ThisldooFarm
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Help. Upstate NY, 2 feet of snow. B7800, filled R4 tires, weight box. Alsmost slid off hill today. I think I need chains. Front as well? What type? Where to get them?
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Tirechaines.com is great. I put double ring chains on the back and ice chaines on the front of my L2250DT and they work great here in northern Maine. My shipping charges were reasonable, less than $25.00 for the full set and I had them 3 days after I ordered them.
Have Fun!
Dave
Have Fun!
Dave
stevepio
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I also had good results with tirechains.com. I have chains on all 4 wheels of my cub cadet 7265 and you just can't stop it - snow, mud whatever.
Todd_C
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I also recommend Tirechains.com. I got a set for x-mas and love them. I only have rear chains and they worked well in the recent sleet/snow storm. There is another post on here about using front chains instead of rear chains. Just search and you should find the thread.
moeh1
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I ordered from Tirechains this fall as well, I have turfs so I went for the 2 link chains for the rear, very pleased execpt I need to space out my rims, which I am working on. I have an old set of car tire chains up front which seem to work well for me.
Best of luck
Best of luck
dscott
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My neighbor is a full time mechanic at a local tractor shop and warned against chains of the front of my JD as the axles were not strong enough in his opinion. I put them on the back only and it's like driving a tank now. Steering with brakes works perfectly and I'm not worried about over-stressing anything.
good luck!
good luck!
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Thank you all so much. I am on it now. I will let you know. It was not fun sliding down a hill sideways.
SeymourBota
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Another member posted about drilling and installing sheet metal screws in the lugs- I think it may have been last year that he first tried it. Chains certainly help on ice but the sheet metal screws would probably act like studs in winter car tires.
They are out with a similar option for snowmobile tracks now, in place of track studs.
They are out with a similar option for snowmobile tracks now, in place of track studs.
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Or you could go with Valby ice chains like mine. Ice is a fact of winter life on our 22% grade, and those big ice spikes make navigation possible. In fact, we had an ice storm last month so bad the tractor was the only thing able to handle it. The truck and Subaru with studded snows were worthless, the ATV could only slide with all four tires spinning helplessly, and I even had to crawl from the house to the garage!
But Clementine dug right in and did fine. We used the tractor to feed and water the sheep and chickens that day, as well as to bring in a load of firewood.
But if you don't have ice, these chains murder pavement!
Pete
But Clementine dug right in and did fine. We used the tractor to feed and water the sheep and chickens that day, as well as to bring in a load of firewood.
But if you don't have ice, these chains murder pavement!
Pete
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I priced chains at tirechains.com and ended up getting them locally for significantly less money. I'm using double rings and love the traction, but hate the rough ride.
Where are you in upstate NY? My chains were made at Lynnewood Hands Farm store in the town of Glen, (6 miles south of exit 29 of the NYS Thruway, same exit as the Fonda Speedway). Stopped by in the AM, told him what I needed, ran some errnads and picked them up 2 hrs later.
Where are you in upstate NY? My chains were made at Lynnewood Hands Farm store in the town of Glen, (6 miles south of exit 29 of the NYS Thruway, same exit as the Fonda Speedway). Stopped by in the AM, told him what I needed, ran some errnads and picked them up 2 hrs later.
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ThisldooFarm
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Thanks for all your help. I found the flanges to add 1.5" of wheel spread for $250. The Kubota dealer has them. But, I went with these: http://www.wallingfords.com/aquiline/cut_chains.html
chains made in Scandanavia, not China, especially for compact, low clearance tractors. I will let you know how they work. All the chains at tirechain.com were too high profile to fit the 1.5" between the rear wheels and the inner fender.
chains made in Scandanavia, not China, especially for compact, low clearance tractors. I will let you know how they work. All the chains at tirechain.com were too high profile to fit the 1.5" between the rear wheels and the inner fender.
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<font color="blue"> All the chains at tirechain.com were too high profile to fit the 1.5" between the rear wheels and the inner fender. </font>
Not all of them. I bought a set of 2 link ladder chains from them and they work fine on my B2910 with R4 tires. Turfs, now that would be another story.
That being said, I think what you are getting may work great as long as you are not abusing them too much. The link size looks on the small side, but the way the chains are constructed looks real good and until they break (seem to be small, but maybe that is not an issue at all) they will no doubt be superior to what I have.
How much does a pair of those cost? They really do look like they will provide more traction than my ladder type chains, especially since the ladder chains seem to have half of each cross chain down between the lugs where they do no good at all...
Attached is a picture of the 1/2 inch or so of clearance I have with the ladder chains installed...
Not all of them. I bought a set of 2 link ladder chains from them and they work fine on my B2910 with R4 tires. Turfs, now that would be another story.
