Snow chains for plowing with a rear blade

[LouNY]

Unfortunately those (Aquiline Talons) don't come in my size - 420/85/R35.

These are the closest $1,400

Trygg Fast Trac Tractor Tire Chains | Tire Chains 'R' Us

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Or these at $2,300

Trygg SMT Flexi Alloy Tractor Tire Chains | Tire Chains 'R' Us

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Any reason to spend the extra $1K on the SMT's?

That is an unusual tire size, I don't recall any 35" rims on tractors,
if they are 420/85R34's the OFA's are available in several series in that size.
The 420/85R34 is the same as the 16.9R34 or 16.9-34 bias tire.

 

[In.the.Piñons]

That is an unusual tire size, I don't recall any 35" rims on tractors,
if they are 420/85R34's the OFA's are available in several series in that size.
The 420/85R34 is the same as the 16.9R34 or 16.9-34 bias tire.

Sorry about, they are 34" wheels.

 

[In.the.Piñons]

Trygg Fast Trac should work plenty good for you!

Thanks, I ordered a set of those for the rears.

I priced out the fronts thinking they would be considerably cheaper, but they are still $1200 a set, which is only $200 less than the rears! Anyway, I'll just try the rears and see how that goes. Seems like they have everything in stock, so it's only a weeks wait to get the fronts if I find I need them.

 

[leonz]

4 link carbide V bar ladder chains or carbide road grader chains with chain tensioners-they are a must have.


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[In.the.Piñons]

4 link carbide V bar ladder chains or carbide road grader chains with chain tensioners-they are a must have.


www.tirechainsrus.com

www.tirechains.com

Thanks for the reminder, I ordered a set of spring tensioners to go along with the chains.

 

[JJT]

When I plow with the Kubota RTV I couldn't do it without chaining up all 4 corners. I use v bar 2 link chains.

When I snow blow with the tractor I've never needed more than the rear tires chained up. I have heavy duty double ring chains, they provide great traction in snow, ice and mud.

With your 25 degree grade and potential ice I would chain up all 4 corners, better safe than sorry.

 

[BackRoad]

I have the Euros also and found without front chains, the leverage of the 8' rear blade loaded with snow would pivot steer the tractor depending on snow conditions and depth...always away from the desired direction of travel of course!

You're running a heavier tractor and blade - keep us informed how yours performs through the season.

 

[LouNY]

Here is a short video on mounting the TRYGG chains, I believe that TRYGG is one of the manufactures that doesn't recommend tensioners and I think actually wants a bit of looseness in the chains.

and my 8050 when she's set for winter

 

[rScotty]

Thanks, I ordered a set of those for the rears.

I priced out the fronts thinking they would be considerably cheaper, but they are still $1200 a set, which is only $200 less than the rears! Anyway, I'll just try the rears and see how that goes. Seems like they have everything in stock, so it's only a weeks wait to get the fronts if I find I need them.

Give it a go, but If when pulling a back blade I found I needed front chains to keep the tractor from pivoting around the rears.

But $1200 is a crazy price. If money matters, your front tires are about the size of picup truck tires - use those. I buy them a the local ReStore or used store. They often have a bin full of unused chains. Get some extras sets to disassemble for the connecting links and bits of chain to make up your tractor chains. All it takes is a vise, a hacksaw, some hand tools, and a few hour's work to resize a nice set of truck chains to fit your tractor.

In fact, it is surprisingly easy to join two sets of truck chains together and make custom chains for the rear tires too.

You have your own choice of patterns. To start, I was just learning how so used to use a simple ladder pattern. The downside of a ladder pattern is the "rungs" of the ladder tend to fall between the treads of the ag tires. To my surprise, the chains worked pretty well even when they dropped between the ag tire lugs.
But not being able to control whether the rungs were on top or dropped between tire lugs made homemade ladder chains a sloppy fit and hard to fasten tightly to the tire.

The next season I added an "X" of chain between each ladder rung. That forced the the chains to ride on top of the tire lugs. They had more traction, but the big benefit was that they fit the tire better. Now when I threw the over-center lever that tightens the chains, they clamped tightly to the tire.

Hint. For the center of the "X" I used a large flat two inch diameter round link. All four arms of the X connect to that round link - which I bought at the hardware store. Everything else is standard tire chain construction.
rScotty

 

[Thomas]

Will you need rear wheel spacers?