Rear Chains For B3200....

[gltrap54]

Needing some input on rear tire chains for my B3200.... I've never ran chains on it in the 12 winters I've owned it but given the hill ground here I probably should break down & buy a set for the rear... Is there any brand that stands out? What chain design should be considered? Also, who uses tensioners? :confused3: TIA

 

[seville009]

I’d look on tirechains.com. Best pattern are the diamond shaped one, but any pattern that provides a lot of ground contact works. I just use rubber bungee cords for tensioners

 

[gltrap54]

I壇 look on tirechains.com. Best pattern are the diamond shaped one, but any pattern that provides a lot of ground contact works. I just use rubber bungee cords for tensioners

Thanks seville009! I'll check them out.

 

[beckmurph]

You will need spacers on your wheels to use chains on your 3200.

 

[radios1]

I like the vbar chains, they really grip on ice.. from tirechains.com and always use tensioners, they keep the chains from slipping or moving out of place..

 

[moship]

If you don't have much tire to fender (on the inside) clearance, you might want to consider rubber tire chains. I've used them for a number of years and my neighbor has also had good success with them. They ride smoother, fit where conventional chains won't and provide adequate traction. Both tractors have turf tires on them.

Rubber Tire (Snow) Chains - Traction without damage.

They may not be for everyone and I've used metal chains in the past.

 

[gltrap54]

You will need spacers on your wheels to use chains on your 3200.

That I didn't know.....

 

[gltrap54]

If you don't have much tire to fender (on the inside) clearance, you might want to consider rubber tire chains. I've used them for a number of years and my neighbor has also had good success with them. They ride smoother, fit where conventional chains won't and provide adequate traction. Both tractors have turf tires on them.

Rubber Tire (Snow) Chains - Traction without damage.

They may not be for everyone and I've used metal chains in the past.

Something I need to consider... I never knew there was such a thing...

 

[SDT]

Needing some input on rear tire chains for my B3200.... I've never ran chains on it in the 12 winters I've owned it but given the hill ground here I probably should break down & buy a set for the rear... Is there any brand that stands out? What chain design should be considered? Also, who uses tensioners? :confused3: TIA

I too recommend tirechains.com. You will find information about the various styles available, the advantages and disadvantages of each, etc.

Tensioners are not needed if chains are properly fitted and installed.

SDT

 

[radios1]

I too recommend tirechains.com. You will find information about the various styles available, the advantages and disadvantages of each, etc.

Tensioners are not needed if chains are properly fitted and installed.

SDT

which is IMPOSSIBLE for air filled tires..

 

[LouNY]

which is IMPOSSIBLE for air filled tires..

Amazing! I didn't know I could do the impossible so many times...
My tractor tensioners haven't been used in at least 5 years.

 

[SDT]

which is IMPOSSIBLE for air filled tires..

Not true. I do so on all of my tractors with chains and only one has liquid ballast, which was a mistake by my dealer. Don't like liquid ballast of any kind because I repair and change all of my own tires and have no way of handling any type of liquid ballast..

Yes, original fitment takes time and proper installation also takes time.

That said, if both are done, tensioners are not needed.

I have never used or even owned tensioners.

SDT

 

[Oldoak]

Yes, that caught my attention too. Not to hammer radios 1, but I don't know where radios 1 got that notion from. Around 60 years of tractoring, air and liquid filled rear tires, chains on almost every Winter. Never needed or owned a pair of chain tensioners either.

 

[ovrszd]

I've never used tensioners either. I can't think through a reason to use them. I just don't get it. Proper installation always wins.

 

[radios1]

I've never used tensioners either. I can't think through a reason to use them. I just don't get it. Proper installation always wins.

inflation pressure changes with temperature, and also, it's either one link or the next to make them tight, sometimes you just can't make the connection to the next link which makes them tight.. they DO have to be tight to prevent movement..

 

[LouNY]

inflation pressure changes with temperature, and also, it's either one link or the next to make them tight, sometimes you just can't make the connection to the next link which makes them tight.. they DO have to be tight to prevent movement..

Not necessarily, chains that are too tight will wear faster and break more often then ones just a bit to loose.
Chain movement on a tire is not a major concern most time, I can't think of a single time when I had a tire spin out of evenly installed chains,
and that is on 30 to 250 hp tractors, trucks, pickups and cars.
If the chains have been installed incorrectly especially uneven in length I have seen them try and walk off,
when fastened so each side chain is the same length they do not normally walk off.
In several decades of installing chains I can only recall a couple of instances when deflating a tire to install a chain was beneficial,
both of those where heavy chains on small tires.

 

[ovrszd]

I agree with Lou. Properly installed chains don't need tensioners.

I've ran a road grader for 30 years. I've never used a tensioner. I've never lost a chain. The lateral stresses on these chains are greater than anything you can do on a tractor.

 

[SDT]

I agree with Lou. Properly installed chains don't need tensioners.

I've ran a road grader for 30 years. I've never used a tensioner. I've never lost a chain. The lateral stresses on these chains are greater than anything you can do on a tractor.


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Bingo, ovrszd.

Tensioners not needed if chains properly fitted and installed.

Never deflate or inflate to install or fit.

Yes, it takes longer to properly install chains.

SDT

 

[John_Mc]

inflation pressure changes with temperature, and also, it's either one link or the next to make them tight, sometimes you just can't make the connection to the next link which makes them tight.. they DO have to be tight to prevent movement..

If your pressure changes enough to cause problems with your chain fit, you probably need to adjust your pressure anyway.

Some types of chains (including many of the Euro-style chains) recommend leaving slack. My current chains are a Euro style chain: OFA EKO 8 chains. The manufacturer recommends about a fist's worth of slack in the chains (fit your fist between the chain and the tire). I install them that way and work them hard in the woods on rough terrain, side hills, etc, as well as on show and glare ice on the steep hill on my driveway. I've never had a problem.

 

[nyone]

I usualy just throw them on as tight as i can get. Drive around for about 2min then re tighten again...keep an eye on them too. Mine have been on the same link for about 3yrs.