Use of chains on concrete floors ??

   / Use of chains on concrete floors ??
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My barns with concrete floors are by no means fancy.I just don,t want to screw up the floors to bad.Thanks for the input.I will be looking into purchasing some tire chains.
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #12  
If you buy ice chains, i.e., chains with "V" bars welded in the crossbar links they will definitely "jack" up your floor. I bought a set for my 2210 rears. Used them one Winter and now leave them on the shelf. They gouged the snot outta my concrete. Let's all think about it a second. A tire chain that will not mark concrete isn't much of tire chain. So on slick frozen terrain what does it do?? :confused3:
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #13  
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My 4 link v-bars do gouge up my floor. I have used the same OSB for three winters now and I will get a couple more years out of them I am sure.
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #14  
Joey, I couldn't believe how mine cut the concrete. I was turning on it to park. Brand new shop concrete. :irked:
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #15  
When I worked at the airport we had chains on some of our equipment from 1000lb wheelhorse tractors to 10,000 pound tugs, a plow pickup truck, etc... They permanently marked up the concrete if you spun them. Just from rolling or parking, not much at all, but if you spin them or drag them, well, then, yes.
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #16  
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My 4 link v-bars do gouge up my floor. I have used the same OSB for three winters now and I will get a couple more years out of them I am sure.

I like that paint scheme a lot better than the Cabela's colors :thumbsup:
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #17  
Hey Coobie, get some Aquiline MPC chains like mine.
Cheers!
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #18  
Hey Coobie, get some Aquiline MPC chains like mine.
Cheers!

Those chains do look good. The Vs on my V-bar chains (on the plowing quad) worked great when new but wore quickly. Of course a quad with it's light weight and good torque will spin the tires easily.
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #19  
We used conveyor belts on our concrete floors at the fire stations I worked at since the fire engines had chains on for a large percentage of the winter. They kept the floor nice and we just rolled them up in the summer.
 
   / Use of chains on concrete floors ?? #20  
We used conveyor belts on our concrete floors at the fire stations I worked at since the fire engines had chains on for a large percentage of the winter. They kept the floor nice and we just rolled them up in the summer.

Very good idea!!!! Especially where you are backing in/pulling out of a dedicated parking spot.
 

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