narcnh
Silver Member
Here's a tip that may be obvious to everyone else, but it wasn't to me, so I'll share what I learned by experience.
After you have chains on for a while, you're supposed to check them and tighten, if needed. Today, after finishing up, I checked my rear tires and the chains felt like they could be tightened a bit. So, I opened the clasp on the first one. It was at about the 3 o'clock position (clasp on top)and when I released it the other side of the chain (without the clasp) fell to the ground. Because of the weight and the way it gripped the tire, I couldn’t get it back up the tire to a position where I could tighten it. I couldn’t even get it back to the tightness it was at before I started. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif Stood back, scratched my head, got on the tractor and moved the tire so the clasp was at the 9 o’clock position (clasp on bottom). From that position I was able to easily tighten it and got it one link tighter than when I started. Repeated on the other side with no problem. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Not a big deal, but hope it saves someone a few minutes of hassle.
After you have chains on for a while, you're supposed to check them and tighten, if needed. Today, after finishing up, I checked my rear tires and the chains felt like they could be tightened a bit. So, I opened the clasp on the first one. It was at about the 3 o'clock position (clasp on top)and when I released it the other side of the chain (without the clasp) fell to the ground. Because of the weight and the way it gripped the tire, I couldn’t get it back up the tire to a position where I could tighten it. I couldn’t even get it back to the tightness it was at before I started. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif Stood back, scratched my head, got on the tractor and moved the tire so the clasp was at the 9 o’clock position (clasp on bottom). From that position I was able to easily tighten it and got it one link tighter than when I started. Repeated on the other side with no problem. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Not a big deal, but hope it saves someone a few minutes of hassle.