First use of snowblower w/o chains

[wpabx2230]

Chains won't hurt asphalt unless you spin. Even that just takes the coating off.

 

[PHILIP8N]

Do your tire chains damage your asphalt at all? That was one of the biggest reasons I never tried chains.

They do leave their mark, so if you are peticular about how black your asphalt is, be cautious. Philip.

 

[George the Beagle]

My previous plow vehicle, a Farmall Cub with ags, was useless without chains. With chains, however, it morphed into a real snow demon. The BX was very impressive without them, although as a previous poster stated, it is only the first storm.

 

[freddyr]

I had chains on rear of my bx2660 with rear snow blower but took them off to see if it would still work and i was amazed at how good it worked with out chains. I have loaded turf tires. Turf tires work best in snow. Now i ant to get a plow for the front for those pesky 3" snows. Than i can do the 1/2 mile road quickley!:thumbsup:

 

[mkfriel2]

I use fel and back blade with my Bx2660 with r4 tires on asphalt drive with good slope and have not had any troubles. I do have chains but have yet to use them.

 

[Jeff F.]

Thanks for the info on chains/asphalt. And yes I am particular on how it looks, the misses is even worse. So I will keep going with out chains and stay away from the ditches.

 

[LBrown59]

This is what I use with unfilled AG tires.
Works fine in 4 WD.

1*Just as I was putting the tractor back in the garage I noticed....that I hadn't even had it in 4wd!

1*You need to keep it in 4wd on any slope because even on a slight slope you don't have any front wheel breaking in 2wd.
A slck surface in 2wd is even worse.

2*I normally do most of my plowing in 2 wheel drive and try to save the four wheel if I really need it. If we get a storm of 8+ inches then i use the four wheel drive for the entire plowing.

2*You need to keep it in 4wd on any slope because even on a slight slope you don't have any front wheel breaking in 2wd.
A slck surface in 2wd is even worse.

I use chains, cause I don't want to be the next fatality in my driveway.
3*the first fatality was not due to ice).

3*I hope the first fatality was not a freind or relative.

 

[Minotbob]

I have chains for my BX24 but have not needed them. And we got 85" of snow last winter. and I only have turf tires installed. What I do think is necessary is my weight bucket on my 3pt hitch. I have the Kubota counter balance with about 400# of gravel in it. Never been stuck yet.

 

[flyingcow]

IMO you have to be on a steep grade to worry about putting chains on a 4 wheel drive. But i once tried to snowblow without my FEL on and the front did want to slide.

But if i lived in the mtns of Vt chances are I'd have a set. My tractor came with a set. **** nice ice chains, but the fenders are close and couldn't run out in the open road without rubbing on fenders.

I do like the sheet metal screws in the lugs.:thumbsup:

 

[StrangeRanger]

we got a b26 with a 54" blower on the back but no ice chains here just a few small hex head sheet metal screws in the r4 tire lugs made a huge difference both in the wet slick packed in ice like snow and on the ice :thumbsup:

This may be a dumb question, but what's the downside of doing this? Reduced tire life?
I'm not worried about my driveway, just worried about messing up dang expensive tires