No chains in Colorado so......

[Lynkage]

there are no tire chains in CO. !!
So whats a guy to do? Search and Search.
No one has anything. No car chains or tractor. Even hard to get snow shovels. so what did I do?

Make your own. Run to lowes and get 2 50' boxes of 5/16 HT and 1/4 HT chain, some 1/4 repair links come home cut with bolt cutter and weld!! I will post some pics.

Has anyone ever made tire chains?

 

[BTDT]

That's probably how the first set came about. Guy was snowed in and got tired of wife complaining about ________(fill in blank), and decided, I think I'll go tinker around in garage. Another great idea born.

 

[Thomas]

I saw on the weather map you folks are getting beat on again from old man winter...yikes.

If now chains are to be had yeah I would scoot down to hardward store,also purchase handful good bungee cords to keep the slack in check...weld??

 

[dirtworksequip]

I made a set for my brothers pedal tractor about 40 years ago. Did you make a set for the fronts or rears or both?

 

[Lynkage]

Just rears so far. I welded the links where I put them together.
Here are some pics.

 

[Thomas]

Thanks for sharing the pics,and now I understand when you wrote weld...be interesting to see what rear set of chains as you made would cost over the counter.

 

[EarPlug]

Thanks for sharing the pics,and now I understand when you wrote weld...be interesting to see what rear set of chains as you made would cost over the counter.

Per Tire Chains by Tirechains.com $500-$800

 

[johnk]

Lynkage,

How did you ever get the dimensions to start the project? Did you measure up the rears or ghave specs from somewhere?

 

[Lynkage]

Lynkage,

How did you ever get the dimensions to start the project? Did you measure up the rears or ghave specs from somewhere?

I just measured the tire and then when I had a radius that I liked, I mesured from there over the tire to the otherside.

 

[dillo99]

Great idea lynkage...and what a money saver. Any idea how long the whole project took?