Posted by NE IA on November 23, 2008 at 14:09:58 from (206.72.18.153):
In Reply to: Tire chain install? posted by Rusty machinist on November 23, 2008 at 09:25:21:
If the chains are a little to heavy you can do this. Lay them behind the tractor and take a chunk of wire and go around thru the rim, then drive forward. Be sure to avoid the valve stem.
What we have done at the fire station where we play sun today ice tomorow, like musical chairs sometimes. We came up with a very simple unit that takes over a half hour less time to chain up seven trucks. We take a 2 x 6 about 4 ft long and lay on the floor. This 2 x 6 has 2 x 4's, some have 2 x 6's, and the army truck I think has 2 x 8's nailed cross ways spaced so the chains lay down in between the cross boards.
We then lay the chains on the unit and let the cross bars drop down inbetween the cross lumber. Then we drive over them stopping dead center. Now we just have to wrap the chains up and over. If the sun comes out and we have to drop the chains we keep the home made unit in place under the tire so next time we chain up we don't have to start a single truck.
This also helps with not driving over the conector link and bending it. Very cheap to build with scrap lumber, and we have a unit for each chain. Dual wheels are a little tougher to build, but if you measure off the chains as they lay on the floor it is pretty easy.
I'm not good with descriptions, so I will say the unit looks like a ladder layed on the floor, only instead of the rungs sticking out, you have a recess to lay the cross bar in.
The first one I made we just layed out a 4 ft 2 x 8 with another 4 ft right on top. We then layed the chain on it and sprayed some cheap paint on each cross bar and then sawed and screwed the top chunks to the bottom 2 x 8.
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