Chains Putting chains on

[1948berg]

This is the way I do it, works fine for me! No lifting
1.Spread the chains on the ground behind the tractor, spikes up!
2.Tie a rope through the wheel and to the ends of the chain. (not the sidechains)
3.Start driving slowly forwards
4.Stop and pull down and adjust the side chains sometimes
5.After a complete round, stop and hook the sidechains together
6.Then the center chains
7.Nice and tight

Take a final tightening after a good test run, if needed

 

[knute_m]

I guess it takes a real Scandahoovian to come up with an idea like that.

That's one of those "why didn't I think of that?" ideas. I can't wait to go out and try it.

Takk skal du ha.

(Suomi) Knute

 

[Catman1]

Far Out!!!! I gotta try this.

 

[jimmy1]

Great idea!

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Gunnar,
Very good idea ! Just think, if you had one more piece of blue wire you could do both chains at the same time

 

[Woody_NH]

This is the way I do it, works fine for me! No lifting
1.Spread the chains on the ground behind the tractor, spikes up!
2.Tie a rope through the wheel and to the ends of the chain. (not the sidechains)
3.Start driving slowly forwards
4.Stop and pull down and adjust the side chains sometimes
5.After a complete round, stop and hook the sidechains together
6.Then the center chains
7.Nice and tight

Take a final tightening after a good test run, if needed

I use the same basic approach with a minor variation. I tie a rope to the chains the same way but then pull the chains part way over the tire and pull the rope forward and loop over the tread. You can then drive forward and the rope will stay in place. For in garage attachment, I jack the rear end off the ground, use the same rope attachment and then rotate the wheel by hand. This makes for easier chain centering and tightening with the wheels off the ground.

This was the recommended attachment procedure for my made in Norway chains.

 

[CATMAN]

Thanks for the idea, My Dad is 74 years old and was just complaining about how heavy the chains are for his 1066 IHC tractor (130 HP) with 18.4-38 tires. He uses this tractor for the feeder wagon and when the one feedlot gets muddy, he has to put on chains to get to the feed bunks. I told him of your idea last night on the phone, and he will sure use that idea verses the current method of picking up the center of the chains (like a barbell military press) and throwing them over the center of the tire as best he can. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Farwell]

This is the way I do it, works fine for me! No lifting
1.Spread the chains on the ground behind the tractor, spikes up!
2.Tie a rope through the wheel and to the ends of the chain. (not the sidechains)
3.Start driving slowly forwards
4.Stop and pull down and adjust the side chains sometimes
5.After a complete round, stop and hook the sidechains together
6.Then the center chains
7.Nice and tight

Take a final tightening after a good test run, if needed

Gunnar,
This year is my first year putting chains on my JD 2010. I did it the same way you did except I used the red load tie down straps. It took me less than 3 minutes to do each tire. I put a bunch of bungee straps across the wheel to snug the chains a little. From what I have read, the chains are much tighter this way and have a lot less movement when driving on them. I found the method around a month ago on TBN. Great idea and a lot of folks will appreciate your posting the idea.
David B

 

[sugarmaple]

Can anyone tell me how to untangle tire chains? It doesn't seem like it should be so hard, but it is giving me fits. With the chain laid out on a bench, ideally the side chains would be relaxed (not twisted) and the cross chains would be uniformly flat on the bench surface so that they will sit flat and relaxed on the tire prior to tensioning. I am a bit dyslexic so if one of you clearer minded sorts could share your tricks with me, I would be forever in your debt.

 

[dirtworksequip]

If you can't untangle them yourself, ask someone else for help. It's not that hard. I guess you could take them to a tire shop and have them do it for you. I find a Rubics Cube harder to solve than tangled tire chains.