tire chains and soft ground............

Anonymous-0 · Feb 27, 2010

Run Forrest.....Run................

Left my chains on cause some of the ground is still frozen underneath and figured they'd help. Backed up on an old manure pile and spun a little and dug in almost to the axle............. Chains are hanging on the barn wall now... Sure came off a lot easier than they went on :roll:

Dave

old · Feb 27, 2010

Yep sometimes chains are more trouble then worth and sounds like you have learned that in mud they can dig you a trench but you need 2 tractors to use it that way

495man · Feb 28, 2010

If you aren't moving forward or backwards, you are digging to China.

STOP! Chains will dig a hole like a rotary excavator!

Anonymous-0 · Feb 28, 2010

If I stop moving, I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH.

I leave chains on 2 chore tractors (JD 4240 and 4250) until the spring mud is all gone. For me, they help as much in mud as they do in snow.

Have I gotten stuck? Of course! Have I fed the cattle and hauled manure when I most certainly could NOT have without chains? Yes, On many occasions each spring.

The chains come off only when it is time to do spring fieldwork.

I do speak from "a little" experience--I wear out a set of chains on both tractors in two winters. Over the years I have bought (and wore out) maybe 20-25 sets.

tire chains and soft ground............

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