vs my open cab tractor! I also do hillside work where I get a lot of slippage and having improved traction would be helpful.
well chains will for sure help in both ice and snow, but they also might damage your driveway surface
and when you say on hillsides, do you mean off camber, steep slopes or?? mild slopes?
as skid steers honestly are not that great on hills, there IMO< mostly meant for working on level ground, can get dangerous, when using on hills and off camber , as lifting boom and or other things(logs stumps, buckets, forks and so on) can make them tippy
which is why I asked,
for hills, longer wider wheel based machines always work better
but again in mud, or on dirt chains will make a noticeable difference in traction
and as also stated, the TYPE of track alone will make a difference
what works good in dirt mud, WON"T work well in snow or on ice!
many folks that use tracked machines for snow removal, have winter tracks used ONLY for plowing, due to how much better they work on snow and ice as to dirt tracks
draw back, would be costs and time to swap tracks
snow tracks also wear out faster than dirt tracks if used all yr, which is again why many save them for snow work only! or mild use yr round!
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