Re: mounting tire chains

Posted by Hugh MacKay on January 31, 2004 at 02:22:45 from (216.208.58.150):

In Reply to: mounting tire chains posted by dave on January 30, 2004 at 18:30:54:

Dave: I have a Farmall 130 and just throw each wheel chain hook end first over the tire from the back. Spread the other end of each chain out behind tractor. Drive tractor ahead until the end of chain comes out from under tire at back. Hook them and go. If I don't get them as tight as I want at first I stop after a bit of driving and rehook. The only benefit to real tight chains is speed, so I never use tighteners of any kind. Chains actually give you better traction if a bit loose. Putting chains on takes me about 5 min.

While I realize you are talking turf tires, and that is a bit different. On farm tires tight chains will work their way to between treads and never come out. If you mark your tire at hooks, you will find loose chains work their way around the tire in reverse of travel. This keeps chain on tire straight they will come out of the treads. Even on your turf tire with a loose wheel chain the tire will not spin inside it. To me ideal tension is being able to go to rear of last direction of tire travel, and being able to pull center of last cross chain off the ground out from tire face 1/3 width of tire.

I have seen guys put bungies, special tighteners, etc. The chains will still work their way around tire and indeed tighten to point where they reshape the tire. I have seen tractor tires drawn in at each cross chain, to a point of damaging tire. Tighteners and bungies are really only good for short term high speed use.

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