jedjoe
Silver Member
I have heard that it's not a good idea to use front chains ALONE (as in no chains on the rear tires, only on the front). Is that true?
Tires Front tire chains NH tc-45a
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PILOON
Super Star Member
I'd have to agree. On CUTs the front end is a lot weaker than the rear end and you could risk damaging those more fragile components.
They don't call it 'front assist' for nothing.
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Ling1976
New member
well i put the v-bar ladder style chains 4 link spacing on the front of my r-4's what a huge difference it made. thank you for all the information and ideas. tractorchains.com were great as well. the new holland dealer wouldn't order them and said not to put chains on the front. so i ordered them through tractorchains.com.
Agvg
Elite Member
In difficult conditions there are no option to only have chains on the rear, driving on very steep and iced roads its not very fun to see the front end slide sideways, its also not very easy to brake when going down hill with chains. its a very ucomfortabel experience when your traktor starts to go faster and faster on the ice and your wheels stil goes nice an slow....
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Ling1976
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right you are Agvg. in some conditions you do not have a choice. I will say this though i would not run chains on the front in conditions other than snow,ice, hard packed snow and ice. i dont really care for the double ringed chains i have on the back but i will use them til they wear out.