CHAINED UP!!!!!!

[gordon]

Thats the nice thing about this board. We can all agree to agree or agree to disagree. No problems./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

The best thing is all the information I've learned off the posts on this board. It helps to have a bunch of different opinions to sometimes open my mind alittle. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Gordon

 

[Thomas]

gerard,
Now why are you playing in the mud. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
I agree about chains in mud...got to have them!!

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[s1120]

<font color=red>I don't know what someone without a band saw or vise is supposed to do.</font color=red>

I used a set of bolt cutters to make a set for my Ingersoll. I cut down a set from my fathers old farmall. I put them together with some "Monkey Links"[I do not know if they still make them, but my father had boxes of them]

 

[s1120]

<font color=red>If you should go back to school for spelling lesson look me up,for we could be class mates</font color=red>

Sine me up /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Thomas]

Yep could almost see it know. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
Bunch of us tractor owners taking spelling class..heck we would be talking about tractors instead of paying attendion, {not unless Muhammad was the teacher /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif}and if we should happen to cut class where would we go /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif...ahhh yes a tractor dealer of coarse. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[GrantMO]

I think I would have been pretty annoyed too if I wasn't expecting to have to fiddle around and cut the chains to fit. There is a difference between "they'll fit out of the box" and "you'll have to do some adjusting." This is just like what happened when I bought a finish mower last summer. Somewhere along the way I had already learned that you have to cut the pto shaft to make it fit. I spent some time with a neighbors help trimming the shaft and the cover to fit but since I knew about it before hand I didn't have the surprise of an extra hour of fiddling to make it work. I had always thought when someone says, "it will fit" that doesn't mean spending an hour or two making it fit. This is a good reminder to me to clarify as much as possible what I'll have to do to make something fit or work on my tractor.
As my grandfather used to say, "if it's too short, you can just splice it. If it's too long, then what do you do?" /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Scaper]

Now darn it , I let my wife read this site and now I'm in a pickle. You had to go and say " If it's to short just splice it". For some reason she has a sly grin on her face. "OUCH" that smarts!!! Scaper

 

[ronjhall]

<font color=blue>No offense guys but if you're going to be in the business I can't see where they can't fit the chain for the specific tractor and tire.</font color=blue>
Check out these .chains. Also check out the tools for fixing and fitting chains. I wonder if they make <font color=orange>orange</font color=orange> chains./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif When I ordered my chains from Tire Chains.com they fit both the front and rear tires perfectly. Only problem <font color=orange>Kubota</font color=orange> did not leave enough room for chains on the rear tires. Oh that 's another project I need to get done.

 

[cowboydoc]

Yep I had the same problem with the rear tires Ron. The only way that they line up with the bucket is on the narrowest width. At this width I can hardly use my three point and definitely no room for chains. I put my tires out and just have to deal with the fact that I can't get them narrow enough for 6 foot implements. It takes a couple hours to change the tire width and two people, as I have weights on my tires so I don't change them much.

 

[Thomas]

Ron,
Well I see the problem.
Wrong color rims..should be orange. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
I do like the style of the picture on the left,wonder how they would work on rear turf tires.

If you get a chance check out Boondox rear chains..I'm still drooling over them. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Rowski]

Better to long than to short! It a good idea to leave a couple of the side links extra. If the extra "loose" links clang on the fender just tie them out with a plastic cable tie.

As in most things, you get what you pay for. I looked a the net for chains also. Ended up buying through NAPA. They can get tire chains from Security Chains. The cost 75 buck more but fit like a dream., Although a bit of a pain to put on, the chains weight about 70 lbs per side!

Derek

 

[Pks]

The front chains just barely clear the steering arm and adjusting knuckle. Only a little paint has been knicked off the steering arm (the big plate)) -whew.

When I put them on, I installed the chains extra tight and used some wire to pull the locking arm closer to the tire. In hind-sight, I think I can expend muscle ess energy if I remove 80% of the air pressure from the tire before I mount the chains. Then adding air pressure should make them fit nice and snug-w/o the hard part of setting the locking arm.

I have put about 5 hours of tractor time on them and everything is going well. I am quite pleased.

Peter

 

[hayden]

I looked at a 2410 and 2910 on a dealer's lot and the 2410 steering arm is MUCH farther away from the front tire/rim than on a 2710/2910. I suspect the B2400 that you have is more like the 2410. With R4 tires on a 2710/2910, there is literally only about 3/4" clearance between the tire/rim and the arm. It's incredibly close.

For those with 2710/2910 models, don't jump to the conclusion that you can use front chains because they can be used on a B2400 like PKS has. Unfortunately the clearances are quite different.

I got a front set of chains for my 2910 from BB chain and there was no way at all that they would clear the steering arm. I asked about lighter gauge chain and they felt lighter chains would just break and that I'd be wasting my money. So for now, I'll see how I make out with just rear chains.

I'd love to hear how others make out.

Peter

 

[gerard]

Put my rear chains on last night. Just did a quick fit and with no instructions I got them on in about 15 minutes per tire. I'll take them off and tweak them a little for a better fit but I'm happy with the results so far. Not easy as the links are all 3/8" and each set weighs about 45lbs. I thought the $162 price tag was pretty reasonable too.

 

[kgryder]

For what it's worth, I bought chains last year from Tirechains.com for my TC21D and I thought the service was great. I got the chains within 48 hours and the total price including shipping what cheaper than I was quoted from the parts store. I had to cut the chains to length but the whole process of fitting them only took about 45 minutes and that was cutting the chains with a hacksaw. And now i've got 4 spare cross links in the tool box.
How close do you think they should supply the chains to the length you need, 1 extra link, 2 extra links? Thats not much to work when you consider how much the tire diameter can vary. Anything over 2 extra links your are going to have to cut off anyway, so they might as well give you a lot of extra chain.
Kelvin

 

[banjobj]

Peter, Thanks for the info.
Banjobj

 

[banjobj]

I'm trying to post some pictures of the mighty Boomer chained up. Please bear with me if it doesn't work!!!!!!