Snow chains.....

Got showed up by an old man today..........
Got a set of (used) snow chains last year for my tractor. They came a pile of rust and mud in a bucket. Stretched them out and got one on in about 10 minutes, half a day later I decided that one chain would be enough. FF to this afternoon. Only place without snow piled up wasa stretch of road outside of town. Got my chains out, stretched them out nice and pretty so I could drive on them and hook up. Yeah right...

hour and a half later, old guy that usually helps out with my adventures comes along and tells me to pack up and come to his house. He laid out the chains and started mumbling about one and started twisting and turning, running the chain thru itself and grumbling for about a half hour.
I had the other one laid out (same one I used last year) and he was happy with it. Got a floor jack and lifted the rear end and 20 minutes later, both chains were on. We had a few shots of schnaps to warm up and my little tractor zooms right along like the mailman.

I have another set of wheels with wider and about 50% tread that I'll swap out for spring and keep the chains mounted for winter use. Ole guy is 75 years old and has better things to do than mount my tire chains.

Done now.

Dave

Takes practice. I put a set of chains on one of my tractors yesterday, size 18.4x28, and it took less than 10 minutes total. Usually chain up 3-5 of the tractors each winter, and have been doing it 20+ years, so I'm getting pretty good at it now!

Snow chains???What dat?? Here we have mud chains. Want to bet they the same thing.

depends where you live . lol
used them for both same chain .

You just need some hints on what to do. I take mine on and off several times each year. I don"t like running them when I don"t need them.
1) Try to keep them straight when not in use. They become a tangled mess easily. I have made hanging brackets for all of mine. I just took a flat iron eighteen inch long, drilled two 3/8 holes in it. Then I welded a bolt on each end to stick out about six inches at an angle. I lag screwed these on my barn wall about four foot off the ground. I take my tire chains and hook one on each hook spread just like they where on the tractor. I then take the other end and hook it on the hooks with the chain folded in half. You then have your chains hanging up to dry and stay untangled.
2) To install the chains I just lay them out on the ground flat. I then drive my tractor on to the chains so that one end of the chains is in the middle of the tire. Take a piece of wire and put it through the inside of the rim. Hook it to the tire chain on each side. Then just back up or pull forward (depends on how you have your chains laid out) until the chains are clear around the tire. Stop the tractor and remove the wire. Hook the tire chain together with the latches. I then usually drive back and forth several times to let the chains form to the tire. I then tighten the latches up. I usually use the wire to fasten the lose piece of chain so it does not hit the fenders. Job DONE.

You are good to go without having to lift the tractor or the chains. I can install a set faster than it took me to type this. LMAO