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Tractor Chains

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DHD

12-12-2005 14:10:38




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Does anyone have an easy way of putting chains on the rear tires, other than busting your back trying to drape them over the top of the tire. Thanks




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barnrat

12-13-2005 04:30:50




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 Re: Tractor Chains in reply to DHD, 12-12-2005 14:10:38  
I just lay the chains out flat straight behind the tire. I take a piece of rope, baler twine or bungee cord and tie one end to one side of chain then run the rope through the back side of wheel somewhere and tie other end to opposite side of chain then just drive forward. You may have to get off the tractor a couple of times to make sure chain runs on square. Being about 5'7" and 140 lbs it takes me about 10 minutes to put set of chains on 20.8x34 rice tires.

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the tractor vet

12-12-2005 18:59:59




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 Re: Tractor Chains in reply to DHD, 12-12-2005 14:10:38  
Well my way may not be the best but it's the best way i came up with when i was plowen snow and at times i would have to put the chains on my 4x4 i got myself two pices of oak about 18 inches long and 6 inches wide and three inches thick and cut a dado slot in the middel and inch and a half wide and and inch deep and beveled both ends sorta like ramps i would lay them down and put the cross bar thru the dado and drive up on the planks and just lift the chain up and over always put the hook on the back side and the coupler on the outside it was fast and easy and always got the chain tight it worked even on tractor tires.

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willie j

12-12-2005 18:13:25




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 Re: Tractor Chains in reply to DHD, 12-12-2005 14:10:38  
another way, takes about 10 minutes with no heavy lifting. 1- jack up wheel
2- put chain in a pile behind wheel
3- run a bungee strap or wire between spokes to tie end to tire
4- gently roll wheel until ends meet
5- hook latches
6- move jack to other side & repeat.



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Harold Hubbard

12-12-2005 14:21:48




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 Re: Tractor Chains in reply to DHD, 12-12-2005 14:10:38  
Lay the chain out face down behind the wheel. Tie a piece of rope to the two ends, leaving a loop long enough to catch on the tread bars of the tire about two thirds of the way to the top. Drive slowly foward and the chain will be pulled up and over the tire. You may have to experiment a little, but the rope has to be high enough so that it will be pulled up, but not so far that it will fall off the other side before the chains themselves catch in the tread. I learned this trick for putting chains on a skidder, they are much bigger and heavier than tractor chains.

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Slofr8

12-13-2005 17:14:12




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 Re: Tractor Chains in reply to Harold Hubbard, 12-12-2005 14:21:48  
Like Herold, we use to put on big skidder chains this way. Easyist way I know of. Dan.



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