Chains Tire Chains for a BX

[RayCo]

I finally got some snow yesterday! I drove around a bit on my BX24, and I slipped around more than I had expected. My driveway's pretty steep, so I'm not incredibly surprised, but it did make me think I could benefit by having chains. I have R4 tires. Can anyone recommend a place that I can order chains online for front and rear?

Thank you

 

[lp333]

Ray, you definitely need chains when it comes to icy slopes in winter. There are a number of good suppliers around. I got mine from tirechain.com, and they just happen to be located in PA.

 

[ttstraw]

Got all 4, front and back for my BX from Tirechains.com. Very quick service/delivery. I have R4's as well and it does make a diff. I can now drag my 6' blade up and down my drive...within reason..I am sure 10-12" of heavy wet snow may stop me going up...but for sure not even close to as much back end sliding with the blade angled.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Anyone have clearance issues with chains? Any pictures of them set up?

 

[ttstraw]

None here, the fronts are the only "close" ones. The tie-rod is right there but i got them real tight and used just simple rubber bungee's to make them even tighter and I have no issues...got about a inch of clearance.

 

[ChuckinNH]

One member here suggested airing down the tires a bit, and then bringing the pressure back to normal after the chains are installed to get the tightness you seek. It sounded like a good plan to me.

 

[DickS]

This subject was discussed in great detail here:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...g/110871-stuck-snow.html?highlight=teachdoc's

 

[lp333]

Anyone have clearance issues with chains?...

On the BX22, BX23 and BX24, there is just enough clearance for the "Two Link Heavy Duty Tractor Chains" from Tirechain.com to work very nicely.

One member here suggested airing down the tires a bit, and then bringing the pressure back to normal after the chains are installed...

That does indeed speed up the installation of chains that have cut to fit snugly on your tires.

 

[ttstraw]

The intent for letting the air out is that you can compress the tire a little while making the chains tight and then when air goes back in they are even tighter. For me I found this almost worthless on the fronts as there is just not a lot of tire to compress on the fronts and the stiff rubber made it pretty much impossible. I just pushed the front up with the bucket and strapped them jokers on as tight as possible. Now the rears, letting some air out of those helped me get them tight. And I did put the H/D 2 link chains on mine.

 

[acohen100]

Ray, I got chains from tirechain for my BX24. I had a couple of issues. First of all I did have clearance problems on the fronts. I got the ones they recommended for that tire size (I think 16.5") and they came too short by about one crossbar. Even so I could not get them to clear the linkage without rubbing. I decided that was bad, but unfortunately not before I had already modded the chains, so they are now in a pile on my floor.

The backs fit fine but they were near impossible to get on without taking off the wheels. The mechanism they give you to strap them on is just awful. The chains kept falling off over and over again. I finally took off their hook and just put on a small turnbuckle which worked much better. I added in some springs from Home Depot to tension the extra chain links and they have not fallen off since. If you want pics let me know.