Re: Tractor Tire Chains

Posted by jailkeeper on November 18, 2003 at 19:51:17 from (216.174.160.141):

In Reply to: Tractor Tire Chains posted by John UB on November 18, 2003 at 12:58:03:

I made a set for a JD loader a few years ago. Took several hours of cutting and welding all the chain together, but it was lots cheaper than buying new.

I used 1/4" chain, started by measuring outside circumference of the tire, and cut 2 sections of chain that length. Next, measure width of tire and subtract 1". This is the lenght you will cut all of your cross chains. Mine just go straight across the tire, they don't connect to each other or criss-cross. Obviously you may prefer another pattern.
Next, lay everything out on the floor and start welding. I had to deflate my tires to get the chains on tight enough to suit me. I hooked them together using threaded chain links from the local farm store. Once the tire was aired up, the chains became tight and worked great. Used the loader in a water treatment pond removing lime on a concrete pad. Without the chains it was slick as snot, but the chains made it like dry pavement.

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