Aquilion MPC chains...

[Buckgnarly]

Anyone have them? I have a paved driveway, and ice chains are too agressive. I run Vbars on the plow truck, and they are not too bad on the asphalt, but the MPCs look to be a good US made compromise for traction and non destructive to pavement.

Also looking for a source for them, can't seem to find anyone online that sells them, only the Aquilion site.

[whistlepig]

They sell them here:

Secure Online Shopping for all of your Tire Chain needs

[nfowler]

Do you mean Aquiline MPC chains?

I have a Kubota B3030HSDC with a front snowblower and a 1200 foot asphalt driveway. I was sold on the Aquiline MPC chains for two main reasons: they are supposed to be gentile on asphalt and concrete, and they don't sink into the tread of my R4 12.4x16 tires. I bought a set last year and they lived up to all my expectations; they are great chains. But the sizing (1116AMPC) was wrong and the two sets I used (I exchanged the first to see if they were mislabeled) were horribly mis-sized; they sagged so badly they looked like a rapper with baggy pants!

My Kubota tractor dealer from whom I purchased them, and the local distributor ( Welcome to Wallingford's Inc. - Logging Supplies and Tire Chains ), worked with me over this past summer and last month they delivered to me a new set (12416AMPC) that fit perfectly. Note the new model number!

I would not hesitate to get these chains if you have the same conditions I have; they are a bit more expensive but they are excellent. Just be sure you know how to install them (they are a bit different) and you have return rights if they don't fit correctly.

N. Fowler

PS Shop around; I think you can find a better price than what's on the website listed in a previous post in this thread.

[whistlepig]

Aquiline's, at least in our area, are not that easy to find. If you can shop around for a better price I sure would like to know where they came from. The Aquiline MPC chains have very good reviews on asphalt. I bought my Aquiline Talons from the link I posted. Aquiline's are expensive. The shipping is expensive. I paid $165.00 to have my 160 pounds of chains shipped. These are excellent chains and well worth the price. I checked out Wallingford's Inc. They seem to be a distributor and do not sell to the public. At least at the time I purchased mine three years ago.

[nfowler]

I got mine from my Kubota dealer as I said earlier, and last summer I paid considerably less than the $558.82 listed on Whistlepig's referenced website for 1116AMPC. I paid no shipping.

Also note: the website doesn't have the new 12416AMPC model number for 12.4x16 tires.

Wallingford's is the sole distributor in the NE, I think, perhaps for the whole US. Their main office is just outside Waterville, Maine. If you go to their website, and look under "Contact Us" you can get a listing of their dealers, also their email address.

Excellent chains.

YMMV,

N. Fowler

[Buckgnarly]

Got my chains yesterday, local spring and chassis shop got them for 445. Pics to follow later.....

Wallingford's service was SUPERB......I emailed them asking about the chains and a help finding a local dealer, by the time I got home that day there was a call from McLeods in Barre VT. They already knew the size of chains and the model I was interested in from the email I sent Wallingfords!

[Buckgnarly]

Pics and details here........
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/k...pc-chains.html

[whistlepig]

Nice set up. I am very partial to chains on snow. I have the Aquiline Talons. Having all gravel driveways the Talons work for me. You have tucked these in very nicely and safety wired them. That takes a little time. I do this also. Well worth the time and effort for me.

[crazyal]

Sorry I missed your thread last month. If so I could have told you that McLeods sold them. Last summer I noticed a display they had in the showroom. I almost went with that style of chain but ended up with the more aggressive talon style. I was told that the MPC chains are a special harden steel (that's why they aren't cheap) designed to handle the force and torque of a skid steer. I bet you get decades of use out of them.