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Andrew Z

01-02-2006 17:01:53

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I put a set of tire chains on my H today. I was wondering do I need straps to tire them together or nothing. The tires are 12.4s if that makes a difference. I hope I get goood traction now with the chains and three sets of weights. Thanks Andrew

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Andrew Z

01-03-2006 05:44:40

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Re: tire chains in reply to Andrew Z, 01-02-2006 17:01:53

Thanks guys for the replys. I should have a chance to use thme today in Ct. They are predicting about 8 to 10 inches of heavy wet snow so that will be a good test. Thansk again
Andrew

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Nat 2

01-03-2006 05:19:38

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Re: tire chains in reply to Andrew Z, 01-02-2006 17:01:53

We've never ever used any tighteners on the chains. Throw 'em on, get 'em as tight as you can, drive around a while, then retighten them and have at it. You can usually get an extra link tighter on the side chains after you run them for a day or two.

When tightening, don't be bashful. Use some of them muscles God gave you. You'll be surprised how tight you can get them.

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Hugh MacKay

01-03-2006 05:05:36

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Re: tire chains in reply to Andrew Z, 01-02-2006 17:01:53

Andrew: I have been using tire chains close to 50 years. Quite often ran the 300 and 560 8 hours per day 5 days per week all winter back in the 50s, 60s and early 70s. Then went to a Deere forestry skidder with chains on two wheels. Set of chains only last about 3 to 4 years with that kind of use. My experience is slightly loose will give better traction, but there is a trade off, they wear much faster when loose. When chains are tight the wear will occur on outside surface of the links, largely because they spin easier. When running with chains loose the major wear will occur from link to link.

Don't get me wrong these differences are not significant. If you really want an economical but effective tightener, get a short piece of cable and cable clamps. Put that from side chain on one side of wheel through a wheel spoke hole to the side chain on other side of wheel. Do it well away from your valve stem. Be prepared to remove and loosen this every 100 hours or so. BE SURE to use CABLE with CABLE CLAMPS, it's the only way you can loosen it. The chains can get so tight they will distort the shape of tires. We used this a lot when traction was not a major issue and using speeds 6 to 8 mph. It certainly cuts down on chain wear.

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lekander883

01-02-2006 21:05:43

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Re: tire chains in reply to Andrew Z, 01-02-2006 17:01:53

I also added chains to my H I had to let the pressure out of the tires just to get them to hook the chains all together. After I filled the tires to proper pressure I had no movement at all. But I was more impressed with the traction after adding two more sets of weights to my one set. The weights were $50 dollars a set and I paid $300 for the chains. Best money I ever spent. Along with the added traction, I feel more safe. Good Luck!

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Dave NE IA

01-02-2006 20:08:40

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Re: tire chains in reply to Andrew Z, 01-02-2006 17:01:53

I'm a old man and have never used the straps or wires or anything simalar. After a few miles tighten them up and forget it. The excess of chain should be wired however so it does not knock your fenders. Dave NE IA

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riverbend

01-02-2006 19:12:47

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Re: tire chains in reply to Andrew Z, 01-02-2006 17:01:53

I use bunge cords to keep the loose ends of the chains from flopping around. The other end of the bunge gets run behind one of the cross chains and pulled across to the diameter of the wheel.

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Janicholson

01-02-2006 17:20:23

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Re: tire chains in reply to Andrew Z, 01-02-2006 17:01:53

Keeping them on the tires is the main ingredient.

Some use allthread to remove some slack, across five or so links. (double nutting to keep from self removal)

If they stay on they're cool.

JimN

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