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FredinInd 
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 12:10pm |
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Has anyone on here made their own snow chains for their tractors. If you did, how did you do it. Best size and type of chain? How did you lock ends together when mounting? Do you use the bungie cords on both sides of the wheel to keep them tight? Any other thing that might help. I've got five 5 gal. buckets of mixed 3/8" and 1/4" chain I got at an auction couple yrs. ago that I should put to work. Making them for a WD45. Thanks for all help. Fred Any pics too.
Edited by FredinInd - 22 Dec 2010 at 12:12pm
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john(MI)
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 12:15pm |
You gotta be bored!!! LOL!!!
You can go to tirechains.com and order the ends and side connectors. Might be other places, but that's a start!
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D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446
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FredinInd
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 12:24pm |
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I'm retired, and got cabin fever. I was straighting up the barn to make more room and ran acrosse the buckets of chains. Thats when the light bulb come on! lol
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B26240
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 6:11pm |
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Fred go for it chains are a real help in the snow, you wont regret the work of making them. Mark
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ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 7:03pm |
Our local Fleet Farm has the connectors to lock the two ends together. I'm sure a local supply store should have something. I have a set that was on a 13.6 x 38 tire that I shortened for a 28" tire and then shortened again for a 26" tire. I got the pieces left over and hopefully I can get them put together and they will be wide enough for a set of 18.4 x 28 tires I got now. They are the farm style ones and dig like crazy but are rougher then heck to ride down the road. If you want a picture of the connectors, I have one on the shelf. I can't remember what they cost, but if you need some, I can get them really easy as I know the Fleet in town has them in stock.
also, I got 6 bungees and put three on each side on the outside only. Worked fine for taking the slack out of the chains.
Edited by ChuckLuedtkeSEWI - 22 Dec 2010 at 7:04pm
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1955 WD45 diesel 203322 was my dad's tractor, 1966 D15 23530, 1961 HD3 Crawler 1918, 1966 D17 IV 83495, 1937 WC 41255, 1962 D19 6221
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DaveKamp
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 7:04pm |
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Hi Fred!
Okay, when I made mine for my B... I used some old chains thrown away from my local truckstop. I happened to be right-place-time, and snagged probably a dozen sets... some worn much more than others, but the parts that wear, are the cross-sections... not the sides. And the tightening cams- all still good.
I made the B's chains by just putting two sets of tractor-trailer chains together, and then cutting it off at proper length. Worked great. Need to do the same for the D17... wider tire, but I think the chains I have will supply enough material to do the trick.
Yeah, I could buy a new set, but I'm into 'green technology'... meaning... I recycle the old fashioned way... I recycle tire chains, machine tools, and tractors...
By re-using 'em!!!
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Leon B MO
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 8:06pm |
I made my own chains 2 years ago and they work great, the tractor was helpless before compared to how it pushes now. I bought chain from Lowes, don't remember size but the links are about an inch and half long. I just started piecing it together. I cut the links and welded them back to make a connection. I used the threaded style links to connect the ends to install on the tires and just one tarp strap on the outside. If I remember right I spent about $100 on the chain. My old WD works better than a $20,000 rubber track skid steer on ice. They are on the tractor right now ready for Friday. Might be the best 100 dollar insurance I have!
Leon B MO
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 8:26pm |
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Leon, do you have some kind of diverter valve to run either the loader or the lift arms? I have a 3 way valve. I raise the lift arms up with the valve shifted back, when I shift the valve forward it will hold the lift arms in position and run the loader.The middle position is connected to the remote hook-up. Charlie
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Leon B MO
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 8:44pm |
This sounds crude but when I want to use the blade I have stops that go over the pushrod of the loader cyl., let the loader rest on the stops and disconnect the hose. When I want to use the loader I have a stop that just slips over one of the rear lift cyl. and the blade rests on that in the up position. When using the loader for snow, dirt or gravel it's nice to have the extra wieght on the rear tires.
Leon B MO
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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".
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FredinInd
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Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 10:00am |
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Going to the local TSC for some connectors today. If they don't have them, I may take you up on your offer Chuck. Thanks. Looks like I'll have plenty of chain. Mostly 3/8" and 1/4" and about 10ft of 1/2". Paid $57 for the 5 buckets of chain, and since I don't weld, it will cost me a few cases of Coors Lite for my neighbor to put them together. Probably won't finish till after new year is in. Thanks for all the input guys and everyone have a great Christmas and Happy New Year from me and my family to yours. Fred
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Allen Dilg
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Posted: 23 Dec 2010 at 9:47pm |
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bEEN LOOKING FOR ONE CONNECTOR FOR A LARGE SET OF CHAINS, BOUGHT WHAT WAS LEFT OF TIRE CHAINS at an auction 7 sets large 6 sets small $25
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