Ballast Kioti CK2610HST and chains with R-4's

drysalty · Nov 15, 2019

I hope it痴 not too tight, I picked up the chains after work last night. I値l put them on this weekend if I can fit it in around the other million things I need to do.

Kwehme09 · Nov 15, 2019

drysalty said:
I hope itç—´ not too tight, I picked up the chains after work last night. Iå€¤l put them on this weekend if I can fit it in around the other million things I need to do.

Install is pretty easy. just toss them over the top, tighten up the two sides (inside first), roll ahead and tighten the middle. The slotted links take a little getting used to but make it easy to shorten things up by removing some, less committing than actually cutting out links. The only pain I had is when the slotted links got bound up with other links. They can be tough too free up. You'll know what I'm talking about when it happens next year (after they've been driven on).

drysalty · Nov 15, 2019

Thanks, hopefully it goes well

MAD777 · Nov 15, 2019

I went with chains on all fours due to my driveway slope at 5.25 : 1 and a few sharp turns. Also, the driveway is on an embankment. Sliding off would result in certain rollover.

LouNY · Nov 15, 2019

On your size tires I'm not sure what would be the easist way to install chains, I drive mine on.
A V of 1/4" twine tied to the outsides, drive ahead and lay the chain out evenly over the width of the tire,
then when the middle links are laying in an easy spot to get to fasten the middles then the inside the the outside.
When fastening your chains keep the same number of links on the middle ones, then also when fastening the inner
and outer keep them equal length, if you fasten one side a link tighter then the other they may tend to walk toward the shorter side.
I also do not use tensioners.

drysalty · Nov 15, 2019

LouNY said:
On your size tires I'm not sure what would be the easist way to install chains, I drive mine on.
A V of 1/4" twine tied to the outsides, drive ahead and lay the chain out evenly over the width of the tire,
then when the middle links are laying in an easy spot to get to fasten the middles then the inside the the outside.
When fastening your chains keep the same number of links on the middle ones, then also when fastening the inner
and outer keep them equal length, if you fasten one side a link tighter then the other they may tend to walk toward the shorter side.
I also do not use tensioners.

This is the method OFA shows on their website. It sure looks easy in their pictures....