Bildom, by the way, congratulations on your B2150! It's a beast of a compact tractor, one of Kubota's home runs, IMO. I've had mine since 1993, and it's done everything I've ever reasonably asked of it, and then some. :thumbsup:
Whether you need chains or not depends on your location and whether you have hills or not. I would never be able to get by without chains on my tractor here in VT. It's not that my area gets tons of snow, it's the hills and the temperatures dropping low enough that the ice hardens to the point where it's tough to do anything with it. There's one east-facing hill on my driveway where once it ices up it takes a lot to get rid of it. If I'm on it with my tractor without chains and try to hit the brakes when going down hill, I'll quite often just keep sliding until I reach the bottom.
If you read through the posts in this thread and others on snow removal or chains usage, you'll notice a pattern: folks from the more southerly states are saying you can get by without chains in the winter. Folks from the northern states are debating what type of chains are best. I suspect the ground stays just enough warmer that there is less of a need to deal with hard ice conditions as you get a bit further south.
Where are you located? I'd suggest filling in tyour profile with that info, since often the suggestions you get will be influenced by location.
Thanks, that all makes sense. I'm in CT and can get some good snow and cold. I have a long driveway which is mostly flat but has one short steep section with a drop on both sides. I decided to go with chains and just got them mounted after installing wheel spacers. In the past, I launched a few beater pickups that I plowed with. Decided to be nicer to the tractor.
Update: So I ordered ladder chains for the B2150 (turf tires) and I tried unsuccessfully to install them yesterday. I didn't realize that I didn't have the required clearance between the tire and inside fenders.....
LouNY recommended Aquiline chains above. Their site suggests MPC chains for Compact Tractors with low tire fender clearance areas (Compact Tractors -> MPC Chains). I am also looking at chains for the CK2510. Does anyone have experience with the MPC chains? Thanks much.
Thanks, that all makes sense. I'm in CT and can get some good snow and cold. I have a long driveway which is mostly flat but has one short steep section with a drop on both sides. I decided to go with chains and just got them mounted after installing wheel spacers. In the past, I launched a few beater pickups that I plowed with. Decided to be nicer to the tractor.
Did you measure the set back on your rims?
I had to turn my tires/rims around to get the clearance for my chains. (also for wider track so I can mow one sidehill).
Maybe you didn't need the spacers.
