There is provided a traction cover for a wheel. The wheel has an axle, a tire, and a tire support that supports the tire, and the cover has a tread body having an inner engagement surface and an outer tread surface, the inner engagement surface being sized to engage an outer drive surface of the tire. The cover also has attachment points carried by the inner engagement surface of the tread body, an anchor secured relative to the tire support, and one or more attachment members attached between the anchor and the attachment points of the tread body.