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tire chains on skidloader

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macoo

12-16-2007 14:52:18




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Does anyone ever put tire chains on skidloader? Can one make up his own or cheaper to buy?




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Aaron Ford

12-17-2007 15:12:00




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to macoo, 12-16-2007 14:52:18  
Here they are. This is a place near Pittsburgh, but I have found a place that carries the same chains in NC.

Hope this Helps,

Aaron



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Dave Sherburne NY

12-17-2007 14:46:15




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to macoo, 12-16-2007 14:52:18  
If your any where near central Wi. there's a guy who builds tracks for them not to bad a price. If you want his name, email me. Another thing, when you lower the bucket enough to raise the front wheels off the ground, you turn a 4 wheel drive machine into a 2 wheel drive machine.



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Ry

12-16-2007 21:27:18




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to macoo, 12-16-2007 14:52:18  
I made some out out of a couple pieces of lighter chain for my skid loader - put them on all 4 wheels. It helps quite a bit but tears the heck out of the lawn if you drive it out the and turn around!



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Lodemia2

12-16-2007 18:00:32




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to macoo, 12-16-2007 14:52:18  
Yea it will work. Had chains on the front tires of a New Holland LX885. Worked real good on ice.
Really don't need chains on all four tires. I just used regular truck tire chains.



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badpenny

12-16-2007 18:28:37




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to Lodemia2, 12-16-2007 18:00:32  
A set of single class 8 truck tire chains, shortened to fit, are on the back tires of my 610 Bobcat.I use a bucket for moving snow, and when in the float position, the front tires are 2-3" off the ground. so I figured chains there would not help much. Might not be the best way, but it works for me.



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135 Fan

12-16-2007 23:30:25




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to badpenny, 12-16-2007 18:28:37  
You should never push snow using float position! Float position should only be used when backing up. You will bend your bucket cylinders and pound the rest of the machine. You should also never tilt the bucket too far down as it will also bend or break the bucket cylinders. It is OK to lift the front wheels off the ground to get maximum down force to dig up hard packed snow but there is no need to lift them more than an inch or 2 at the most. Lifting them higher doesn't give any more down pressure. I've seen some inexperienced operators tilt their bucket 90 Deg. down and go full speed with the front wheels 2 feet off the ground. Guaranteed expensive repairs and down time. Especially if you have more jobs to do. A curved grader blade bolted on needs almost no bucket tilt to scrape the hardest packed snow off. Not good for gravel driveways though. For difficult sections you can tilt the bucket down more but go really slow to avoid expensive damage. Hope this helps. Dave

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badpenny

12-17-2007 19:31:09




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to 135 Fan, 12-16-2007 23:30:25  
I have been plowing snow with this Bobcat and snow bucket since 1984, still have the original lift and bucket cylinders. The only repairs have been a new cutting edge on the bucket. It seems to be working just fine for me. I also use it with pallet forks to load logs on the skidway for my sawmill, dirt bucket for dirt moving, grapple fork for piling brush, you get the picture.I may be doing it all wrong, but it works for me.

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135 Fan

12-17-2007 21:48:16




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to badpenny, 12-17-2007 19:31:09  
I've seen bent and broken cylinders. The problem with pushing in float position is that the lift cylinders aren't locked in position. If you happen to hit something the momentum of the machine will be greater and slam the cylinders all the way in, which could cause a lot more damage than if they were at a set position. Look in an operators manual for a new machine. It will state float position is for leveling in reverse. Cats have float position too, for back blading. Just trying to give you a heads up. Repairs aren't cheap, especially for an older machine, that could be hard to find parts for in the first place. Dave

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caterpillar guy

12-16-2007 16:13:08




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to macoo, 12-16-2007 14:52:18  
Just take some log chain and weld flat bar stock bent over the top of the tires to the chains then weld on what you want for grouser bars wah la tracks just leave room for the adjustment for proper tension.



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marlowe

12-16-2007 15:31:13




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 Re: tire chains on skidloader in reply to macoo, 12-16-2007 14:52:18  
you can but you might have to space the wheels out some we did that on our case



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