Re: Chains Question 4 WD- Suggestions

Posted by Wardner on May 07, 2004 at 17:41:37 from (63.159.104.4):

In Reply to: Chains Question 4 WD- Suggestions posted by scotty on May 07, 2004 at 06:50:07:

I prioritise effective snow moving enhancements on a tractor in this order.

Weight
Chains
Four wheel drive

As luck would have it, the cheapest enhancements are at the top.

I have a neighbor with a Kubota FWD tractor loader backhoe. When the snow get over 14"-16" he is reduced to taking little bites of snow and moving them to piles behind his machine.

On the other hand, I have a F504 with loaded tires, chains. and sixteen wheel weights. It probably weighs around 9000 lbs. It has an eight foot loader bucket and will push through 24" without spinning a tire. The only thing that will stop it is old iced up snow banks.

I suggest that you add ballast to your tractor. If you still need chains, the weight will make them work better.

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