Almost anything within reason will plow snow, heard of guys using old water heaters cut in half, planks ect. All will move snow just that some do it better than others, I made a 7' for the CUT, then modified a 7' meyers that I now use and cut the other one down for dozer use only. As for tire chains we modified anything we had laying around, got a set of tractor trailer chains downstairs I am modifying to go on the 11.2x24's, one can do just about anything if you have some basic elements, time, money, ability, desire, knowledge, and of course equipment.