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Best and cheapest tire chains

There are a good number of places you can buy chains. Cheap no way just 1 chain for a 13.6X28 will run around $250 new so that is $500 for a set of them as per the nnalert catalog. Now yes if you watch sales etc you might find a used set cheaper. Or maybe you can do like I did years ago and go to your local road dept and see if they have any old chains they are throwing away.scrapping and get them and make a set to fit. Or you can also use the old way and get a long chain and take it and wrap it around your tires but that only works if you have rims that will let you do that. Years ago I knew an old man that had a long chain and he would just wrap it around his tire and then hook/wire it on and go worked pretty good or at least it seemed to work good
 
You don't want the "best" chains because they would not be cheap. Studded tire chains similar to skidder chains could be made for your tractor but they'd easily cost over $1000. Duo-grip are the most common for tractors and should be in the $400 range. Dave
 
Just remember the sign....
'We do work. Good. Fast. Cheap. PICK ANY TWO.'

It applies the same to chain...

Rod
 
Enough with the cheapest comments. I wasn't born yesterday. There are over 6 different chain designs. So I'll ask again, what is the best design?
 
Like Dean said best is in the eye of the beholder sort of thing. Some chain work better in ice then others and some better on snow etc. One thing you do want is a chain that will not drop down into the lugs on the tractor tire because if they drop down in to the lugs the chain is then doing nothing for you. One type I like has an X bar sort of set up so the chains can not drop into the lugs
 
I have duo-grip on my tractor and they work just fine plowing snow uphill. I don't know how much more you could ask of them. They are much less than some of the designs with V grippers etc.
 
In my opinion, it"s the duo grip with the traction bars welded on. Ladder chains will drop between the lugs amd be ineffective. Don"t ask how I know this. I followed the recommendation that Tirechains.com gave on their website and I should have asked people on these forums.
 
I have several sets of duo-grip chains that I use in the winter on my tractors. I think they are the best for traction and yet having a somewhat decent ride to them.
 
Best for what??
If you're on asphalt, probably a simple ladder type cross chain.
If you're in the woods.... you probably want a Double Diamond stud/spur chain.
If you're mostly off road but sometimes on road... a Duo-trac is good.
Some like the old style ring chains. I'm not really a fan myself...

It does still largely boil down to money. The DD are expensive but will also last a long time and they're probably the very best ice chain you can buy IF you're not on asphalt. If you are, you're going to poke a lot of holes into the asphalt...
Duo-Trac's are probably the quickest wearing that I've seen and one of the nastier to install and keep on... but they work well in a variety of situations.
Simple ladder chains with cross chains at every other side link a probably the most practical for road use, easiest to install and maintain and give good traction in many situations... but not the BEST traction.
So... you really need to decide what feature you need most.

Rod
 
I've always liked the double ring chains. I bought a set of like new duo-grip chains cheap. And sold the almost wore out double ring chains. Wish I still had the double ring chains. I'd sell the like new duo-grips. The Duo-grip chains get good traction, but ride rough. The double ring chains gripped just as well, but rode much better. Should I buy another set of chains, they will be double ring.
 
The fella I worked for as a kid thought he had the best chains ever. He had someone cut leaf springs into about 12 inch lengths then welded the cross chains to them so that they curved out. Turned his 960 Ford into a regular timber skidder. I expect he added a little weight to the front.
 
You're the one who made the best and cheapest post. For the money, I think the Duo-grips are the best buy. It depends on your budget, not anyone else's as to what's the best. If you're strictly off pavement, the studded chains are by far the beast but they're also the most expensive. My former neighbor had a set of really good studded chains on turf tires and could pretty much go through any snow drifts. Dave
 
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