Tires ROOKIE NEEDS MUCH INFO ON STUDDING TIRES

[Toolguy]

Merry Christmas! Your picture says it all. You need chains. The type with the "V" bars welded to the links might be the best. It'll cost a few bucks but in the long run you will not be sorry. Just the price of living in such a beautiful location. Good luck.

 

[Lone Oak Landscaping]

That picture is about a 5 or 6 on a steepness scale of 1 to 10 on the driveways I plow on the mountain for my customers . Go with a set of chains .... my New Holland tc40da has the same problem with the R-4's , just a little ice and it's all over ,chains are night and day difference.

If your driveway is the only one you plow and you do not want to buy chains try throwing some sand or salt or pea gravel down for some traction getting back up a few shovel fulls make a big difference.

I cover a pretty good distance plowing from one to the next and hate the chains over the road for any distance and found keeping a few garbage cans at the half way point on the steep driveways and flinging a few shovel fulls of salt,sand mix is all I need to get the job done unless it is pure ice. Good luck and be safe .

 

[PILOON]

I may be the one that started the 'screw discussion' as I have a couple of friends that do just that. (and it works, but they don't drive on pave)

But better still is HD studs.
Couple of snow contractors around here go that route as chains really cost ($700+range) and last about 1 1/2 seasons.

I gather that HD studs (like cars use, but bigger) range about $100 ish or so and one contractor who does mainly dry pavement 'til he gets to his clients has 3 seasons and 1200 hrs with 90-95% studs still intact.
He maintains lots of real hilly drives and without would be in trouble.

I know as I occasionally spell him out.

 

[Fred Deere]

Thanks Again Guys, but here`s the update, called a JD dealer this AM and she says the 3005/790 does not have enough clearance for chains, so the joke is on me??

 

[AMR]

great photo, I thought I had a long and steep driveway . . . . you win

 

[whiteh2o]

I ended up ordering chains for the rear of my tractor. Had already ordered fronts. I 'think' they will fit rear. I am slipping and sliding around blowing snow and when using the FEL the tractor will not turn. In addition, I had already ordered some gold 1/2" course thread ice screws. Bought them at Dennis Kirk. There are various places to buy them. I may even install some on the outer lugs on the fronts and rears with chains. Maybe do the ATV, etc. See attached picture of the ice screws. They have hex heads and you can remove them with a screw driver if the head wears. More expensive then just normal screws. I paid 64.94 to my door for a 1000 of them.

Regards