That being said, I think what you are getting may work great as long as you are not abusing them too much. The link size looks on the small side, but the way the chains are constructed looks real good and until they break (seem to be small, but maybe that is not an issue at all) they will no doubt be superior to what I have.
How much does a pair of those cost? They really do look like they will provide more traction than my ladder type chains, especially since the ladder chains seem to have half of each cross chain down between the lugs where they do no good at all...
Attached is a picture of the 1/2 inch or so of clearance I have with the ladder chains installed...
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I doubt the Deere engineers would agree with your neighbors comments that the Deere axles are not strong enough for chains. Just from my conversations with them. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
My guess is the local shop is not a Deere shop.
My guess is the local shop is not a Deere shop.
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ThisldooFarm
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The chains cost 425. total, delivered. No tax. More than the TireChains.com product, but not made in China, (Scandanavia) and made to fit Kubota B's. See photo on link, it looks like a 2910. I will let you know. I really like the pattern for lateral stability, which is what I worry about most. I can always back down, hard to claw out of the woods as I had to do.
WVBartMan
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I would not recommend putting tire chains on the front wheels only. I had a Kubota L245DT for several years and lived on top of a mountain (4000' elevation). I hated how bad the tractor rode in high gear coming down while plowing so I took the rear chains off and left the front on. Every year I would break off one to three teeth from the 52 tooth bull gear that was used to power the front driveline.
Every spring I would go to the Kubota dealer and buy the gear and replace it. The cost of the oil and gear was around $200. The last year I tried to purchase the gear I was informed Kubota no longer carriers the gear and I would have to have one made (>$500). I decided to trade the tractor in for the L5030 cab.
The mechanics told me that unless you have a MFWD then most tractors have what they called "front wheel assist" and not a true 4-wheel drive unit like a pickup truck.
The tooth on the bull gear would break everytime I would be coming up the mountain and all the wheels would be spinning, I would pick the snow plow up a little to add weight to the front tires so the chains could bit in and the front tires would grab and the rears, without chains, would continue to spin. I would here a clank and know I just bought myself another tooth.
Anyway, just a word of advise, if you live on a mountain and use chains, it's more important to have them on the rear than it would on the front unless you have MFWD.
Every spring I would go to the Kubota dealer and buy the gear and replace it. The cost of the oil and gear was around $200. The last year I tried to purchase the gear I was informed Kubota no longer carriers the gear and I would have to have one made (>$500). I decided to trade the tractor in for the L5030 cab.
The mechanics told me that unless you have a MFWD then most tractors have what they called "front wheel assist" and not a true 4-wheel drive unit like a pickup truck.
The tooth on the bull gear would break everytime I would be coming up the mountain and all the wheels would be spinning, I would pick the snow plow up a little to add weight to the front tires so the chains could bit in and the front tires would grab and the rears, without chains, would continue to spin. I would here a clank and know I just bought myself another tooth.
Anyway, just a word of advise, if you live on a mountain and use chains, it's more important to have them on the rear than it would on the front unless you have MFWD.
lmiller
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Where in upstate are you? I haven't gone for chains on my 7800 ...yet .
Oh and what type of tires are you running that you needed to spread the wheels?
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Lou
Oh and what type of tires are you running that you needed to spread the wheels?
Enquiring minds want to know /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Lou
thcri
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With the snow as deep as it is I may have to get chains on my tractor. I have R4's and on the concrete they work great even with the hill I have. With the exception of the freezing rain we got this year I have all kinds of ice so the chains would work great there. My question is I have to get to my back yard to feed the deer. Again, steep hill. I can get down ok but not back up. Almost had to get another vehicle to get me out this morning with the 12" on snow back there. Will the chains help me in the snow as far as getting down to earth?
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ThisldooFarm
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I am South of Rochester. Three feet of snow now. I ordered the chains via link below. They are on, and do make a world of difference. I run R4 Industrial
http://www.wallingfords.com/aquiline/cut_chains.html
They came in two days. They are made in Norway, and I e-mailed the maker in Norway, and got some answers. They went on easily. Had to cut exactly four links from each face chain. They are hardened boron steel, so you need a cutoff grinder. It is a huge difference on snow. Cannot tell yet about Ice. I also have a weight box.
http://www.wallingfords.com/aquiline/cut_chains.html
They came in two days. They are made in Norway, and I e-mailed the maker in Norway, and got some answers. They went on easily. Had to cut exactly four links from each face chain. They are hardened boron steel, so you need a cutoff grinder. It is a huge difference on snow. Cannot tell yet about Ice. I also have a weight box.
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ThisldooFarm
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I did not want to spread wheels. However, for standard chains such as those on tirechains.com, you must add 1.5" flange to have room at inner fender. I went with specialized chains that did not need this. They work well.
