Re: Tire chains came today

Posted by Billy NY on December 02, 2013 at 14:26:28 from (72.226.79.200):

In Reply to: Tire chains came today posted by Zachary Hoyt on December 02, 2013 at 14:02:40:

I believe, (stand to be corrected LOL) but you should have some tensioners, they sell those too, of course many use bungy cords, but that seems to keep them right.

I went the "whole nine yards" and bought the little load binder, TSC has the same one, as I am sure those can be sourced easily, makes it easier to pull the slack out and hook the ends so that you end up with less slack. I would get something for tensioners, run them a bit and re-tighten.

I found with the double ring type on 13.6x28 from them, that it appeared I had a slight bit of extra slack, and I could not get past the outside link hardware to get to another link and cinch them up a bit, thought hmmmm.... maybe something is off... but.... fast forward to the end of september, I was pulling logs and had my counterweight on, a heavy cast iron weight alleged from a ford aircraft tug, the tires were squashing too much, checked the pressure, it was next to nothing, cacl loaded tires too. So I got them to 14 psi or close, and noticed that this may have been what the problem was, I'll know when I put them on.

I thought I read on their site and they should have sent instructions as well, that they need to be fit right, not sure how tight or how loose, seems the cross chains flap a bit as they come up when going forward, which would self clean, but I interpreted that as being the cause of excess wear, don't really know either way. I would also think they should not be cinched so tight they don't move a bit either, but it seems in my case the fit should be just right now. Mine seem to stay centered, the chain and spring tensioners were worth the money, but you do have to make sure not to lose any pieces they come apart when off, so I used the cloth bags they sent with the order, then put them in the 50lb feed bags. I think the whole affair was a tad over $400 but if you need chains, its a must have, and I am thankful to have been able to afford a set after needing them for many years, especially given the slopes, ice hard pack snow conditions at times also working close to embankments, one has to be careful and good traction makes the difference, I used to spin at the end of the push when clearing snow in the driveway, embankment in front, bucket of course sand saw lots of use, now I don't need that much at all.

The last set I had here was on the 64 4000, and I had a set of ladder type on an IH 460 utility with turf tires, friend has those on his 640 ford, and the pair that was on the 4000 are now on the 3600 ford, same pair going back to the 70's and hardly any wear.

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