I finally got around to making one of those chain tighteners. I had all the materials laying around, so the cost was basically nothing other than my time. I suspect I will appreciate it when I need to install the new Trygg chains.
It was the pics you posted that gave me the inspiration to make one and the bright orange color will make it easier to find in my messy shop.:laughing:
Hahah overinflating the tires is not a bad idea :laughing: but it might be my last post here before I hit 120 psi :confused2:
I will try to adjust them the best I can. I just found it weird that they are almost a foot longer of what they are supposed to.
After 2 days of mild temperature (7-8°C) and some rain, today temp dropped to -20°C covering the entire driveways with a nice hard smooth layer of ice so I had the "chance" to really test the chains when hauling firewood in loader bucket for the house. I got to say that these chains are amazing gripping through ice making the tractor safe to operate when close to buildings and on steep areas.
Steering was non-existent on that rink quality ice... steering brakes took care of that. From no cab to cab and no chains to chains I think I'm going to enjoy winter a lot more this year :licking:
