Snow,Hill, OUT OF CONTROL!

[escavader]

Yes, chains make that much of a difference.

Rears are probably enough for what you need to do

Ditto..Rear chains aided my traction ,and kept me from loosing control
hunter ridge, Its too bad to buy a set for as little as you need them,one set will solve your sliding beyond control issue.Mine are rears.You might get away with just a setof fronts[smaller ones,also cheaper]],but i dont know.Mabey someone else who has tried just fronts could chime in.
ALAN

 

[irwin]

Had a similar incident happen last winter with my 770. This year, with a different machine (Kubota L35), I did what I do to my trucks..chains on front only. I know this runs counter to most of the advice given here, but it has worked fine for me so far. I feel much more in control going up or down my fairly steep driveway..If 4WD is not needed so much the better.....also I got 2 link chains for a smoother ride.
A free opinion is sometimes worth the cost. Your experience may vary.

 

[JoeL4330]

chains on the front and in 2wd ?? what am I missing? is your tractor front wheel drive? If you are in 2wd, no engine braking on front, no brakes on front, no traction on front ...why chains on front?

 

[gerard]

Chains make huge difference. Rear chains help. Chains all the way around help more (assuming 4 wd). I plow up and down hills, have always had chains on the rear and just put them on the front. Big difference. In your case you could probably get by fine with rears only. (We get 160 inches of snow on average where I am)

 

[pat32rf]

My JD very SELDOM comes out of 4wd from Nov to Apr. If I have to use the brakes I want all 4 wheels helping. There are many hills I travel that I won't descend in 2wd during the SUMMER!!! There is NOTHING worse than watching one rear wheel turning forwards and the other backwards when you lift your foot off the GO pedal when travelling down a greasy hill ;-)

 

[LBrown59]

chains on the front and in 2wd ?? what am I missing? is your tractor front wheel drive? *If you are in 2wd, no engine braking on front, no brakes on front, no traction on front ...why chains on front?

* Same thing I was wondering.

 

[RadarTech]

Hunterridge,
I know how ya feel-- had a few little slips, but nothing more than 3 or 4 feet...

This is the first year I have ever had a tractor and scraped.. Well I don't count dad's old sears garden tractor down in Georgia. 14 hp and a 36 inch blade.. funny how you remember the little blades in inches, and now mine is in feet. ..anyway-----

We had over 12 inches in Saluda. Got a 1/2 mile driveway, 1/4 mile is asphault, 1/4 gravel.. and about 1.5 miles of state road that is hard packed gravel.. I posted a few pics on another thread.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/138481-snow-coming-4.html

I have to admit it was alot of fun.. Scraped my driveway, and 2 relatives.
got the tractor stuck at the relatives house... and had to use a shovel to clean snow out from under it so keep from flipping her over when backing her up.
not sure if I would want to do this weekly or not, like the folks up north though!


stay warm!

Later,
J

 

[BigE_]

chains on the front and in 2wd ?? what am I missing? is your tractor front wheel drive? If you are in 2wd, no engine braking on front, no brakes on front, no traction on front ...why chains on front?

When I was on the snow, I was in 4wd. Actually, my tractor is rarely out of 4wd. I've got a steep driveway, and even in the summer I'll slide down the drive in some places if not in 4wd.

We got about 24" at my house this winter, which is very rare. We normally get 2-3" max, and then it is gone by the next day. I was out trying to move it around with the FEL. I actually made some good progress. I put the boxblade on the back for added traction there.

I don't have any chains, but I did have some cables left over from when I had an old Toyota Corolla. I put those on the front wheels and they made a world of difference. Went from not being able to steer and sliding the front end around to actually being able to use the front end to move the tractor.

If the snow keeps up like that, I may buy some chains, but next year if it happens, I'm thinking about putting a couple of pairs of cables together for the back wheels...

 

[smfcpacfp]

Best advice that anyone is going to give someone in your situation -

stay in your home and wait it out, or go out and build a snowman. The snow will mostly be gone in a day or two.

 

[Thomas]

Events as such sure does get the blood flowing...yikes...glad your okay and no damage.

When I hit ice start sliding I keep the bucket just of the ground...I figure least of flat surface for more slide.